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Attractions in Yaletown

Places to visit in Yaletown, led by Science World

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 68 of its 96. Mapped inside Yaletown’s neighbourhood outline are 22 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 74. 31 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Set 11 km out, Museum of Anthropology at UBC makes a day trip.

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In Yaletown
22
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
74
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
68
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
8
in or near town
Best known

The headline places in Yaletown

Big drawMuseumScience Worldin town · 650K visitors a yearGardenDr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Gardenin townMuseumMuseumBritish Columbia Sports Hall of Famein townMuseumArmouryin townArt galleryArt galleryCentre Ain townMuseumChinatown Storytelling Centrein 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

Mapped around Yaletown

Gordon Smith Gallery of Canada marks the outer edge, 6.4 km away.

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

By kind

A breakdown by kind

Museums & galleries 34 museums · 34 art galleries19 in town · 49 nearby
Forts & historic sites 4 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 1 historic ship0 in town · 8 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens1 in town · 4 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 aquarium · 1 zoo · 1 theme park · 1 pier · 1 water park1 in town · 5 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions1 in town · 7 nearby

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

Every place

The list in full

Playland

Theme park · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast

Amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

About Playland →
Attraction

The Relief

Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the west

The 22 inside Yaletown 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 Yaletown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Yaletown →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Yaletown

MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC11 km northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)Ski hillSki hillCypress Mountain Ski Area14 km northSki hillGrouse Mountain12 km northeastGardenNitobe Memorial Garden11 km westMuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum10 km westGardenGardenUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research10 km westSki hillMount Seymour18 km eastCathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral16 km southeastCathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral17 km southeastMuseumGulf of Georgia Cannery18 km southwest
MuseumBritannia Shipyard18 km southwest
LighthousePoint Atkinson Lighthouse12 km northwest

Places well known beyond Yaletown (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.

Before a day out in Yaletown

What are the main attractions in Yaletown?

Inside Yaletown’s neighbourhood outline, start with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Armoury.

Does Yaletown have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Yaletown: Centre A, Chinatown Storytelling Centre and Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Yaletown?

Not within 5 km of Yaletown: none is on our list.

What are the best-known days out near Yaletown?

The best known within 40 km are Cypress Mountain Ski Area (14 km), Grouse Mountain (12 km), Nitobe Memorial Garden (11 km), Beaty Biodiversity Museum (10 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).

Photo credits (31)

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).