First in Gatineau: Canadian Museum of History
Of the 85 places to visit in and around Gatineau, 56 are museums or galleries. The city limits itself has 15 places on our list; 70 others are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by Parks Canada. A drive of 9.7 km brings you to Canada Science and Technology Museum.
First stops in Gatineau
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of Historyin town · 1.3M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museumin town · 500K visitors a year
CathedralSt Joseph Cathedralin town
MuseumVintage Wings of Canadain town
GardenJacques Cartier Parkin town
MuseumSymmes Hotelin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The list reaches out to Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park, 28 km away.
The dashed line is Gatineau’s city limits; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What sort of places
Green: inside Gatineau. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
Full list of places
Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.
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17
18Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch.
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Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Aviation museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Christ Church Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
War art collection of the Canadian War Museum.
Cumberland Township Heritage Museum
Open-air museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The 15 inside Gatineau 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 Gatineau → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gatineau →
Bigger names, a drive away
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum9.7 km southeast · 348K visitors a year
WaterfallHog's Back Falls11 km southCathedralCathedralSt. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral11 km south
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters30 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Gatineau (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 Gatineau: questions
What are the main attractions in Gatineau?
Top of the list inside Gatineau’s city limits: Canadian Children's Museum, St Joseph Cathedral and Vintage Wings of Canada.
Does Gatineau have a museum?
Yes, Symmes Hotel, L’Imagier Art Centre and Musée de la Société de l'histoire de Buckingham, all in Gatineau or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Gatineau?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Gatineau, some places on this list are in the care of Parks Canada, as the By kind chart shows.
What are the best-known days out near Gatineau?
Within 40 km: Hog's Back Falls (11 km), St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (11 km), Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters (30 km).
How is this list made?
Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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 (32)
- Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph Cathedral: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vintage Wings of Canada: Armchair Aviator's, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Cartier Park: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Symmes Hotel: RaynaultM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, 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
- Chaudière Falls: Charles John Colville of Culross, 1818-1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ottawa Art Gallery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commissioners Park: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portrait Gallery of Canada: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commissariat Building: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camp Fortune: Fil.Al, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Mint: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurier House: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominion Observatory: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parliament Hill, Centre Block: Arctic.gnome, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cumberland Township Heritage Museum: Fdesjardins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hog's Back Falls: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters: P199, 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).