A museum to see in Port Coquitlam: PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 10 of its 12. The municipal boundary itself has one place on our list; 11 others are within 5 km of its edge. Stanley Park, 28 km away, is the best-known day out.
The names to know in Port Coquitlam
MuseumPoMo Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Black Arts Centre4.8 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryEvergreen Cultural Centre800 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumS.P.A.R.C. Museum700 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumMackin Heritage House4 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.
The lie of the land
Out at 11 km is The Black Arts Centre, the farthest.
The dashed line is Port Coquitlam’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What is on offer
Green: inside Port Coquitlam. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
In town there is one, and the list adds 11 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Port Coquitlam 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 Port Coquitlam → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Port Coquitlam →
Beyond the town
GardenStanley Park28 km northwestArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery26 km northwest
Big drawMuseumScience World25 km northwest · 650K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC36 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area35 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver28 km northwest · 78K visitors a year
Ski hillGrouse Mountain27 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver26 km northwest
GardenQueen Elizabeth Park26 km northwest
Ski hillMount Seymour20 km north
AquariumVancouver Aquarium27 km northwestMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum28 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Port 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.
Questions before you go to Port Coquitlam
Does Port Coquitlam have a museum?
Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Port Coquitlam?
No: none lies within 5 km of Port Coquitlam on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Port Coquitlam?
Further out, up to 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (26 km), Science World (25 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (36 km), Cypress Mountain Ski Area (35 km).
How is this list made?
A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.
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 (10)
- PoMo Museum: waferboard, CC BY 2.0, 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).