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Attractions in Strathcona

Hastings Mill opens Strathcona’s list

Museums or galleries make up 68 of the 96 places on the list. We list 11 places to visit inside Strathcona’s neighbourhood outline and 85 within 5 km of its edge. Roughly 650K visitors a year make it to Science World. The middle of town keeps 12 within 1 km. For a longer trip, Museum of Anthropology at UBC lies 12 km away.

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In Strathcona
11
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
85
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
68
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
8
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in Strathcona

The rest of the best known are 3 art galleries, a museum and a pier.

MuseumMuseumHastings Millin townMuseumVancouver Police Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryCatriona Jeffries Galleryin townPierPierBallantyne Pierin townArt galleryArt galleryGallery Jonesin townArt galleryArt galleryOr Galleryin 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 things are

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The dashed line is Strathcona’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 kind of places

Museums & galleries 35 museums · 33 art galleries10 in town · 58 nearby
Forts & historic sites 4 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 1 historic ship0 in town · 8 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens0 in town · 5 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 pier · 1 aquarium · 1 theme park · 1 zoo · 1 heritage railway · 1 water park1 in town · 5 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions0 in town · 8 nearby

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

Every place

Everything to see

Attraction

The Relief

Attraction · 2.4 km outside town, to the west

The 11 inside Strathcona 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 Strathcona → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Strathcona →

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC12 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area15 km northSki hillGrouse Mountain12 km northeastGardenNitobe Memorial Garden12 km westMuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum12 km westSki hillMount Seymour17 km eastGardenGardenUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research12 km westCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral15 km southeastCathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral16 km southeastMuseumMuseumCanadian Museum of Flight39 km southeastNational historic site · Parks CanadaStorehouse40 km southeastMuseumGulf of Georgia Cannery18 km southwest

Places well known beyond Strathcona (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.

What visitors ask about Strathcona

What are the main attractions in Strathcona?

The names to know inside Strathcona’s neighbourhood outline: Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Ballantyne Pier and Gallery Jones.

Does Strathcona have a museum?

The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Strathcona include Or Gallery, Paul Kyle Gallery and 221A Artist Run Centre.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Strathcona?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Storehouse (Parks Canada), 40 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Strathcona?

Further out, up to 40 km: Cypress Mountain Ski Area (15 km), Grouse Mountain (12 km), Nitobe Memorial Garden (12 km), Beaty Biodiversity Museum (12 km).

How is this list made?

The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.

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).

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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).