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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Attractions in Lyon

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon leads Lyon’s places to visit

Lyon and its surroundings hold 52 galleries, 45 gardens and 40 museums. We list 181 places to visit in Lyon and 24 within 5 km of its centre. In town, 15 sites are listed historic monuments. The middle of town keeps 26 within 1 km. Drive 11 km to reach Parc Olympique lyonnais.

Photo: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Jastrow (CC BY 2.5)
In Lyon
181
inside the commune
Within 5 km
24
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
92
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
36
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
15
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Where to start in Lyon

Following Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon are 3 attractions, a garden and a museum.

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyonin townAttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyonin townGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Orin townAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyonin townMuseumMusée des Confluencesin townAttractionJardin botanique de Lyonin town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

Where things are

At 5.1 km, Musée des sapeurs-pompiers de Lyon is the farthest one out.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lyon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

What you can see

Ahead are museums or galleries (92); next, gardens (45).

Museums & galleries 52 galleries · 40 museums88 in town · 4 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 15 forts · 10 châteaux · 4 monasteries · 3 abbeys · 2 houses · 1 church · 1 archaeological site29 in town · 7 nearby
Gardens 45 gardens35 in town · 10 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 3 zoos · 1 water park · 1 aquarium · 1 theme park3 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 26 attractions26 in town

Dark: in Lyon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

The list in full

The 181 inside Lyon come first, then 24 more within 5 km of its centre.

The 181 places in Lyon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Lyon → · Parks and trails in Lyon →

Further afield

Day trips from Lyon

Start with Parc Olympique lyonnais, 11 km off, the best known of 12.

AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais11 km east, in Décines-CharpieuMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette18 km west, in ÉveuxMuseumMuseumMusée Ampère11 km north, in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'OrAttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne26 km south, in VienneFortFort de Bron6.8 km southeast, in BronAttractionAttractionTemple d'Auguste et de Livie26 km south, in VienneAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban39 km south, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilFortFortFort du Bruissin8.5 km west, in FranchevilleMuseumÉglise Saint-Pierre de Vienne26 km south, in VienneAttractionAttractionMini World Lyon6.4 km east, in Vaulx-en-VelinFortFortFort de Vancia10 km northeast, in Rillieux-la-PapeMuseumMuseumDemeure du Chaos9 km north, in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or

Places within 40 km of Lyon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

What people ask about Lyon

What is there to see in Lyon?

The first on our list in Lyon are Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon, Parc de la Tête d'Or and Théâtre antique de Lyon. We list 181 places in town. Another 24 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Lyon?

92 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Musée des Confluences, Gadagne and Lugdunum.

Which places in Lyon are listed historic monuments?

15 places on this page in Lyon are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Théâtre antique de Lyon and Odéon antique de Lyon.

What well-known places are within a day out of Lyon?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (11 km), Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (18 km), Musée Ampère (11 km), Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne (26 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Lyon, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (27)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.