The one place to visit in Metrotown is Central Park
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 7 of 11. We list one place to visit inside Metrotown’s neighbourhood outline and 10 within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, the best known is Stanley Park, 13 km off.
Metrotown’s best known
GardenCentral Parkin town
Theme parkBurnaby Village Museum1.7 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryBurnaby Art Gallery1.4 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryFairacres Mansion1.4 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryDeer Lake Art Gallery1.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumNikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre1.8 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 places, mapped
The dashed line is Metrotown’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The mix
Green: inside Metrotown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Metrotown
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 10 more.
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre
Museum and cultural centre about Japanese Canadian history, arts and culture in Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Massey Theatre
Proscenium performing arts theatre in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
The one inside Metrotown comes 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 Metrotown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Metrotown →
A little further out
GardenStanley Park13 km northwestArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery11 km northwest
Big drawMuseumScience World9 km northwest · 650K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver12 km northwest · 78K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC19 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)
GardenQueen Elizabeth Park8.5 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver10 km northwestSki hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area24 km northMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum12 km northwest
AquariumVancouver Aquarium12 km north
GardenVanDusen Botanical Garden9.6 km northwest
Ski hillGrouse Mountain18 km northPlaces well known beyond Metrotown (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.
What people ask about Metrotown
Does Metrotown have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Metrotown: Burnaby Art Gallery, Fairacres Mansion and Deer Lake Art Gallery.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Metrotown?
Our list has none in Metrotown or within 5 km of it.
What are the best-known days out near Metrotown?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (11 km), Science World (9 km), Museum of Vancouver (12 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (19 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 (13)
- Central Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burnaby Village Museum: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burnaby Art Gallery: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Queen Elizabeth Park: Craig Nagy from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vancouver Aquarium: Emancipator at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- VanDusen Botanical Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grouse Mountain: Orlandkurtenbach, Public domain, 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).