Queen Elizabeth Park tops the list of what to see in Riley Park
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 66 of its 91. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 88 beyond the 3 inside Riley Park’s neighbourhood outline. About 650K people a year visit Science World. The centre alone has 3 within 1 km. Beyond the town, the best known is Stanley Park, 6.4 km off.
Highlights of Riley Park
GardenQueen Elizabeth Parkin town
ZooBloedel Conservatoryin townMuseumMuseumBud Kerr Baseball Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery2.9 km outside town, to the north
Big drawMuseumScience World1.9 km outside town, to the northeast · 650K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver2.9 km outside town, to the north · 78K visitors a yearEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The farthest of them, Wooden Roller Coaster, is 6.4 km out.
The dashed line is Riley Park’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
66 museums or galleries and 8 forts or historic sites top the count.
Green: inside Riley Park. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 91 on the list
Bloedel Conservatory
Conservatory and aviary in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Vancouver Art Gallery
Art museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
7Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver
Catholic cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
8VanDusen Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
10Christ Church Cathedral
Cathedral church in Vancouver, British Columbia.
12Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Classical Chinese garden located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; adjacent to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park.
13Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
Church building in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame and museum in British Columbia, Canada.
16Armoury
Canadian Forces armoury located at 620 Beatty Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Cnaada.
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18Vancouver Police Museum
Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
20Seaforth Armoury
Canadian Forces armoury located at 1650 Burrard Street in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
Museum in Chinatown, Vancouver, Canada.
Contemporary Art Gallery
Public art gallery in downtown Vancouver, Canada.
Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society
War museum in British Columbia, Canada.
Canada's Northern House
Gallery, museum and cultural pavilion in British Columbia, Canada..
Douglas Reynolds Gallery
Contemporary art gallery in British Columbia.
Vancouver Lookout
Viewpoint in Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Art gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Relief
Chinese Cultural Centre Museum
Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia.
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Museum and Archives
Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The 3 inside Riley Park 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 Riley Park → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Riley Park →
Out of town
GardenStanley Park6.4 km north
MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC12 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area18 km north
Ski hillGrouse Mountain16 km northeast
GardenNitobe Memorial Garden12 km northwestMuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum11 km northwest
Art galleryThe Polygon Gallery7.2 km northeastGardenGardenUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research11 km northwest
Ski hillMount Seymour20 km northeastCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral14 km southeast
CathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral15 km southeastMuseumMuseumCanadian Museum of Flight39 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Riley Park (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.
Riley Park: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Riley Park?
Within Riley Park’s neighbourhood outline, the best known are Bloedel Conservatory and Bud Kerr Baseball Museum.
Does Riley Park have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Riley Park: Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver Maritime Museum and Hastings Mill.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Riley Park?
None on our list stands in Riley Park or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Riley Park?
Within 40 km: Museum of Anthropology at UBC (12 km), Cypress Mountain Ski Area (18 km), Grouse Mountain (16 km), Nitobe Memorial Garden (12 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 (27)
- Queen Elizabeth Park: Craig Nagy from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bloedel Conservatory: Sporkist/Taz ( http://taz.sporkism.org ), 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
- VanDusen Botanical Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vancouver Aquarium: Emancipator at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral: Akatnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armoury: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Playland: ThePointblank, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vancouver Police Museum: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seaforth Armoury: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chinatown Storytelling Centre: Yuet Man Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Contemporary Art Gallery: Scott Massey, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Western Front Society: Pegwong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wooden Roller Coaster: Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society: William Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vancouver Lookout: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chinese Cultural Centre Museum: William Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Anthropology at UBC: Rr parker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grouse Mountain: Orlandkurtenbach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nitobe Memorial Garden: Damien Guard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Polygon Gallery: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Seymour: Clayoquot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Cathedral: sageb1, 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).