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Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)
Attractions in Smiths Falls

Seeing Smiths Falls? Begin at Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Smiths Falls, 4 are museums or galleries. Every one of them is in Smiths Falls itself. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 4 of them. Go 19 km out for Matheson House.

Photo: Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern), Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US (CC BY 2.0)
In Smiths Falls
5
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known

Leading places in Smiths Falls

MuseumSmiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)in townHistoric siteHistoric siteDefensible Lockmaster's Housein townMuseumMuseumHeritage House Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryOrganic Conceptionsin townMuseumMuseumRideau Canal Visitor Information 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 layout

The map ends at Heritage House Museum, 1.4 km out.

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

By kind

The kinds on offer

Museums & galleries 3 museums · 1 art gallery4 in town
Forts & historic sites 1 historic site1 in town

Green: inside Smiths Falls. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place by place

The 5 inside Smiths Falls 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 Smiths Falls → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Smiths Falls →

Big names nearby

Further afield

MuseumMatheson House19 km westFortMerrickville Blockhouse15 km eastMuseumMcMartin House18 km westMuseumRosamond Woollen Mill40 km northwest

Places well known beyond Smiths Falls (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.

Planning a visit to Smiths Falls

Does Smiths Falls have a museum?

Look at Rideau Canal Visitor Information Centre, in Smiths Falls or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Smiths Falls?

No: none lies within 5 km of Smiths Falls on our list.

What are the best-known days out near Smiths Falls?

Within 40 km: Merrickville Blockhouse (15 km), McMartin House (18 km), Rosamond Woollen Mill (40 km).

How is this list made?

Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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 (5)

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).