Close to Saint-Mathieu: Canadian Railway Museum and more
The 5 places on the list are all museums or galleries. None of them is inside Saint-Mathieu itself. Set 21 km out, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts makes a day trip.
Just outside Saint-Mathieu, the best known
MuseumCanadian Railway Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northwest · 47K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumBarrington Station3.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumGare de la Montée des Bouleaux3.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHays Station3.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumTrain miniature3.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The dashed line is Saint-Mathieu’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The mix
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Saint-Mathieu. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 5 on the list
Its 5 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Saint-Mathieu → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Saint-Mathieu →
Beyond the town
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts21 km northwest · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal22 km northwest · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral21 km northwestMuseumBig drawMuseumMontreal Science Centre22 km northwest · 764K visitors a year
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal22 km northwest · 54K visitors a year
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel18 km northwest · 74K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum21 km northwest · 527K visitors a year
MuseumMontréal Insectarium28 km northwest · 350K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum22 km northwest · 79K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture20 km northwest · 68K visitors a year (2011)
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden28 km northwest
MuseumMusée Grévin Montreal22 km northwest · 300K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Saint-Mathieu (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.
Saint-Mathieu, answered
What is there to see near Saint-Mathieu?
Inside Saint-Mathieu the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Barrington Station, Gare de la Montée des Bouleaux and Hays Station.
Does Saint-Mathieu have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Saint-Mathieu: Train miniature.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Saint-Mathieu?
Our list has none in Saint-Mathieu or within 5 km of it.
What are the best-known days out near Saint-Mathieu?
Within 40 km: Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (22 km), Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral (21 km), Montreal Science Centre (22 km), Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (22 km).
How is this list made?
Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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 (12)
- Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McCord Stewart Museum: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Grévin Montreal: Eliedion, 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).