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Attractions in Austin
Photo: Saint Benedict Abbey, Jean-Philippe Boulet (CC BY 3.0)Around Austin, start with Saint Benedict Abbey
The municipal boundary has no place on our list of its own; 6 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a ski hill. Among them, one is cared for by Sépaq. Further out, Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke is 33 km away.
In Austin
0
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada or Sépaq
Best known
The first to see around Austin
Abbey or priorySaint Benedict Abbey200 m outside town, to the southEach 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
Map of the places
The dashed line is Austin’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
By kind
It comes down to 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a ski hill.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 national park0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 ski hill0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Austin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Sépaq: Mont-Orford National Park.
Every place
The complete list
1Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Austin → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Austin →
Big names nearby
Beyond Austin
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke33 km northeast
MuseumSherbrooke Nature and Science Museum33 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
Ski hillMount Sutton30 km southwest
Ski hillSki Bromont30 km west
MuseumLouis S. St. Laurent35 km eastNational parkNational park · SépaqYamaska National Park32 km westPlaces well known beyond Austin (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada or Sépaq property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Austin: your questions
What is there to see near Austin?
Look just beyond Austin: within 5 km are Centre D'Interprétation Du Marais, Copp's Ferry Museum and Mont Orford, though none is inside it.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Austin?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Austin, some places on this list are in the care of Sépaq, as the By kind chart shows.
What are the best-known days out near Austin?
For a day out within 40 km: Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum (33 km), Mount Sutton (30 km), Ski Bromont (30 km), Louis S. St. Laurent (35 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 (6)
- Saint Benedict Abbey: Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke: Libertad-pb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Sutton: MontSutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ski Bromont: Martin Boyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis S. St. Laurent: Mario Hains, 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).