From The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Best Nearby Museums (Attractions & Activities) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Vancouver, BC Vancouver Art Gallery (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 750 Hornby St, Vancouver  BC  V6Z 2H7 • 604-662-4719 Distance: ~95 m User Rating: 7.25 / 10         Description: DOWNTOWN. The works of contemporary local, Canadian and Native Inuit artists are featured in this prominent gallery located in the former provincial courthouse. The works of British Columbia painter Emily Carr (1871-1945), Canada's famous "Group of Seven," and European masters are displayed in exhibitions in the gallery's permanent collection. A Children's Gallery offers art workshops while other programming includes interpretive performances, art demonstrations and guided tours. BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 777 Pacific Blvd S Gate A, Vancouver  BC  V6B 4Y8 • 604-687-5520 Distance: ~1.148 km User Rating: 9 / 10         Description: This museum, located in the British Columbia Place Stadium Complex, houses the most complete collection of artifacts and sports memorabilia in British Columbia. Test your skills in climbing, throwing, racing and riding in the hi-tech Participation Gallery. Witness 150 years of sports in the Theater History Gallery. The Hall of Champions Gallery commemorates the lives of disabled athletes Terry Fox and Rick Hanson. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 578 Carrall St, Vancouver  BC  V6B 2J8 • 604-662-3207 Distance: ~1.268 km User Rating: 7.5 / 10         Description: Constructed in an authentic Ming Dynasty-style, the garden is renowned as being the first of its type built since the late 15th century. Traditional materials from Suzhou, the Garden City of the People's Republic, were used in the construction. It was built with only carefully arranged rocks, wood, plants and water, all without using screws, nails or power tools. The principles of yin and yang opposites, such as light and dark and rough and smooth, are a strong element in this garden's design. Science World / Alcan Omnimax Theatre (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 1455 Quebec St, Vancouver  BC  V6A 3Z7 • 604-443-7443 Distance: ~1.896 km User Rating: 9.5 / 10         Description: DOWNTOWN. Enjoy hands-on exhibits that teach about light, sound, physics, biology, meteorology and even music. Young children enjoy the Search Gallery, which allows them to crawl through a beaver lodge and observe tree roots hanging from the ceiling as they learn about British Columbia's natural history. The Omnimax Theater features films on a variety of subjects, including Antarctica, a Pacific Rim volcano, and the history of transportation. HR MacMillan Space Center (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 1100 Chestnut St Vanier Park, Vancouver  BC  V6J 3J9 • 604-738-7827 Distance: ~2.057 km         Description: This fascinating space museum features a series of hi-tech learning systems and interactive exhibits that include Virtual Voyages and a flight simulator. The Cosmic Courtyard is an exciting exhibit about the solar system, and Ground Station Canada showcases the achievements of Canada's space program. The Gordon Southam Observatory, which is located next to the main museum building, is a planetary complex open for stargazing. General Admission includes unlimited shows in the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium and GroundStation Canada, unlimited time in Cosmic Courtyard, and 1 ride on the Virtual Voyages™ Simulator. Vancouver Museum (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 1100 Chestnut St Vanier Park, Vancouver  BC  V6J 3J9 • 604-736-4431 Distance: ~2.057 km User Rating: 7 / 10         Description: This museum includes a life-size replica of a trading post, a 19th-century Canadian Pacific Railway passenger car, and an authentic dugout canoe in its many exhibits that document the history of Vancouver. The Orientation Gallery is a multi-layered timeline that uses artifacts to depict the growth and development of the region from pre-history to the heritage and culture of the First Nations to present day. A similar timeline is made with toys in a children's display. Vancouver Maritime Museum (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 1905 Ogden Ave Vanier Park, Vancouver  BC  V6J 1A3 • 604-257-8300 Distance: ~2.132 km User Rating: 7 / 10         Description: This museum features the final moorage of the RCMP schooner, St. Roch, which is best known for its dangerous west to east voyage through the treacherous Northwest Passage. Exhibits include an extensive collection of model ships and displays that chronicle British Columbia's seafaring tradition. Pirates Cove and the Discovery Center will delight children, allowing them to dress up as pirates or build an underwater robot. Hastings Mill Store Museum (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 1575 Alma Rd, Vancouver  BC  V6R 3P3 • 604-734-1212 • 604-263-4097 Distance: ~4.895 km User Rating: 10 / 10         Description: This museum was once the company store for a lumber operation as well as Vancouver's first post office. It is the oldest building in the city and is set in a little park next to the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. On display are old muskets, clocks, early clothing, and native baskets. Museum of Anthropology (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 6393 NW Marine Dr University of British Columbia Campus, Vancouver  BC  V6T 2B5 • 604-822-3825 • 604-822-5087 Distance: ~10.172 km User Rating: 9 / 10         Description: An award-winning cliff-top facility that focuses on the arts of the Pacific Northwest, First Nations, indigenous cultures, and aboriginal peoples from around the world. The highlight of the collection is the sculpture "The Raven and the First Men," carved by the late Haida artist Bill Reid. The museum includes one of the largest collections of Haida carvings in the world, as well as an impressive collection of masks, totems, textiles, sculptures, and gold and silver. Canadian Museum of Flight (Attractions & Activities - Museums) 5333 216th St Langley Airport, Langley  BC  V2Y 2N3 • 604-532-0035 Distance: ~41.578 km         Description: Located in Langley Airport, about an hour from Vancouver, this mostly outdoor museum includes such vintage aircraft as the Tiger Moth, Sopwith Camel and Avro Canuck. The 3D-exhibits explain how planes fly and feature a World War II supply plane, the Lysander. The museum also has an extensive collection of books and pamphlets related to aircraft and the history of flight. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.