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Seaforth Armoury
Attractions in Fairview

Seaforth Armoury opens Fairview’s list

Of the 92 places to visit in and around Fairview, 65 are museums or galleries. There are 9 places to visit inside Fairview’s neighbourhood outline, and 83 more within 5 km of its edge. Visits to Science World run to about 650K a year. On foot, 8 are within 1 km of the centre. Set 9.4 km out, Museum of Anthropology at UBC makes a day trip.

Photo: Seaforth Armoury, Bobanny (Public domain)
In Fairview
9
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
83
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
65
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
9
in or near town
Best known

Fairview’s big names

MuseumSeaforth Armouryin townArt galleryArt galleryDouglas Reynolds Galleryin townArt galleryArt galleryBau-Xi Galleryin townArt galleryArt galleryCharlotte Wall Worksin townAttractionAttractionFrancl Architecturein townWater parkWater parkGranville Island Water Parkin town

Each 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 each one is

The Polygon Gallery, 6.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Fairview’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

What they are

Museums & galleries 33 museums · 32 art galleries7 in town · 58 nearby
Forts & historic sites 4 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 1 historic house · 1 historic ship0 in town · 9 nearby
Gardens & estates 4 gardens0 in town · 4 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park · 1 aquarium · 1 zoo · 1 pier · 1 heritage railway1 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions1 in town · 7 nearby

Green: inside Fairview. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The list in full

Attraction

The Relief

Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the north

The 9 inside Fairview 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 Fairview → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fairview →

Big names nearby

Day trips

MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC9.4 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area16 km northGardenNitobe Memorial Garden9.4 km northwestSki hillGrouse Mountain14 km northeastMuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum8.7 km northwestGardenGardenUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research8.7 km westTheme parkPlayland7.1 km eastSki hillMount Seymour20 km eastCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral17 km southeastCathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral18 km southeastMuseumGulf of Georgia Cannery16 km southwest
MuseumBritannia Shipyard16 km southwest

Places well known beyond Fairview (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.

Planning a visit to Fairview

What are the main attractions in Fairview?

The names to know inside Fairview’s neighbourhood outline: Douglas Reynolds Gallery, Bau-Xi Gallery and Charlotte Wall Works.

Does Fairview have a museum?

Look at Ian Tan Gallery, Ukama Gallery and Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum And Archives, in Fairview or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Fairview?

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

What are the best-known days out near Fairview?

Further out, up to 40 km: Cypress Mountain Ski Area (16 km), Nitobe Memorial Garden (9.4 km), Grouse Mountain (14 km), Beaty Biodiversity Museum (8.7 km).

How is this list made?

We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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 (28)

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).