8.8 km from Varennes, Électrium leads the list
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Varennes’ municipal boundary, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, a national historic site and a national park, among others. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by Sépaq. For a longer trip, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts lies 23 km away.
Top of the list around Varennes
National historic siteMoulin à vent Grenier2.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumÉcomuseum de la Pointe-aux-Trembles1.9 km outside town, to the southwestNational parkNational park · SépaqÎles-de-Boucherville National Park3.7 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The farthest of them, Moulin à vent Grenier, is 10 km out.
The dashed line is Varennes’ municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Which kinds
The list holds 2 museums, a national historic site and a national park.
Green: inside Varennes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Sépaq: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park.
Place by place
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Varennes → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Varennes →
For a day out
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts23 km south · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal26 km south · 2M visitors a year
MuseumMontréal Insectarium17 km south · 350K visitors a year (2011)
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden17 km southwest
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral23 km south
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal22 km south · 54K visitors a yearMuseumBig drawMuseumMontreal Science Centre22 km south · 764K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum22 km south · 527K visitors a year
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum23 km south · 79K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture24 km south · 68K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel25 km south · 74K visitors a year
MuseumMusée Grévin Montreal23 km south · 300K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Varennes (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.
Visiting Varennes: questions
What is there to see near Varennes?
Inside Varennes the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Écomuseum de la Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Varennes?
Yes: places in or within 5 km of Varennes are in the care of Sépaq; the chart above names them.
What are the best-known days out near Varennes?
The best known within 40 km are Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (26 km), Montréal Insectarium (17 km), Montréal Botanical Garden (17 km), Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral (23 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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)
- Moulin à vent Grenier: René Beaudoin, CC BY-SA 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
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, 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
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, 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).