Seeing West Centretown? Begin at Geological Survey of Canada -Logan Hall
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 36 of its 60. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 57 beyond the 3 inside West Centretown’s neighbourhood outline. Yearly visitors to Canadian Museum of History number about 1.3M. Our list counts one place looked after by Parks Canada. Canada Science and Technology Museum, 7.3 km away, is the best-known day out.
The headline places in West Centretown
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada1.8 km outside town, to the north · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History1.7 km outside town, to the north · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University1.5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
The dashed line is West Centretown’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What is on offer
Green: inside West Centretown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Looked after by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
All the places to visit
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9Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
10Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
11Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch.
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14Christ Church Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
15Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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17St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.
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St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral
Church in Ontario, Canada.
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
War art collection of the Canadian War Museum.
The 3 inside West Centretown come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in West Centretown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in West Centretown →
Names further out
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum7.3 km east · 348K visitors a year
MuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum7.8 km northeast
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park30 km northeast
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters28 km southwest
MuseumVintage Wings of Canada17 km northeast
Ski hillCamp Fortune16 km northwest
MuseumSymmes Hotel12 km southwestPlaces well known beyond West Centretown (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
West Centretown, answered
What are the main attractions in West Centretown?
Inside West Centretown’s neighbourhood outline, start with Ottawa Chinatown Arch and SPAO.
Does West Centretown have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of West Centretown include Carleton University, Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian War Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near West Centretown?
Yes. In or within 5 km of West Centretown, some places on this list are in the care of Parks Canada, as the By kind chart shows.
What are the best-known days out near West Centretown?
For a day out within 40 km: Canada Aviation and Space Museum (7.8 km), Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (30 km), Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters (28 km), Vintage Wings of Canada (17 km).
How is this list made?
The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (31)
- National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica: Daryl Mitchell from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chaudière Falls: Charles John Colville of Culross, 1818-1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Falls: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph Cathedral: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commissioners Park: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ottawa Art Gallery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hog's Back Falls: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portrait Gallery of Canada: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Cartier Park: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commissariat Building: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominion Observatory: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Mint: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurier House: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parliament Hill, Centre Block: Arctic.gnome, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vintage Wings of Canada: Armchair Aviator's, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camp Fortune: Fil.Al, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Symmes Hotel: RaynaultM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).