Out from Des Châtels: Huron-Wendat Museum and more
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 7. None of them is inside Des Châtels itself. A longer outing takes you to Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, 12 km off.
Top of the list around Des Châtels
MuseumHuron-Wendat Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumVillage Huron Site Traditionnel1.9 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionOnhwa' Lumina3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumChoco-Musée Erico3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionGO Hélico2.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumMaison Tsawenhohi1.4 km outside town, to the northEach 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
The dashed line is Des Châtels’ neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What sort of places
Green: inside Des Châtels. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Des Châtels → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Des Châtels →
Around the region
MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec12 km east · 324K visitors a year
MuseumMusée de la civilisation13 km east · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel13 km east
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral13 km east
WaterfallMontmorency Falls18 km northeast
BattlefieldPlains of Abraham12 km eastMuseumMuseumMusée de la place Royale13 km east · 132K visitors a year
CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral13 km east
MuseumMusée de l'Amérique française13 km east
Ski hillLe Relais12 km north
Aquarium · SépaqAquarium du Québec12 km southeast
WaterfallChaudière Falls16 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Des Châtels (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 Des Châtels: questions
What is there to see near Des Châtels?
Look just beyond Des Châtels: within 5 km are Village Huron Site Traditionnel, Onhwa' Lumina and Choco-Musée Erico, though none is inside it.
Does Des Châtels have a museum?
Yes, Maison Tsawenhohi, all in Des Châtels or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Des Châtels?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Aquarium du Québec (Sépaq), 12 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Des Châtels?
Further out, up to 40 km: Musée de la civilisation (13 km), Québec Citadel (13 km), Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral (13 km), Montmorency Falls (18 km).
How is this list made?
Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.
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 (12)
- Huron-Wendat Museum: Pierre-Olivier Fortin from Québec, Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Amérique française: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Le Relais: Judicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium du Québec: Josyan Pierson, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Chaudière Falls: Eric Fortin, 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).