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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Attractions in Montréal

The one to see in Montréal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Museums or galleries make up 166 of the 225 places on the list. There are 173 places to visit inside Montréal’s city limits, and 52 more within 5 km of its edge. Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal welcomes about 2M visitors a year. On the list, 2 places are looked after: 1 by Parks Canada and 1 by Sépaq. The trip to Fort Chambly is 29 km.

Photo: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Thomas Ledl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Montréal
173
inside the city limits
Within 5 km
52
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
166
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
15
in or near town
Cared for
2
by Parks Canada or Sépaq
Best known

Best known, in and near Montréal

Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Artsin town · 1M visitors a yearBig drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royalin town · 2M visitors a yearCathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedralin townMuseumMontréal Insectariumin town · 350K visitors a year (2011)MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréalin town · 54K visitors a yearGardenMontréal Botanical Gardenin 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

How they lie

The list reaches out to Fort Senneville, 31 km away.

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

By kind

What they are

Museums & galleries 99 museums · 67 art galleries131 in town · 35 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 cathedrals · 4 historic sites · 2 forts · 2 national historic sites · 1 abbey or priory · 1 church12 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 13 gardens11 in town · 2 nearby
Nature & national parks 2 viewpoints · 1 waterfall · 1 national park2 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 4 water parks · 3 zoos · 2 theme parks · 1 pier6 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 17 attractions11 in town · 6 nearby

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

Run by Parks Canada and Sépaq: Montréal Pavilion and Îles-de-Boucherville National Park.

Every place

All 225 on the list

La Ronde

Theme park · in town

Amusement park in Montreal, Quebec.

Run by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Six Flags
About La Ronde →
Water park

Modules Aquatiques

Water park · in town

Rapides du Cheval Blanc

Waterfall · 200 m outside town, to the west

Rapids in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Champlain Bridge estacade

Pier · 1.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Attraction

Tour du Port de Montréal

Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the east
Attraction

Tyrolienne MTL Zipline

Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the east

The 173 inside Montréal 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 Montréal → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Montréal →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

MuseumFort Chambly29 km eastArt galleryStewart Hall Cultural Centre19 km southwestCathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste39 km southeastHistoric house · Parks CanadaSir Wilfrid Laurier38 km northwestMuseumFort Saint-Jean39 km southeastFortFort Sainte Thérèse35 km eastMuseumMusée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges36 km southwestMuseumMaison Bélisle18 km northMuseumTrestler House35 km southwestMuseumPointe-du-Buisson37 km southwestNational historic siteMoulin à vent Grenier31 km northNational historic siteMaison Félix-Leclerc de Vaudreuil37 km southwest

Places well known beyond Montréal (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 Montréal: questions

What are the main attractions in Montréal?

The names to know inside Montréal’s city limits: Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, Montréal Insectarium and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.

Does Montréal have a museum?

Look at Montreal Science Centre, Pointe-à-Callière Museum and McCord Stewart Museum, in Montréal or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Montréal?

Yes: within 5 km of Montréal, the places run by Parks Canada and Sépaq are named in the By kind chart.

What are the best-known days out near Montréal?

Within 40 km: Stewart Hall Cultural Centre (19 km), Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste (39 km), Sir Wilfrid Laurier (38 km), Fort Saint-Jean (39 km).

How is this list made?

A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.

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 (82)

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).