Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria
Cathedral in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Attractions in St. Catharines
Photo: Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Jfvoll (CC BY-SA 4.0)Seeing St. Catharines? Begin at Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 16 of 21. 13 places to visit are mapped inside St. Catharines’ municipal boundary, with 8 more within 5 km of its edge. Make a day of it at Niagara Falls, 17 km away.
In St. Catharines
13
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
16
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known
Best known, in and near St. Catharines
CathedralCathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandriain town
AttractionLakeside Park Carouselin townZooZooHappy Rolph's Animal Farmin townMuseumMuseumMorningstar Millin townArt galleryArt galleryNiagara Artists Centrein townMuseumMuseumSt. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centrein townEach 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
Mapped around St. Catharines
Close by, the 8 mostly lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is St. Catharines’ municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
Kind by kind
Museums & galleries 12 museums · 4 art galleries10 in town · 6 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo1 in town
Other attractions 3 attractions1 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside St. Catharines. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Place after place
The 13 inside St. Catharines 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 St. Catharines → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St. Catharines →
Big names nearby
Days out
WaterfallWaterfallNiagara Falls17 km southeast
WaterfallWaterfallHorseshoe Falls17 km southeast
FortFort George17 km northeast
AttractionNiagara SkyWheel16 km east
Art galleryGrimsby Public Library27 km west · 3K visitors a year (2016)
FortFort Mississauga17 km northeast
ZooBird Kingdom17 km east
Art galleryRiverBrink Art Museum15 km east
ZooNiagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory16 km eastWater parkWater parkFallsview Indoor Waterpark17 km eastWaterfallWaterfallFruitland Falls39 km westWaterfallWaterfallPuddicombe Falls33 km westPlaces well known beyond St. Catharines (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 St. Catharines
What are the main attractions in St. Catharines?
Inside St. Catharines’ municipal boundary, start with Lakeside Park Carousel, Happy Rolph's Animal Farm and Morningstar Mill.
Does St. Catharines have a museum?
Yes, Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre and The John Mann Gallery, all in St. Catharines or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near St. Catharines?
None on our list stands in St. Catharines or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near St. Catharines?
Further out, up to 40 km: Horseshoe Falls (17 km), Fort George (17 km), Niagara SkyWheel (16 km), Grimsby Public Library (27 km).
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 (9)
- Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lakeside Park Carousel: Draconichiaro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort George: Balcer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Niagara SkyWheel: Don-vip, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsby Public Library: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Mississauga: Radtek67, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bird Kingdom: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RiverBrink Art Museum: Diane Pellicone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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).