Worth the trip from Pontiac: Vorlage, 18 km off
Pontiac’s list takes in 5 attractions, 3 museums and 2 ski hills. With nothing inside Pontiac’s municipal boundary, the list has 13 places within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for National Gallery of Canada, 25 km off.
The first to see around Pontiac
MuseumSymmes Hotel3.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumFairbairn House3.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumPinhey's Point1 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteGeodetic Survey Monument3.7 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionZip lines and aerial parks4.1 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Furthest from the centre is Patinage en forêt, 28 km away.
The dashed line is Pontiac’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
Green: inside Pontiac. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Pontiac → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pontiac →
Big names nearby
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada25 km east · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History24 km east · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University27 km east
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature26 km east
MuseumCanadian War Museum24 km east
Big drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum24 km east · 500K visitors a year
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum32 km east · 348K visitors a year
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds25 km east
ChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica25 km east
MuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum28 km east
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters16 km south
MuseumBank of Canada Museum25 km eastPlaces well known beyond Pontiac (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.
Pontiac, answered
What is there to see near Pontiac?
No attraction is mapped inside Pontiac itself. Within 5 km of it are Fairbairn House, Pinhey's Point and Geodetic Survey Monument.
Does Pontiac have a museum?
Yes, L’Imagier Art Centre and Espace Pierre-Debain, all in Pontiac or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Pontiac?
None on our list stands in Pontiac or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Pontiac?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Canadian Museum of History (24 km), Carleton University (27 km), Canadian Museum of Nature (26 km), Canadian War Museum (24 km).
How is this list made?
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).
Photo credits (14)
- Symmes Hotel: RaynaultM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairbairn House: Amqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, 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
- Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 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).