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Chaudière Falls
Attractions in Lévis

Lévis’s places to visit, starting with Chaudière Falls

Of the 83 places to visit in and around Lévis, 55 are museums or galleries. We list 20 places to visit inside Lévis’ municipal boundary and 63 within 5 km of its edge. Each year, some 497K people go to Musée de la civilisation. The list includes 5 places in care: 3 by Parks Canada and 2 by Sépaq. Further afield lies Montmorency Falls, at 17 km.

Photo: Chaudière Falls, Eric Fortin (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Lévis
20
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
63
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
55
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
16
in or near town
Cared for
5
by Parks Canada or Sépaq
Best known

Lévis’ best known

WaterfallChaudière Fallsin townMuseumLévis Fortsin townHistoric houseMaison natale Louis-Fréchettein townSki hillSki hillLes Sentiers La Balade de Lévisin townMuseumMaison Alphonse-Desjardinsin townArt galleryArt galleryCentre d'exposition Louise-Carrierin town

Each 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

The places, mapped

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The dashed line is Lévis’ municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

A breakdown by kind

Museums & galleries 33 museums · 22 art galleries13 in town · 42 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 historic houses · 4 forts · 2 cathedrals · 1 castle · 1 battlefield · 1 abbey or priory · 1 national historic site · 1 historic site3 in town · 13 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 waterfall · 1 viewpoint1 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 ski hills · 2 aquariums2 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions1 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Lévis. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

In the care of Parks Canada and Sépaq: Aquarium du Québec, Fortifications of Québec, Dauphine Redoubt and Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux.

Every place

Place after place

The 20 inside Lévis 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 Lévis → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lévis →

Big names nearby

For a day out

WaterfallMontmorency Falls17 km northSki hillLe Relais22 km northwestSki hillStoneham Mountain Resort34 km northwestArt galleryAux Trois Couvents29 km north
MuseumMaison Drouin38 km northeast
National historic siteMaison Quézel24 km southwest

Places well known beyond Lévis (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.

Lévis, answered

What are the main attractions in Lévis?

Inside Lévis’ municipal boundary, start with Lévis Forts, Maison natale Louis-Fréchette and Les Sentiers La Balade de Lévis.

Does Lévis have a museum?

Yes, Maison Alphonse-Desjardins, Centre d'exposition Louise-Carrier and Espace-temps, all in Lévis or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Lévis?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Lévis, some places on this list are in the care of Parks Canada and Sépaq, as the By kind chart shows.

What are the best-known days out near Lévis?

Further out, up to 40 km: Le Relais (22 km), Stoneham Mountain Resort (34 km), Aux Trois Couvents (29 km), Maison Drouin (38 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 (37)

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).