St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Attractions in Charlottetown
Photo: St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica, SoftwareSimian (changes by Rabanus Flavus ) (CC BY-SA 4.0)St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica opens Charlottetown’s list
Of the 12 places to visit in and around Charlottetown, 8 are museums or galleries. We list 9 places to visit inside Charlottetown’s municipal boundary and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Further afield lies Prince Edward Island National Park, at 23 km.
In Charlottetown
9
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
3
in or near town
Best known
Leading places in Charlottetown
ChurchSt. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilicain town
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedralin town
Art galleryConfederation Centre Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumBeaconsfield Historic Housein townMuseumMuseumCOWS Creameryin townMuseumMuseumCar Life Museumin 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
Places on the map
The dashed line is Charlottetown’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What you can see
Museums & galleries 7 museums · 1 art gallery7 in town · 1 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 church · 1 cathedral · 1 fort2 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Charlottetown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
10The 9 inside Charlottetown 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 Charlottetown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Charlottetown →
Big names nearby
A little further out
National park · Parks CanadaPrince Edward Island National Park23 km north
Museum · Parks CanadaGreen Gables House32 km northwest
MuseumFarmers' Bank of Rustico22 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Charlottetown (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.
Charlottetown, answered
What are the main attractions in Charlottetown?
The names to know inside Charlottetown’s municipal boundary: St. Peter's Cathedral, Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Beaconsfield Historic House.
Does Charlottetown have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Charlottetown include COWS Creamery, Car Life Museum and PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Charlottetown?
None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 23 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Charlottetown?
The best known within 40 km are Green Gables House (32 km), Farmers' Bank of Rustico (22 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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 (7)
- St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica: SoftwareSimian (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Peter's Cathedral: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Confederation Centre Art Gallery: Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst: MTLskyline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince Edward Island National Park: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Gables House: JAKclapclap47, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Farmers' Bank of Rustico: Fralambert, 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).