Places to visit around Sunset, from Science World
28 of the 37 places to visit in and around Sunset are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Sunset. Allow a day for Stanley Park, 9.3 km off.
The first to see around Sunset
Big drawMuseumScience World4.5 km outside town, to the north · 650K visitors a year
GardenQueen Elizabeth Park1.2 km outside town, to the north
GardenVanDusen Botanical Garden2.1 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooBloedel Conservatory1.2 km outside town, to the north
CathedralHoly Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumBritish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame5 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The dashed line is Sunset’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
How the list breaks down
Green: inside Sunset. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
VanDusen Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
Bloedel Conservatory
Conservatory and aviary in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Holy 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.
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912 Service Battalion Museum
Service Battalion museum in British Columbia, Canada.
Douglas Reynolds Gallery
Contemporary art gallery in British Columbia.
The Relief
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Museum and Archives
Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Sunset → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sunset →
Within a day
GardenStanley Park9.3 km northArt galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery7 km north
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver7 km north · 78K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC13 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver6.8 km northMuseumMuseumVancouver Maritime Museum7.3 km northSki hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area21 km north
AquariumVancouver Aquarium9.1 km northCathedralCathedralChrist Church Cathedral7.1 km north
GardenDr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden6.4 km north
GardenNitobe Memorial Garden13 km northwest
Ski hillGrouse Mountain18 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Sunset (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.
Quick answers on Sunset
What is there to see near Sunset?
None inside Sunset; the closest, within 5 km, are Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory.
Does Sunset have a museum?
Yes, British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, Bud Kerr Baseball Museum and Western Front Society, all in Sunset or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Sunset?
None is recorded within 5 km of Sunset.
What are the best-known days out near Sunset?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Vancouver Art Gallery (7 km), Museum of Vancouver (7 km), Museum of Anthropology at UBC (13 km), Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver (6.8 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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 (15)
- Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Elizabeth Park: Craig Nagy from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- VanDusen Botanical Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bloedel Conservatory: Sporkist/Taz ( http://taz.sporkism.org ), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral: Akatnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Western Front Society: Pegwong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Anthropology at UBC: Rr parker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, 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
- Nitobe Memorial Garden: Damien Guard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grouse Mountain: Orlandkurtenbach, Public domain, 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).