Seeing Coquitlam? Begin at Evergreen Cultural Centre
Museums or galleries make up 23 of the 29 places on the list. 4 places to visit are mapped inside Coquitlam’s municipal boundary, with 25 more within 5 km of its edge. The best-known trip out is to Stanley Park, 23 km away.
Where to start in Coquitlam
MuseumPoMo Museum800 m outside town, to the northwestCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Coquitlam
To the west is where most of the 25 nearby are.
The dashed line is Coquitlam’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
A breakdown by kind
Green: inside Coquitlam. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
7Holy Trinity Cathedral
Cathedral in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum
Art museum located at Simon Fraser University.
Massey Theatre
Proscenium performing arts theatre in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
New Westminster Museum and Archives
Small contemporary exhibition of local historical artifacts, records, photos & vehicles..
The 4 inside Coquitlam 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 Coquitlam → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Coquitlam →
Worth the drive
GardenStanley Park23 km northwestArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery22 km northwest
Big drawMuseumScience World21 km northwest · 650K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC32 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area31 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver23 km northwest · 78K visitors a year
Ski hillGrouse Mountain23 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver21 km northwest
GardenQueen Elizabeth Park22 km west
Ski hillMount Seymour16 km north
AquariumVancouver Aquarium23 km northwestMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum24 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Coquitlam (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.
Practical questions about Coquitlam
What are the main attractions in Coquitlam?
Inside Coquitlam’s municipal boundary, start with Mackin Heritage House, S.P.A.R.C. Museum and Canadian Historical Railroad Association.
Does Coquitlam have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Coquitlam: Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, The Black Arts Centre and PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Coquitlam?
None on our list stands in Coquitlam or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Coquitlam?
The best known within 40 km are Vancouver Art Gallery (22 km), Science World (21 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (32 km), Cypress Mountain Ski Area (31 km).
How is this list made?
One list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers: museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Historic buildings need a visitor sign such as opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article, and hotels, restaurants and tour operators never count. A place belongs to the town when it lies inside its 2021 outline or within 5 km of the 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 (11)
- PoMo Museum: waferboard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Cathedral: sageb1, 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 Anthropology at UBC: Rr parker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grouse Mountain: Orlandkurtenbach, Public domain, 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
- Mount Seymour: Clayoquot, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).