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Attractions in Lions Bay

Leaving Lions Bay for the day

None of the places to visit we list is in Lions Bay or within 5 km of its edge. For a day out, Cypress Mountain Ski Area is 7.7 km away. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 4 museums and 3 gardens.

For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
7.7 km
Cypress Mountain Ski Area
The map

Where to find them

6 places are numbered, in the order below.

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The middle of Lions Bay is the orange dot. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

The kinds on offer

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 ski hills · 1 aquarium0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Lions Bay. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.

Every place

Place after place

What is in or close to Lions Bay comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Lions Bay → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lions Bay →

A day out

Big names within reach

From 12 places within 40 km, these are the best known.

Ski hill1Ski hillCypress Mountain Ski Area7.7 km south2GardenStanley Park19 km southArt gallery3Art galleryVancouver Art Gallery22 km south4MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC22 km southwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)5Ski hillGrouse Mountain14 km southeast6MuseumMuseum of Vancouver22 km south · 78K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumScience World23 km south · 650K visitors a yearAquariumVancouver Aquarium19 km southCathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver22 km southMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum21 km southGardenNitobe Memorial Garden22 km southwestGardenQueen Elizabeth Park26 km south

The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.

The nearest town with more to see: Bowen Island →

Common questions about Lions Bay

Does Lions Bay have a museum?

None within 5 km of Lions Bay, on our list.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Lions Bay?

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

What are the best-known days out near Lions Bay?

Worth the drive, within 40 km: Stanley Park (19 km), Vancouver Art Gallery (22 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (22 km), Grouse Mountain (14 km).

How is this list made?

Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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 (4)

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).