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Attractions in Westboro

Around Westboro, Carleton University leads the list

Of the 46 places to visit in and around Westboro, 29 are museums or galleries. Westboro itself has none of them. Yearly visitors to Canadian Museum of History number about 1.3M. Our list counts one place looked after by Parks Canada. National Gallery of Canada, 6.1 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Carleton University, Harleyd613 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Westboro
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
46
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
29
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
11
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

Leading the list near Westboro

MuseumCarleton University3 km outside town, to the eastBig drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History4.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 1.3M visitors a yearMuseumCanadian Museum of Nature4.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumCanadian War Museum3 km outside town, to the northeastBig drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum4.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 500K visitors a yearMuseumBank of Canada Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

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The dashed line is Westboro’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

The mix

Museums & galleries 22 museums · 7 art galleries0 in town · 29 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 2 national historic sites · 1 historic ship0 in town · 11 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint · 1 waterfall0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Westboro. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Run by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.

Every place

Each place in turn

Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Westboro → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Westboro →

Big names nearby

Around the region

Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada6.1 km northeast · 237K visitors a year (2014)MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum11 km northeast · 348K visitors a yearChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica6.2 km northeastCastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds8 km northeastMuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum12 km northeastWaterfallRideau Falls7.2 km northeastArt galleryOttawa Art Gallery6.4 km northeastGardenJacques Cartier Park6.4 km northMuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park34 km northeastMuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters24 km southwestSki hillCamp Fortune16 km northwestMuseumVintage Wings of Canada21 km northeast

Places well known beyond Westboro (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.

Your questions on Westboro

What is there to see near Westboro?

None inside Westboro; the closest, within 5 km, are Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian War Museum and Canadian Children's Museum.

Does Westboro have a museum?

Yes, Bank of Canada Museum, Portrait Gallery of Canada and Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, all in Westboro or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Westboro?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Westboro, 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 Westboro?

The best known within 40 km are Canada Science and Technology Museum (11 km), Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica (6.2 km), Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds (8 km), Canada Aviation and Space Museum (12 km).

How is this list made?

We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond it.

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 (28)

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).