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VanDusen Botanical Garden
Attractions in Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy’s places to visit, starting with VanDusen Botanical Garden

Of the 92 places to visit in and around Shaughnessy, 66 are museums or galleries. We list 3 places to visit inside Shaughnessy’s neighbourhood outline and 89 within 5 km of its edge. About 650K people a year visit Science World. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Travel 9.4 km and you reach Museum of Anthropology at UBC.

Photo: VanDusen Botanical Garden, Stan Shebs (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Shaughnessy
3
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
89
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
66
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
9
in or near town
Best known

Shaughnessy’s best known

GardenVanDusen Botanical Gardenin townMuseumMuseumMuseum of Original Costume Thein townMuseumMuseumVan Dusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centrein townGardenStanley Park4.7 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery2.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum of Vancouver2.1 km outside town, to the north · 78K visitors a year

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

Finding your way

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

By kind

Sorted by kind

Museums & galleries 36 museums · 30 art galleries2 in town · 64 nearby
Forts & historic sites 4 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 1 historic house · 1 historic ship0 in town · 9 nearby
Gardens & estates 4 gardens1 in town · 3 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 7 attractions0 in town · 7 nearby

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

Every place

The list in full

Science World

Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the northeast

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 · 1.6 km outside town, to the northeast

The 3 inside Shaughnessy 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 Shaughnessy → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shaughnessy →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC9.4 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area17 km northGardenNitobe Memorial Garden9.4 km northwestSki hillGrouse Mountain16 km northeastMuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum8.6 km northwestGardenGardenUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research8.4 km northwestArt galleryThe Polygon Gallery8.3 km northeastTheme parkPlayland8.3 km eastSki hillMount Seymour22 km eastCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral16 km southeastCathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral17 km southeastMuseumGulf of Georgia Cannery14 km southwest

Places well known beyond Shaughnessy (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.

Shaughnessy, answered

What are the main attractions in Shaughnessy?

Inside Shaughnessy’s neighbourhood outline, start with Museum of Original Costume The and Van Dusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre.

Does Shaughnessy have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Shaughnessy: Vancouver Art Gallery, Museum of Vancouver and Vancouver Maritime Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Shaughnessy?

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

What are the best-known days out near Shaughnessy?

Within 40 km: Cypress Mountain Ski Area (17 km), Nitobe Memorial Garden (9.4 km), Grouse Mountain (16 km), Beaty Biodiversity Museum (8.6 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)

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).