Start with Musée d’art naïf de Magog: the sights of Magog
Magog and its surroundings hold 5 museums, an abbey or priory and an attraction. We list 4 places to visit inside Magog’s municipal boundary and 6 within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by Sépaq. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. For a longer trip, Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke lies 26 km away.
Where to start in Magog
MuseumMaison Merryin townMuseumMuseumCentre D'Interprétation Du Maraisin town
Abbey or priorySaint Benedict Abbey2.4 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Magog, mapped
The map ends at Pioneer Bigelow Garden, 17 km out.
The dashed line is Magog’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Sorted by kind
Between them they are 5 museums, an abbey or priory and an attraction.
Green: inside Magog. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Sépaq: Mont-Orford National Park.
Place by place
5Saint Benedict Abbey
The 4 inside Magog 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 Magog → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Magog →
For a day out
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke26 km northeast
MuseumSherbrooke Nature and Science Museum25 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
MuseumLouis S. St. Laurent26 km east
Ski hillMount Sutton37 km southwest
Ski hillSki Bromont39 km westNational parkNational park · SépaqYamaska National Park39 km westPlaces well known beyond Magog (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.
Before a day out in Magog
What are the main attractions in Magog?
The names to know inside Magog’s municipal boundary: Centre d'arts visuels et Musée d'art naïf and Centre D'Interprétation Du Marais.
Does Magog have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Magog: Copp's Ferry Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Magog?
Yes: within 5 km of Magog, the places run by Sépaq are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Magog?
Within 40 km: Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum (25 km), Louis S. St. Laurent (26 km), Mount Sutton (37 km), Ski Bromont (39 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 (7)
- Maison Merry: Citoyenne Outlet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Benedict Abbey: Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke: Libertad-pb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis S. St. Laurent: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Sutton: MontSutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ski Bromont: Martin Boyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).