Steveston Museum and Post Office
Museum and post office in Richmond, British Columbia.
Attractions in Richmond
Photo: Steveston Museum and Post Office, Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA (CC BY 2.0)Start with Steveston Museum and Post Office: the sights of Richmond
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 44 of its 64. The municipal boundary itself has 14 places on our list; 50 others are within 5 km of its edge. Visitor numbers at Museum of Anthropology at UBC reached 200K in 2024. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Go 16 km out for Stanley Park.
In Richmond
14
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
50
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
44
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
5
in or near town
Best known
Richmond’s best known
MuseumSteveston Museum and Post Officein townMuseumMuseum12 Service Battalion Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryRichmond Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumSteveston Tram Museumin town
MuseumGulf of Georgia Canneryin townArt galleryArt galleryH & A Art Studioin townEach 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
Where things are
The map ends at The Gallery at Queen's Park, 18 km out.
The dashed line is Richmond’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What is on offer
Museums & galleries 35 museums · 9 art galleries11 in town · 33 nearby
Forts & historic sites 2 cathedrals · 1 historic site · 1 historic house · 1 historic ship1 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 water parks · 2 zoos1 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions1 in town · 4 nearby
Green: inside Richmond. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of it
12 Service Battalion Museum
Service Battalion museum in British Columbia, Canada.
Steveston Tram Museum
Railway museum in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
15Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
16
17VanDusen Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
18Nitobe Memorial Garden
Traditional Japanese garden located at the University of British Columbia.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Natural History Museum in British Columbia, Canada.
20Bloedel Conservatory
Conservatory and aviary in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
Botanical garden at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Cathedral in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Art gallery located on the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia.
Britannia Shipyard
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.
New Westminster Museum and Archives
Small contemporary exhibition of local historical artifacts, records, photos & vehicles..
The 14 inside Richmond 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 Richmond → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Richmond →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
GardenStanley Park16 km northeastArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery14 km northeast
Big drawMuseumScience World13 km northeast · 650K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver13 km northeast · 78K visitors a yearSki hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area27 km north
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver14 km northeastMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum13 km northeast
AquariumVancouver Aquarium16 km northeastCathedralCathedralChrist Church Cathedral14 km northeast
Ski hillGrouse Mountain26 km northeast
GardenDr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden14 km northeastMuseumMuseumHastings Mill14 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Richmond (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.
Seeing Richmond: your questions
What are the main attractions in Richmond?
Top of the list inside Richmond’s municipal boundary: 12 Service Battalion Museum, Richmond Art Gallery and Steveston Tram Museum.
Does Richmond have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Richmond include Gulf of Georgia Cannery, H & A Art Studio and London Farm.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Richmond?
None on our list stands in Richmond or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Richmond?
Further out, up to 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (14 km), Science World (13 km), Museum of Vancouver (13 km), Cypress Mountain Ski Area (27 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 (17)
- Steveston Museum and Post Office: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- VanDusen Botanical Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nitobe Memorial Garden: Damien Guard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bloedel Conservatory: Sporkist/Taz ( http://taz.sporkism.org ), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Cathedral: sageb1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britannia Shipyard: Jeff Hitchcock, 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 Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, 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
- Grouse Mountain: Orlandkurtenbach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: Bobanny, 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).