Places to visit in Chelsea, led by Camp Fortune
Among the places to visit in and near Chelsea are 5 ski hills, 5 attractions and 2 museums. Mapped inside Chelsea’s municipal boundary are 5 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 10. Set 16 km out, National Gallery of Canada makes a day trip.
The first to see in Chelsea
Ski hillCamp Fortunein townHistoric siteHistoric siteGeodetic Survey Monumentin townAttractionAttractionGreat Canadian Bungeein townAttractionAttractionZip lines and aerial parksin townMuseumMuseumGatineau Parkin town
CathedralSt Joseph Cathedral4.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
The dashed line is Chelsea’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 Chelsea. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.
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9Fairbairn House
House in La Pêche, Quebec, Canada.
The 5 inside Chelsea 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 Chelsea → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chelsea →
For a day out
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada16 km southeast · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History16 km southeast · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University20 km southeast
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature18 km southeast
MuseumCanadian War Museum16 km southeast
Big drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum16 km southeast · 500K visitors a year
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds16 km southeast
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum23 km southeast · 348K visitors a year
ChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica16 km southeast
MuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum17 km east
MuseumBank of Canada Museum17 km southeast
WaterfallRideau Falls15 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Chelsea (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.
Quick answers on Chelsea
What are the main attractions in Chelsea?
Top of the list inside Chelsea’s municipal boundary: Geodetic Survey Monument, Great Canadian Bungee and Zip lines and aerial parks.
Does Chelsea have a museum?
Yes, Gatineau Park and Fairbairn House, all in Chelsea or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Chelsea?
No: none lies within 5 km of Chelsea on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Chelsea?
For a day out within 40 km: Canadian Museum of History (16 km), Carleton University (20 km), Canadian Museum of Nature (18 km), Canadian War Museum (16 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 (16)
- Camp Fortune: Fil.Al, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph Cathedral: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sommet Edelweiss: Seguins613, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairbairn House: Amqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica: Daryl Mitchell from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Falls: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., 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).