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Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission
Attractions in Tay

Tay’s draw is Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission

Of the 6 places to visit in and around Tay, 5 are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 5 beyond the one inside Tay’s municipal boundary. The trip to Georgian Bay Islands National Park is 16 km.

Photo: Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission, P199 (Public domain)
In Tay
1
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list in Tay

MuseumSainte-Marie Among the Hurons Missionin townMuseumMuseumHuronia Museum2.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumKen Snider Memorial Museum2.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumColdwater Canadiana Heritage Museum2.4 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkThe Castle Village and Enchanted Kindgom Park3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWye Marsh Wildlife Centre600 m outside town, to the west

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

Mapped around Tay

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

By kind

How the list breaks down

Museums & galleries 5 museums1 in town · 4 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

All of them, one by one

The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.

The one inside Tay comes 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 Tay → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tay →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

National park · Parks CanadaGeorgian Bay Islands National Park16 km northwestSki hillMount St. Louis Moonstone16 km southeastSki hillHorseshoe Valley Resort24 km southeastMuseumMuseumBala's Museum33 km northMuseumBethune Memorial House37 km northeast
FortFortFort Sainte Marie II33 km west

Places well known beyond Tay (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.

Good to know in Tay

Does Tay have a museum?

Yes, Ken Snider Memorial Museum, Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum and Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, all in Tay or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Tay?

None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 16 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Tay?

For a day out within 40 km: Mount St. Louis Moonstone (16 km), Horseshoe Valley Resort (24 km), Bala's Museum (33 km), Bethune Memorial House (37 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 (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).