1Rapides du Cheval Blanc
Rapids in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
One place to visit we list is in Laval-Ouest or within 5 km of its edge: Rapides du Cheval Blanc. Head 24 km out for Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. 12 places lie within 40 km, 9 museums and a cathedral among them.
1WaterfallRapides du Cheval Blanc3.2 km outside town, to the southeastThe 7 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
The middle of Laval-Ouest is the orange dot. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
9 of the 13 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Laval-Ouest. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
These 13 are within 40 km, none in town.
1Rapids in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Art museum in Quebec, Canada.
Botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec.
Architecture museum and research institute in Montreal, Quebec.
What is in or close to Laval-Ouest comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Laval-Ouest → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Laval-Ouest →
Looking within 40 km, our list finds 12 places; these come first.
Big draw2MuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts24 km east · 1M visitors a year
Big draw3MuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal21 km east · 2M visitors a year
4CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral25 km east
5MuseumCosmodome10 km northeast · 71K visitors a year
6MuseumMontréal Insectarium25 km east · 350K visitors a year (2011)
7MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal25 km east · 54K visitors a year
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden24 km east
ZooEcomuseum Zoo14 km south · 144K visitors a year (2017)MuseumBig drawMuseumMontreal Science Centre26 km east · 764K visitors a year
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum24 km east · 79K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum26 km east · 527K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture24 km east · 68K visitors a year (2011)The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Saint-Eustache →
Our list has no museum or gallery in or near Laval-Ouest (within 5 km).
Not within 5 km of Laval-Ouest: none is on our list.
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (21 km), Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral (25 km), Cosmodome (10 km), Montréal Insectarium (25 km).
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).
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).