Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père
Maritime museum in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.
Attractions in Rimouski
Photo: Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père, Composition par Orbitale - Auteurs des photographies se retrouvant sur Wikimedia Commons : Supérieur gauche : Image:Onondaga musée.jpg par Alcide55 Inférieur gauche : Image:Empress of Ireland museum 2 (CC BY-SA 3.0)Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père tops the list of what to see in Rimouski
Around Rimouski, the places to visit include 5 museums, a cathedral and a national historic site. We list 10 places to visit inside Rimouski’s municipal boundary and one within 5 km of its edge. On the list, 2 places are looked after: 1 by Parks Canada and 1 by Sépaq. Further out, Jardins de Métis is 37 km away.
In Rimouski
10
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
3
in or near town
Cared for
2
by Parks Canada or Sépaq
Best known
Most famous in Rimouski
MuseumSite historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Pèrein town · 60K visitors a year
CathedralSaint-Germain Cathedralin town
MuseumMaison Lamontagnein town
MuseumMusée de Rimouskiin town
National historic site · Parks CanadaLight Towerin townNational parkNational park · SépaqBic National Parkin townEach 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 layout
The farthest of them, Bic National Park, is 22 km out.
The dashed line is Rimouski’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What they are
Ahead are museums or galleries (6); next, forts or historic sites (3).
Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 art gallery6 in town
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral · 1 national historic site · 1 historic ship2 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 national park1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park1 in town
Green: inside Rimouski. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every one of them
Saint-Germain Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski.
11HMCS Onondaga
1965 Oberon-class submarine.
The 10 inside Rimouski 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 Rimouski → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rimouski →
Big names nearby
Further out, the best known
GardenJardins de Métis37 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Rimouski (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 Rimouski’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Rimouski?
Within Rimouski’s municipal boundary, the best known are Saint-Germain Cathedral, Maison Lamontagne and Musée de Rimouski.
Does Rimouski have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Rimouski include Galerie d'art Léonard-Parent, Musée Des Soeurs De Notre-Dame Du St-Rosaire and Pointe-Au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Rimouski?
Yes: places in or within 5 km of Rimouski are in the care of Parks Canada and Sépaq; the chart above names them.
How is this list made?
The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.
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 (7)
- Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père: Composition par Orbitale - Auteurs des photographies se retrouvant sur Wikimedia Commons : Supérieur gauche : Image:Onondaga musée.jpg par Alcide55 Inférieur gauche : Image:Empress of Ireland museum 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint-Germain Cathedral: JF Lepage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Lamontagne: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Rimouski: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Light Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Onondaga: Letartean, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardins de Métis: Gachepi, 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).