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Peterborough Museum & Archives
Attractions in Peterborough

Peterborough Museum & Archives tops the list of what to see in Peterborough

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 7 of its 9. Every one of them is in Peterborough itself. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by Parks Canada. Within 1 km of the middle there are 4 of the places on the list.

Photo: Peterborough Museum & Archives, The original uploader was Tayotte at English Wikipedia . (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Peterborough
9
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

What Peterborough is known for

MuseumPeterborough Museum & Archivesin town · 32K visitors a yearCathedralCathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chainsin townMuseumCanadian Canoe Museumin townMuseumMuseumArt Gallery of Peterboroughin townZooZooRiverview Park & Zooin townMuseumMuseum · Parks CanadaPeterborough Lift Lock Visitors Centrein town

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

The lie of the land

At 5.1 km, Riverview Park & Zoo is the farthest one out.

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

By kind

What is on offer

Museums & galleries 6 museums · 1 art gallery7 in town
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo1 in town

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

Looked after by Parks Canada: Peterborough Lift Lock Visitors Centre.

Every place

The list in full

The 9 inside Peterborough 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 Peterborough → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Peterborough →

Peterborough, answered

What are the main attractions in Peterborough?

The names to know inside Peterborough’s municipal boundary: Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains, Canadian Canoe Museum and Art Gallery of Peterborough.

Does Peterborough have a museum?

The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Peterborough include Hutchinson House, Artspace and Hutchison House Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Peterborough?

Yes, Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Peterborough.

How is this list made?

A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.

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 (3)

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).