Around Plateau, start with Aquarium du Québec
Visitors to Plateau can choose from 6 museums, 4 historic houses and 2 aquariums. With nothing inside Plateau’s neighbourhood outline, the list has 16 places within 5 km of its edge. The list includes 2 places cared for by Sépaq. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Beyond the town, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec sits 7.6 km away.
Leading the list near Plateau
Aquarium · SépaqAquarium du Québec1.5 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenRoger-Van den Hende botanical garden1.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseJesuit House of Sillery3.2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMusée de géologie René-Bureau2.3 km outside town, to the northeastAquariumAquarium · SépaqPavillon des profondeurs1.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumParc de la Visitation200 m 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.
How they lie
Méga Parc des Galeries de la Capitale marks the outer edge, 6.3 km away.
The dashed line is Plateau’s 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 Plateau. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Plateau
Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden
Botanical garden in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Jesuit House of Sillery
Historic Jesuit farmhouse in the Sillery neighborhood of Quebec City; occupies the site of Saint-Joseph Mission.
Musée de géologie René-Bureau
Geology museum at Laval University in Quebec City.
7Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Plateau → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Plateau →
Beyond the town
MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec7.6 km northeast · 324K visitors a year
MuseumMusée de la civilisation9.8 km northeast · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel9.1 km northeast
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral9.5 km northeast
BattlefieldPlains of Abraham7.2 km northeastMuseumMuseumMusée de la place Royale9.7 km northeast · 132K visitors a year
CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral9.4 km northeast
WaterfallMontmorency Falls18 km northeast
WaterfallChaudière Falls7.2 km southeast
MuseumMusée de l'Amérique française9.5 km northeast
Fort · Parks CanadaFortifications of Québec8.9 km northeast
AttractionTerrasse Dufferin9.5 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Plateau (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 Plateau: questions
What is there to see near Plateau?
No attraction is mapped inside Plateau itself. Within 5 km of it are Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden, Jesuit House of Sillery and Musée de géologie René-Bureau.
Does Plateau have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Plateau: Parc de la Visitation, Expo-Théâtre de la Visitation and Centre d'interprétation historique de Ste-Foy.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Plateau?
Yes, Sépaq: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Plateau.
What are the best-known days out near Plateau?
Within 40 km: Musée de la civilisation (9.8 km), Québec Citadel (9.1 km), Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral (9.5 km), Plains of Abraham (7.2 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 (17)
- Aquarium du Québec: Josyan Pierson, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesuit House of Sillery: GBoivinT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de géologie René-Bureau: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc de la Visitation: Harfang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Villa Cataraqui: Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chaudière Falls: Eric Fortin, 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
- 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).