Where to go in Rockland: Clarence-Rockland Museum and one more
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 12 of 15. We list 2 places to visit inside Rockland’s municipal boundary and 13 within 5 km of its edge. The list includes one place cared for by Sépaq. Allow a day for National Gallery of Canada, 38 km off.
Leading places in Rockland
MuseumClarence-Rockland Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryStudio Art Plusin town
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park2.5 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooPapanack Park Zoo2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumCumberland Township Heritage Museum4.4 km outside town, to the westNational parkNational park · SépaqPlaisance National Park4.5 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The dashed line is Rockland’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Kinds of place
Green: inside Rockland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Sépaq: Plaisance National Park.
The full list
The 2 inside Rockland 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 Rockland → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rockland →
Day trips
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada38 km southwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History39 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University40 km southwest
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum33 km southwest · 348K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature38 km southwest
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds37 km southwest
Big drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum39 km southwest · 500K visitors a year
ChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica38 km southwest
MuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum33 km southwest
MuseumBank of Canada Museum39 km southwest
Theme parkCalypso Park24 km south
WaterfallRideau Falls38 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Rockland (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.
Questions before you go to Rockland
What are the main attractions in Rockland?
Inside Rockland’s municipal boundary, the one place on our list is Studio Art Plus.
Does Rockland have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Rockland include Cumberland Township Heritage Museum, Cumberland Museum - Washrooms/Canteen and Dupuis House.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Rockland?
Yes: within 5 km of Rockland, the places run by Sépaq are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Rockland?
For a day out within 40 km: Canadian Museum of History (39 km), Carleton University (40 km), Canada Science and Technology Museum (33 km), Canadian Museum of Nature (38 km).
How is this list made?
Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.
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 (16)
- Clarence-Rockland Museum: Safyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Papanack Park Zoo: Ber'Zophus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cumberland Township Heritage Museum: Fdesjardins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, 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
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calypso Park: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Falls: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., 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).