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Attractions in Québec

The best known in Québec: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

64 of the 103 places to visit in and around Québec are museums or galleries. There are 69 places to visit inside Québec’s city limits, and 34 more within 5 km of its edge. A typical year brings about 497K visitors to Musée de la civilisation. The list includes 6 places in care: 3 by Sépaq and 3 by Parks Canada. Mont-Sainte-Anne, 40 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, colros (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Québec
69
inside the city limits
Within 5 km
34
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
64
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
16
in or near town
Cared for
6
by Parks Canada or Sépaq
Best known

Most famous in Québec

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québecin town · 324K visitors a yearMuseumMusée de la civilisationin town · 497K visitors a yearCastleQuébec Citadelin townCathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedralin townMuseumMuseumMusée de la place Royalein town · 132K visitors a yearCathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedralin 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

Furthest out is Parc d'eau, at 20 km.

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

By kind

By kind

Museums & galleries 41 museums · 23 art galleries45 in town · 19 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 historic houses · 3 forts · 2 cathedrals · 1 castle · 1 battlefield · 1 abbey or priory · 1 national historic site · 1 historic site · 1 church13 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 4 gardens3 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & national parks 2 waterfalls · 1 viewpoint1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 5 ski hills · 2 aquariums · 2 theme parks · 2 water parks3 in town · 8 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions4 in town · 1 nearby

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

Run by Sépaq and Parks Canada: Aquarium du Québec, Fortifications of Québec, Dauphine Redoubt and Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux.

Every place

Every place, in and near Québec

The 69 inside Québec 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 Québec → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Québec →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Ski hillMont-Sainte-Anne40 km northeastSki hillStoneham Mountain Resort23 km northwestArt galleryAux Trois Couvents26 km northeast
MuseumMaison Drouin35 km northeast
National historic siteMaison Quézel22 km southwest

Places well known beyond Québec (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.

Planning a visit to Québec

What are the main attractions in Québec?

Top of the list inside Québec’s city limits: Québec Citadel, Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral and Musée de la place Royale.

Does Québec have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Québec: Musée de l'Amérique française, Musée naval de Québec and Musée de géologie René-Bureau.

Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Québec?

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

What are the best-known days out near Québec?

Within 40 km: Stoneham Mountain Resort (23 km), Aux Trois Couvents (26 km), Maison Drouin (35 km), Maison Quézel (22 km).

How is this list made?

Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

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 (41)

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).