Kitsilano

Worth seeing in and around Kitsilano

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Vancouver Art Gallery

   The Vancouver Art Gallery is an art museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The museum occupies a 15,300-square-metre-building adjacent to Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, making it the largest art museum in Western Canada by building size.

   3.8 km · art museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Vancouver Public Library

   Vancouver Public Library is the public library system for the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2023, VPL had more than 4.6 million visits with patrons borrowing nearly 10.4 million items including: books, ebooks, CDs, DVDs, video games, newspapers and magazines.

   4 km · public library system in British Columbia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Living Shangri-La

   Living Shangri-La is a mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the tallest building in the city proper, though not in the metro area, as Two Gilmore Place in Burnaby is taller as of its completion in 2024.

   3.8 km · skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
4. 04
   One Wall Centre

   One Wall Centre, also known as the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre North Tower, is a 48-storey, 157.8 m skyscraper hotel with residential condominiums in the Wall Centre development at 1088 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The tower was designed by Perkins+Will Canada, and completed in 2001, and went on to win the Emporis Skyscraper Award for the Best New Skyscraper the same year.

   3.3 km · Skyscraper hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Paradox Vancouver

   Paradox Vancouver, formerly known as the Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver, is a residential skyscraper and hotel in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 60-storey, 188-metre tower in which the hotel is located is at 1151 West Georgia Street and was completed in 2016.

   3.8 km · hotel skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Vancouver Maritime Museum

   The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a maritime museum devoted to presenting the maritime history of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the Canadian Arctic. Opened in 1959 as a Vancouver centennial project, it is located within Vanier Park just west of False Creek on the Vancouver waterfront.

   1.9 km · maritime museum · Wikipedia
7. 07
   VanDusen Botanical Garden

   VanDusen Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the Shaughnessy neighborhood. It is located at the northwest corner of 37th Avenue and Oak Street.

   3.9 km · botanical garden in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Marine Building

   The Marine Building is a skyscraper located at 355 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada near the Financial District. Completed in 1930, at the time of its opening it was the city's tallest skyscraper and it is listed among the best Art Deco buildings in the world.

   2 km · skyscraper in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Jericho Beach

   Jericho Beach a Vancouver beach, is located west of the seaside neighbourhood of Kitsilano. It is surrounded by Jericho Beach Park, a grassy area with a pond, which is a picnic destination.

   1.9 km · beach in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Ben Franklin

    The Ben Franklin mesoscaphe, also known as the Grumman/Piccard PX-15, is a crewed underwater submersible, built in 1968. It was the brainchild of explorer and inventor Jacques Piccard.

    1.8 km · American scientific submarine, now a museum ship in Canada · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

There are a trio of museums in Vanier Park on Kits Point, the peninsula forming the mouth of False Creek just west of the Burrard Street bridge. There is some free parking in front of the Space Centre, and it's an easy walk from Translink bus #2 and #22 at Cornwall and Cypress streets. You can also walk down from the 4th Avenue buses (such as #4), or over from Granville Island about 1000 m away.

1. 01
   H.R

   MacMillan Space Centre and Planetarium, 1100 Chestnut St, fax: +1 604-736-5665, info@spacecentre.ca.

2. 02
   Museum of Vancouver
3. 03
   Vancouver Maritime Museum

   Canada's premiere western maritime museum.

4. 04
   Vanier Park

   1000 Chestnut St (at Whyte St, and shoreline of Kits Peninsula).

From Wikivoyage: Kitsilano, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Kitsilano Beach
2. 02
   Reckless Bike Stores

   Tandem bikes, trailers and baby seats extra charge.

3. 03
   Cooper Boating

   Offers drop-in Friday night racing for all comers.

4. 04
   Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

   The main stage for the Vancouver Arts Theatre Company.

5. 05
   Vancouver Arts Club Theatre

   1585 Johnston St (beside the Public Market),.

6. 06
   The Improv Centre

   Long-running improv company in the Improv Centre on Granville Island.

From Wikivoyage: Kitsilano, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

The area has one of the highest densities of restaurants you will find anywhere, with a huge variety in the dishes offered. Most of them are along 4th Avenue, Yew Street, Broadway, Cornwall Ave, Granville Ave or on Granville Island.

1. 01
   Whole Foods
2. 02
   Cheesecake

   Vancouver's first late-night dessert cafe.

3. 03
   East is East

   An interesting concept that sometimes works with low shared tables and wailing Asian music in a carpeted room.

4. 04
   The Naam

   Vegetarian restaurant with organic options.

5. 05
   Aphrodite's Cafe and Pie Shop

   3598 W 4th Ave (On 4th Ave, at Dunbar), info@organiccafe.ca.

From Wikivoyage: Kitsilano, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Kitsilano

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• Victoria → Kitsilano

  93 km · quickest by road, 5h 5m · C$20–26
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  274 km · quickest by air, 4h 15m · C$120–190
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  676 km · quickest by air, 4h 32m · C$170–260
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