Dorval Museum of Local History And Heritage is Dorval’s place to visit
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 17 of 18. The municipal boundary itself has one place on our list; 17 others are within 5 km of its edge. Set 12 km out, Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal makes a day trip.
The headline places in Dorval
MuseumLeBer-LeMoyne House4.3 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryStewart Hall Cultural Centre2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Fur Trade at Lachine3.6 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMaison du Brasseur2.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumL’Entrepôt2.5 km outside town, to the eastEach 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 view
The outermost point is Musée De La Défense Aérienne De Bagotville, at 8.4 km.
The dashed line is Dorval’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The kinds on offer
Green: inside Dorval. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
14The one inside Dorval 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 Dorval → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dorval →
The wider area
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal12 km northeast · 2M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts15 km northeast · 1M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral16 km northeast
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal16 km northeast · 54K visitors a year
MuseumMontréal Insectarium20 km northeast · 350K visitors a year (2011)MuseumBig drawMuseumMontreal Science Centre17 km northeast · 764K visitors a year
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum16 km northeast · 79K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture15 km northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumMontreal Holocaust Museum10 km northeast
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum17 km northeast · 527K visitors a year
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden20 km northeast
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel16 km northeast · 74K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Dorval (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.
Questions before you go to Dorval
Does Dorval have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Dorval include Stewart Hall Cultural Centre, The Fur Trade at Lachine and Maison du Brasseur.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Dorval?
None is recorded within 5 km of Dorval.
What are the best-known days out near Dorval?
The best known within 40 km are Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (15 km), Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral (16 km), Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (16 km), Montréal Insectarium (20 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 (15)
- LeBer-LeMoyne House: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Hall Cultural Centre: Thomas1313, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Fur Trade at Lachine: Adqproductions, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Robert-Bélanger: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McCord Stewart Museum: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Holocaust Museum: Virginiewenglenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).