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Burnaby Village Museum
Attractions in Burnaby

Start with Burnaby Village Museum: the sights of Burnaby

Of the 48 places to visit in and around Burnaby, 33 are museums or galleries. The city limits itself has 12 places on our list; 36 others are within 5 km of its edge. On foot, 5 are within 1 km of the centre. Day-trippers head 13 km out to Stanley Park.

Photo: Burnaby Village Museum, Xiao23 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Burnaby
12
inside the city limits
Within 5 km
36
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
33
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
4
in or near town
Best known

Where to start in Burnaby

Theme parkBurnaby Village Museumin townGardenCentral Parkin townArt galleryBurnaby Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumMarianne and Edward Gibson Art Museumin townArt galleryFairacres Mansionin townTheme parkTheme parkBurnaby Central Railwayin town

Each 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 farthest of them, Inuit Gallery Of Vancouver, is 10 km out.

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The dashed line is Burnaby’s city limits; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

The list by type

Museums & galleries 18 museums · 15 art galleries6 in town · 27 nearby
Forts & historic sites 2 cathedrals · 1 historic site · 1 historic ship1 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens1 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 theme parks · 2 water parks · 1 heritage railway · 1 pier3 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions1 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Burnaby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All the places to visit

The 12 inside Burnaby 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 Burnaby → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burnaby →

Big names nearby

Trips out

GardenStanley Park13 km northwestArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery11 km northwestBig drawMuseumScience World9.6 km northwest · 650K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Vancouver12 km northwest · 78K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC21 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)GardenQueen Elizabeth Park9.9 km northwestCathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver11 km northwestSki hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area23 km northAquariumVancouver Aquarium13 km northwestMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum13 km northwestSki hillGrouse Mountain17 km northGardenVanDusen Botanical Garden11 km northwest

Places well known beyond Burnaby (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Good to know in Burnaby

What are the main attractions in Burnaby?

Inside Burnaby’s city limits, start with Central Park, Burnaby Art Gallery and Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum.

Does Burnaby have a museum?

Yes, Fairacres Mansion, Deer Lake Art Gallery and Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, all in Burnaby or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Burnaby?

Not within 5 km: our list has none near Burnaby.

What are the best-known days out near Burnaby?

For a day out within 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (11 km), Science World (9.6 km), Museum of Vancouver (12 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (21 km).

How is this list made?

Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

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 (19)

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).