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Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Attractions in Vanier

Places to visit near Vanier: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec & more

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 53 of its 74. None of them is inside Vanier itself. A typical year brings about 497K visitors to Musée de la civilisation. Of the places on our list, 3 are looked after by Parks Canada. Set 12 km out, Montmorency Falls makes a day trip.

Photo: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, colros (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Vanier
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
74
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
53
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
14
in or near town
Cared for
3
by Parks Canada or Sépaq
Best known

Just outside Vanier, the best known

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec2.3 km outside town, to the east · 324K visitors a yearMuseumMusée de la civilisation2.9 km outside town, to the east · 497K visitors a yearCastleQuébec Citadel2.7 km outside town, to the eastCathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral2.6 km outside town, to the eastBattlefieldPlains of Abraham2.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMusée de la place Royale2.9 km outside town, to the east · 132K visitors a year

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

Plotted on the map

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

By kind

What is on offer

Museums & galleries 34 museums · 19 art galleries0 in town · 53 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 historic houses · 2 cathedrals · 2 forts · 1 castle · 1 battlefield · 1 abbey or priory · 1 national historic site · 1 historic site0 in town · 14 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

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

Every place

Every entry

Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Vanier → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Vanier →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

WaterfallMontmorency Falls12 km northeastAquarium · SépaqAquarium du Québec7.8 km southWaterfallChaudière Falls12 km southSki hillLe Relais14 km northwestMuseumLévis Forts7.7 km eastSki hillMont-Sainte-Anne40 km northSki hillStoneham Mountain Resort26 km northwestArt galleryAux Trois Couvents25 km northeast
MuseumMaison Drouin34 km northeast
National historic siteMaison Quézel24 km southwest

Places well known beyond Vanier (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.

Practical questions about Vanier

What is there to see near Vanier?

None inside Vanier; the closest, within 5 km, are Québec Citadel, Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral and Plains of Abraham.

Does Vanier have a museum?

Look at Musée de la place Royale, Musée de l'Amérique française and Musée naval de Québec, in Vanier or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Vanier?

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

What are the best-known days out near Vanier?

For a day out within 40 km: Aquarium du Québec (7.8 km), Chaudière Falls (12 km), Le Relais (14 km), Lévis Forts (7.7 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 (38)

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).