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Museum of Vancouver
Attractions in Kitsilano

Museum of Vancouver heads what Kitsilano has to see

Museums or galleries make up 65 of the 92 places on the list. 6 places to visit are mapped inside Kitsilano’s neighbourhood outline, with 86 more within 5 km of its edge. A typical year brings about 650K visitors to Science World. The middle of town keeps 4 within 1 km. Museum of Anthropology at UBC lies 7.7 km out, the pick for a day trip.

Photo: Museum of Vancouver, Bobanny (Public domain)
In Kitsilano
6
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
86
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
65
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
9
in or near town
Best known

Kitsilano’s big names

MuseumMuseum of Vancouverin town · 78K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museumin townAttractionAttractionGordon MacMillan Southam Observatoryin townMuseumMuseumH. R. MacMillan Space Centrein townMuseumMuseum15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Museum and Archivesin townHistoric shipHistoric shipBen Franklinin 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

Plotted on the map

The map puts most of the 86 to the east.

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

By kind

The mix

Museums & galleries 35 museums · 30 art galleries4 in town · 61 nearby
Forts & historic sites 4 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 1 historic ship · 1 historic house1 in town · 8 nearby
Gardens & estates 4 gardens0 in town · 4 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 aquarium · 1 zoo · 1 pier · 1 water park · 1 heritage railway0 in town · 5 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions1 in town · 7 nearby

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

Every place

Place by place

Science World

Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the east

Science museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

650K visitors a year · Open Every day 10:00–17:00
About Science World →
Attraction

The Relief

Attraction · 500 m outside town, to the east

The 6 inside Kitsilano 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 Kitsilano → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kitsilano →

Big names nearby

A little further out

MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC7.7 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area15 km northGardenNitobe Memorial Garden7.7 km northwestSki hillGrouse Mountain14 km northeastMuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum7.1 km northwestGardenGardenUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research7.2 km westArt galleryThe Polygon Gallery7.1 km eastTheme parkPlayland8.7 km eastSki hillMount Seymour21 km eastCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral18 km southeastCathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral19 km southeastMuseumGulf of Georgia Cannery16 km southwest

Places well known beyond Kitsilano (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.

Places to visit in Kitsilano: questions

What are the main attractions in Kitsilano?

Top of the list inside Kitsilano’s neighbourhood outline: Vancouver Maritime Museum, Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory and H. R.

Does Kitsilano have a museum?

Yes, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Museum and Archives, Vancouver Art Gallery and Hastings Mill, all in Kitsilano or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Kitsilano?

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

What are the best-known days out near Kitsilano?

The best known within 40 km are Cypress Mountain Ski Area (15 km), Nitobe Memorial Garden (7.7 km), Grouse Mountain (14 km), Beaty Biodiversity Museum (7.1 km).

How is this list made?

Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.

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 (27)

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).