Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke
Roman Catholic minor basilica and cathedral in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Attractions in Sherbrooke
Photo: Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke, Libertad-pb (CC BY-SA 3.0)Sherbrooke’s places to visit, starting with Cathedral Basilica of St Michael
Museums or galleries make up 10 of the 11 places on the list. We list 8 places to visit inside Sherbrooke’s municipal boundary and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Yearly visitors to Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum number about 40K. Set 19 km out, Louis S. St. Laurent makes a day trip.
In Sherbrooke
8
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
10
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known in Sherbrooke
Along with Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, see 5 museums.
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrookein town
MuseumSherbrooke Nature and Science Museumin town · 40K visitors a year
MuseumSherbrooke History Museumin town
MuseumSherbrooke Museum of Fine Artsin townMuseumMuseumLennoxville Ascot Historical and Museum Societyin town
MuseumUplands Cultural and Heritage Centrein 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
Where to find them
The dashed line is Sherbrooke’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
By kind
Museums & galleries 9 museums · 1 art gallery7 in town · 3 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral1 in town
Green: inside Sherbrooke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum
Natural history museum and Science museum in Quebec, Canada.
Lennoxville Ascot Historical and Museum Society
Historical and Museum Society.
The 8 inside Sherbrooke 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 Sherbrooke → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sherbrooke →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
Louis S.
MuseumLouis S. St. Laurent19 km southeast
Abbey or priorySaint Benedict Abbey38 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Sherbrooke (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.
Know before you go to Sherbrooke
What are the main attractions in Sherbrooke?
Top of the list inside Sherbrooke’s municipal boundary: Sherbrooke History Museum, Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts and Lennoxville Ascot Historical and Museum Society.
Does Sherbrooke have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Sherbrooke: Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre, Galerie d'art Antoine-Sirois and Musée Marie-Léonie.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Sherbrooke?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Mont-Orford National Park (Sépaq), 24 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Sherbrooke?
Within 40 km: Saint Benedict Abbey (38 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 (7)
- Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke: Libertad-pb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherbrooke History Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis S. St. Laurent: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Benedict Abbey: Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 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).