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Stanley Park
Attractions in West End

The one to see in West End: Stanley Park

71 of the 97 places to visit in and around West End are museums or galleries. Mapped inside West End’s neighbourhood outline are 8 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 89. Roughly 650K visitors a year make it to Science World. Within 1 km of the middle there are 4 of the places on the list. Set 9.2 km out, Museum of Anthropology at UBC makes a day trip.

Photo: Stanley Park, squeakymarmot (CC BY 2.0)
In West End
8
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
89
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
71
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
9
in or near town
Best known

The headline places in West End

GardenStanley Parkin townAquariumVancouver Aquariumin townMuseumMuseumRoedde House Museumin townAttractionAttractionHollow Treein townAttractionAttractionLost Lagoon Nature Housein townHistoric siteHistoric siteNine O'Clock Gunin 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

Furthest from the centre is Gordon Smith Gallery of Canada, 6.4 km away.

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

By kind

How the list breaks down

Museums & galleries 37 art galleries · 34 museums3 in town · 68 nearby
Forts & historic sites 4 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 1 historic house · 1 historic ship1 in town · 8 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 heritage railway · 1 water park1 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 7 attractions2 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside West End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of it

Science World

Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the southeast

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 · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest

The 8 inside West End 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 West End → · Parks, footpaths and green space in West End →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC9.2 km west · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area13 km northSki hillGrouse Mountain12 km northeastGardenNitobe Memorial Garden9.3 km westMuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum8.8 km westGardenGardenUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research9.2 km westTheme parkPlayland7.2 km southeastSki hillMount Seymour18 km eastCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral18 km southeastCathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral19 km southeastMuseumGulf of Georgia Cannery19 km southwest
MuseumBritannia Shipyard19 km southwest

Places well known beyond West End (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 people ask about West End

What are the main attractions in West End?

The best known inside West End’s neighbourhood outline are Vancouver Aquarium, Roedde House Museum and Hollow Tree.

Does West End have a museum?

Yes, Stanley Park Nature House, Vancouver Naval Museum and Museum of Vancouver, all in West End or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near West End?

None is recorded within 5 km of West End.

What are the best-known days out near West End?

The best known within 40 km are Cypress Mountain Ski Area (13 km), Grouse Mountain (12 km), Nitobe Memorial Garden (9.3 km), Beaty Biodiversity Museum (8.8 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 (28)

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).