5.8 km from Charlesbourg, Parc Victoria leads the list
Museums or galleries make up 7 of the 10 places on the list. None of them is inside Charlesbourg itself. A day out reaches Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, 7.7 km away.
Where to start near Charlesbourg
GardenParc Victoria4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumÎlot des Palais5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCartier-Brébeuf3.1 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionOnhwa' Lumina4.6 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryLe Lieu, centre en art actuel4.6 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryArtiste Peintre Michel Nigen4.5 km outside town, to the eastEach 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 go
The dashed line is Charlesbourg’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What they are
Green: inside Charlesbourg. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Charlesbourg → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Charlesbourg →
Further afield
MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec7.7 km southeast · 324K visitors a year
MuseumMusée de la civilisation7.4 km southeast · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel7.8 km southeast
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral7.3 km southeast
WaterfallMontmorency Falls10 km northeastMuseumMuseumMusée de la place Royale7.5 km southeast · 132K visitors a year
CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral7.4 km southeast
BattlefieldPlains of Abraham7.7 km southeast
MuseumMusée de l'Amérique française7.3 km southeast
Fort · Parks CanadaFortifications of Québec7.3 km southeast
Ski hillLe Relais8.9 km northwest
AttractionTerrasse Dufferin7.7 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Charlesbourg (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.
Questions about Charlesbourg’s attractions
What is there to see near Charlesbourg?
No attraction is mapped inside Charlesbourg itself. Within 5 km of it are Îlot des Palais, Cartier-Brébeuf and Onhwa' Lumina.
Does Charlesbourg have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Charlesbourg include Le Lieu, centre en art actuel, Artiste Peintre Michel Nigen and Les Artisans Du Vitrail - Glass Working Économusée.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Charlesbourg?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fortifications of Québec (Parks Canada), 7.3 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Charlesbourg?
Further out, up to 40 km: Musée de la civilisation (7.4 km), Québec Citadel (7.8 km), Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral (7.3 km), Montmorency Falls (10 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 (14)
- Parc Victoria: Jstremblay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Îlot des Palais: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cartier-Brébeuf: Jugag, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: colros, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Québec Citadel: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Amérique française: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fortifications of Québec: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Le Relais: Judicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrasse Dufferin: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).