Beaconsfield’s places to visit, starting with Galerie d'Art Chase
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 13 of 15. The municipal boundary itself has 2 places on our list; 13 others are within 5 km of its edge. In 2017, 144K people visited Ecomuseum Zoo. Beyond the town, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts sits 24 km away.
The names to know in Beaconsfield
ZooEcomuseum Zoo2.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 144K visitors a year (2017)
GardenMorgan Arboretum4.1 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryStewart Hall Cultural Centre2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCanadian Aviation Heritage Centre3.6 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The outermost point is Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue Canal National Historic Site, at 7.8 km.
The dashed line is Beaconsfield’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
Green: inside Beaconsfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Morgan Arboretum
Forested reserve in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Stewart Hall Cultural Centre
Cultural centre in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.
Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre
Or MAM, museum of aviation, Canadian and Québec aviation history, in Montreal, Canada.
The 2 inside Beaconsfield 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 Beaconsfield → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Beaconsfield →
Around the region
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts24 km northeast · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal21 km northeast · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral25 km northeast
MuseumMontréal Insectarium28 km northeast · 350K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal25 km northeast · 54K visitors a yearMuseumBig drawMuseumMontreal Science Centre26 km northeast · 764K visitors a year
FortFort Senneville8.6 km west
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum25 km northeast · 79K visitors a year
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden28 km northeast
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum26 km northeast · 527K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture24 km northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel25 km northeast · 74K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Beaconsfield (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.
What people ask about Beaconsfield
What are the main attractions in Beaconsfield?
Only La Pallette Art Gallery is on the list inside Beaconsfield’s municipal boundary.
Does Beaconsfield have a museum?
Yes, Stewart Hall Cultural Centre, Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre and Viva Vida Art Gallery, all in Beaconsfield or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Beaconsfield?
No: none lies within 5 km of Beaconsfield on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Beaconsfield?
Further out, up to 40 km: Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (21 km), Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral (25 km), Montréal Insectarium (28 km), Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (25 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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 (14)
- Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Arboretum: Loracco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Hall Cultural Centre: Thomas1313, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- McCord Stewart Museum: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, 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).