Heritage Attractions

Here we have provided a resource for learning about ongoing heritage attractions throughout Vancouver. If you own or operate an ongoing heritage attraction within the city and would like to appear in our resource list please get in touch.

Roedde House Museum

1415 Barclay St., Vancouver
Roedde House Museum is a wonderfully restored and redecorated Victorian home in Vancouver’s West End. Built in 1893 for a German immigrant family, the house is set in beautiful Barclay Heritage Square.

For information on daily tours, concerts, special events or rental space please get in touch.

Phone: (604) 684 – 7040
Website: www.roeddehouse.org

Hastings Mill Museum

1575 Alma Street, Vancouver

The Hastings Mill Store is thought to be the oldest building in Vancouver. It is one of the very few to remain unscathed after the great fire of 1886, that destroyed a good part of Vancouver at the time. In 1930 the store was moved from Burrard Inlet to its present site where Alma Street meets Point Grey Road. The Museum is open to the public and staffed by members of the Native Daughter of British Columbia. This site of city history houses a collection of pioneer and native artifacts, including photos, furniture, clothing and baskets. Admission is free but donations are welcome.

Phone: (604) 734 – 1212

 

Burnaby Village Museum

6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby

Experience life as it might have been in Burnaby. Self-guided tours let you explore the farmhouse and village at your own pace! Period-costumed interpreters welcome guests into the various homes, businesses and shops of a traditional village along the BC Electric Railway tram line. An exciting must for every visitor is a whirl on the fully restored historic 1912 CW Parker Carousel. Rides are accompanied by music from a grand 1925 Wurlitzer organ. Amenities include an ice cream parlour which offers a menu for light meals and snacks, picnic tables, and a gift shop. The site is wheelchair accessible.

Phone: (604) 293-6501
Website: City of Burnaby

 

The 1865 Irving House Museum

302 Royal Ave., New Westminster

Tour this restored 1865 home, as one of the oldest community heritage sites in the province, Irving House Historic Centre provides visitors with an opportunity to explore the history of the province’s first capital and theh commerical hub of the Lower Mainland.

Sat.-Sun. 12:30-4:30 p.m. By donation. The adjacent museum opens the same hours.

Website: City of new Westminster

Fort Langley National Historic Site

23433 Mavis Avenue, Langley, BC V1M 2R5

Take a one-hour tour of this restored 1840 Hudson’s Bay Company fort. The surrounding township of Fort Langley features several late 19th- and early 20th-century heritage buildings.

Phone: (604) 513 – 4777
Website: Parks Canada

London Heritage Farm

6511 Dyke Rd., Richmond

Tour an 1898 house and 4.6-acre farm. Closed through Jan. 31. Starting Feb. 1 open Sat. & Sun. 12-4 p.m. By donation. Contact the farm to inquire about weekday group tours or teas.

Phone: (604) 271 – 5220
Website: www.londonheritagefarm.ca

BCER Heritage Interurban/Streetcar Locations

Organisations actively restoring and even operating the few remaining original British Columbia Electric Railway interurbans:

• Steveston Interurban Tram Society
• Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society (FVHRS)
• Burnaby Village Museum
• Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway