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Attractions in Marpole

Colbourne House, the place to visit in Marpole

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 16 of 20. The neighbourhood outline itself has one place on our list; 19 others are within 5 km of its edge. Out of town, Stanley Park is 9.8 km away.

Photo: Queen Elizabeth Park, Craig Nagy from Vancouver, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Marpole
1
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
19
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
16
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list in Marpole

MuseumMuseumColbourne Housein townGardenQueen Elizabeth Park2.6 km outside town, to the northeastGardenVanDusen Botanical Garden2.3 km outside town, to the northZooBloedel Conservatory2.6 km outside town, to the northeastCathedralHoly Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum12 Service Battalion Museum2.9 km outside town, to the south

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

On the map

Furthest out is 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Museum and Archives, at 5.9 km.

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

By kind

Grouped by kind

Museums & galleries 10 museums · 6 art galleries1 in town · 15 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Every entry

The one inside Marpole 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 Marpole → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Marpole →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

GardenStanley Park9.8 km northeastArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery7.9 km northeastMuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC12 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Big drawMuseumScience World7.1 km northeast · 650K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Vancouver7.2 km north · 78K visitors a yearCathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver7.8 km northeastMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum7.4 km northSki hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area21 km northAquariumVancouver Aquarium9.9 km northeastCathedralCathedralChrist Church Cathedral8.1 km northeastGardenNitobe Memorial Garden11 km northwestGardenDr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden7.7 km northeast

Places well known beyond Marpole (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.

Practical questions about Marpole

Does Marpole have a museum?

The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Marpole include 12 Service Battalion Museum, Richmond Art Gallery and Bud Kerr Baseball Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Marpole?

No: none lies within 5 km of Marpole on our list.

What are the best-known days out near Marpole?

For a day out within 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (7.9 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (12 km), Science World (7.1 km), Museum of Vancouver (7.2 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 (12)

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).