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Annandale House (Tillsonburg Museum)
Attractions in Simcoe

Start with Delhi Ontario Tobacco Museum and Heritage Centre: the sights of Simcoe

8 of the 11 places to visit in and around Simcoe are museums or galleries. The municipal boundary itself has 9 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. Set 33 km out, Bell Homestead makes a day trip.

Photo: Annandale House (Tillsonburg Museum), Colincan (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Simcoe
9
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
2
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Simcoe

MuseumMuseumDelhi Ontario Tobacco Museum and Heritage Centrein townHistoric siteHistoric siteLong Point Portagein townMuseumMuseumPort Dover Harbour Museumin townMuseumMuseumTeeterville Pioneer Museumin townMuseumMuseumWaterford Heritage & Agricultural Museumin townHistoric siteHistoric siteBackus Mill Heritagein 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

On the map

Annandale House (Tillsonburg Museum), 30 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Simcoe’s municipal boundary; 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 7 museums · 1 art gallery6 in town · 2 nearby
Forts & historic sites 2 historic sites2 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park1 in town

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

Every place

In Simcoe first, then nearby

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

Big names nearby

A drive away

National historic siteBell Homestead33 km north

Places well known beyond Simcoe (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.

Places to visit in Simcoe: questions

What are the main attractions in Simcoe?

The names to know inside Simcoe’s municipal boundary: Long Point Portage, Port Dover Harbour Museum and Teeterville Pioneer Museum.

Does Simcoe have a museum?

Yes, Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum, Eva Brook Donly Museum and Silver Sand Gallery, all in Simcoe or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Simcoe?

Our list has none in Simcoe or within 5 km of it.

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 (2)

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).