Things to do in Lochdale: Burnaby Central Railway and one other
Among the places to visit in and near Lochdale are 5 art galleries, 3 theme parks and 3 museums. There are 2 places to visit inside Lochdale’s neighbourhood outline, and 14 more within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, Stanley Park sits 13 km away.
What Lochdale is known for
Theme parkPlayland2.5 km outside town, to the northwest
Theme parkBurnaby Village Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
AttractionWooden Roller Coaster2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumMarianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 view
Furthest from the centre is Park and Tilford Gardens, 6.8 km away.
The dashed line is Lochdale’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What they are
8 museums or galleries and 4 zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out top the count.
Green: inside Lochdale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum
Art museum located at Simon Fraser University.
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8Park and Tilford Gardens
Botanical garden in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
9The 2 inside Lochdale 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 Lochdale → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lochdale →
Day trips
GardenStanley Park13 km northwestArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery12 km northwest
Big drawMuseumScience World10 km northwest · 650K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver13 km northwest · 78K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC22 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area22 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver11 km northwest
GardenQueen Elizabeth Park12 km west
Ski hillGrouse Mountain15 km north
AquariumVancouver Aquarium13 km northwestMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum14 km northwestCathedralCathedralChrist Church Cathedral12 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Lochdale (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.
Your questions on Lochdale
What are the main attractions in Lochdale?
The place to visit inside Lochdale’s neighbourhood outline is Garden Railway.
Does Lochdale have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Lochdale include Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres Mansion.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Lochdale?
None on our list stands in Lochdale or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Lochdale?
Further out, up to 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (12 km), Science World (10 km), Museum of Vancouver (13 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (22 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 (14)
- Playland: ThePointblank, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burnaby Village Museum: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wooden Roller Coaster: Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burnaby Art Gallery: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Park and Tilford Gardens: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairacres Mansion: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Anthropology at UBC: Rr parker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Elizabeth Park: Craig Nagy from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grouse Mountain: Orlandkurtenbach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vancouver Aquarium: Emancipator at en.wikipedia, 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).