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Attractions in Heights

What is near Heights: Playland first

Of the 25 places to visit in and around Heights, 16 are museums or galleries. Heights itself has none of them. On foot, 2 are within 1 km of the centre. Further out, Stanley Park is 10 km away.

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In Heights
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
25
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
16
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known

Where to start near Heights

Theme parkPlayland1 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryThe Polygon Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionWooden Roller Coaster900 m outside town, to the northwestTheme parkBurnaby Village Museum4 km outside town, to the southGardenPark and Tilford Gardens2.2 km outside town, to the northArt galleryBurnaby Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the south

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

Around Heights, mapped

Furthest from the centre is Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, 6.7 km away.

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

By kind

The mix

Count 16 museums or galleries and 5 zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out.

Museums & galleries 12 art galleries · 4 museums0 in town · 16 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 historic site0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 theme parks · 1 pier · 1 heritage railway0 in town · 5 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

Every place to visit

Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Heights → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Heights →

Big names nearby

Within a day

GardenStanley Park10 km northwestArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery8.4 km northwestBig drawMuseumScience World7.2 km west · 650K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Vancouver10 km northwest · 78K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC19 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver8 km northwestSki hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area19 km northGardenQueen Elizabeth Park9.1 km westSki hillGrouse Mountain13 km northAquariumVancouver Aquarium9.4 km northwestMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum10 km northwestCathedralCathedralChrist Church Cathedral8.4 km northwest

Places well known beyond Heights (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.

Heights, answered

What is there to see near Heights?

No attraction is mapped inside Heights itself. Within 5 km of it are The Polygon Gallery, Wooden Roller Coaster and Burnaby Village Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Heights?

Not within 5 km of Heights: none is on our list.

What are the best-known days out near Heights?

Further out, up to 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (8.4 km), Science World (7.2 km), Museum of Vancouver (10 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (19 km).

How is this list made?

We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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 (15)

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).