Update November, 2020: Museum director Jim Millar has resisted intervention by our MP, a Queen's…read moreCounsel lawyer, and continues to cling tenaciously, wrongly, wrongfully, to our beloved forbear's WWI medals. A recent letter from a curator at the big war museums in Calgary, AB expressed concern at Millar's strangely hostile approach, citing examples of similar disputes, in which, in EVERY case, the family prevailed. If the medals are NOT relinquished to us shortly, the Calgary curator assures us that the medals may be relocated to the Calgary museum appropriate to forbear's regiment. Either way, this awful Port Moody museum will NOT have them! Museums worldwide are daily being compelled by courts to repatriate their disputed plunder, returning it to its rightful owners. This is due in no small measure to attitudes like this museum director's. I would urge the public to question the the legality of every museum's right of possession to its collection. In our case, it would have been reasonable to presume first, that there are almost certainly surviving descendants of WWI soldiers, and second, that those descendants enjoy a prima facie claim and right of first refusal to such mementos as against a museum. There are conflicts in every family. It's wrong for a museum to exploit such conflicts for its own dubious purposes. In this case, the war medals' only real value is as family heirlooms. To knowingly deprive a family of our right to honor a forbear's war time valor should be a criminal offence.

Ever wonder what it was like to go back in time and step foot inside an old Canadian Pacific…read moreRailway (CPR) station from the early 1900s? Welcome to the Port Moody Station Museum! The building itself was completed in 1908 and has since been carefully managed to provide guests with an authentic experience of what life was like as a Port Moody pioneer/visitor. Several unique artifacts that have been collected or excavated are found in display cases around the museum providing children and adults alike with a learning opportunity. Outside in the concourse is the eye-catching (and my favourite) landmark: the Venosta - one of the few remaining 1920 CPR sleeping cars. Its restoration and incorporation into our modern society is only a small testimony to the dedication of staff members at the museum to preserve our cultural heritage. (Thank you!) If you're ever interested in learning about how the town of Port Moody came to be and/or the story behind that little train station everyone drives by, pay the Port Moody Station Museum a visit!

Oriented to the maritime history of Vancouver, the West Coast of Canada, and the Arctic…read more Many ship models, marine artifacts, reconstructed ship sections, and a simulated ship bridge. The main exhibit is the St. Roch, an RCMP vessel designed and built for the Arctic seas. The history of the ship and its crew is a compelling story to read. Totally enclosed inside its own structure, protecting it from the elements. Some exhibits were closed, and admission was discounted. Pay to park is available.

We visited this museum during the "pay what you can" weekend, so I am thankful we didn't pay full…read moreprice. The museum was ok, and I'm glad to see there was a children's area. However I do feel it has gone downhill. The staff were friendly, however they mostly looked unprofessional. A marine style uniform would be great, but at the very least these employees should have a little pride in their appearance.

Fort Langley makes you step back in time while you walk around the old buildings, explore the…read morehistoric streets, and take in all the little details. I love the Bay blankets and the connection to the Hudson's Bay Company. It's hard to believe that the Bay is gone now, but seeing these historical pieces reminds you of its beginnings. It's a beautiful place to spend a day learning a little history, and enjoying the feeling of a small, old-fashioned town. It is definitely worth visiting if you love history, charming old places, and getting a glimpse into the early days of BC.

If you like history this is a beautiful place to come and learn about the birth of British Columbia…read moreand the fur trade industry in this region. Besides an interactive museum you can walk to the historuc town full of coffee shops, Bistros, local stores. All buzzing with people and live in this quaint place. If it is a Saturday bistros usualy have waiting seat times. Everything is let friendly since there are tables outside every restaurant. For 4 hours of free parking you need to register for free your car at the Visitor Center. There are lots of parking and everything is comfortably walkable.

A really nice way to get across false creek from one side to the other. The tickets are pretty…read morecheap at a few dollars each depending on where you're going - even if you don't have a particular destination, it's fun to just ride along. It's pretty hard to tell which direction the ferry is going next though unless you're very familiar with the routes, so make sure you ask the driver just in case. I find that the ones I've interacted with all ask you where you're going before letting you on, so at least I haven't taken the wrong boat yet. They have a zone system for ticketing and at first it was a bit confusing for which zone ticket was needed to go where. But they have nice maps at each stop so it wasn't too hard to decipher after awhile. The boat drivers were also pretty nice and were happy to answer questions about tickets. I took the boats during the Big Picnic event at David Lam park. There were other people on the boat but it was not crowded at all. Boats also came all the time and so we didn't have to wait much before ours came. The boat doors were left open when I rode the boats and so it was really nice to be able to take pictures and videos without obstruction from the windows or clear screens. The creek is relatively calm most of the time and the rides are short, so most people probably won't get sea sick.

With a lot of cool spots in Vancouver being just a walkable distance from the False Creek inlet,…read moretaking a day pass for these Ferries makes a lot of sense. As a tourist, you want to visit Granville island, Science museum, Maritime museum, Museum of vancouver, various parks, Davie Village, all are within a short walking distance from these Ferry stops. You can save a lot of time, energy and money with this pass. Not only will you be seeing this as a mode of transportation but also as a picturesque journey itself. Considering how short the rides are, you dont really have to plan much. You can hop on hop off as you feel like. The boats are small, so there is never really much of a waiting time for docking or embarkation. Like a city bus but on water. Must try.

Walking the lovely boardwalk along the water and happen upon this gem. So full of information and…read morevery beautiful. Lots of history. So well done and laid out for preservation of history. There are several buildings throughout to visit. You can even see them working on a boat. There's also gardens, yard games, and tons of information throughout. Super friendly and knowledgeable employees there too. Just a terrific place. Worth visiting!!!!

A must visit while in Steveston. I am so happy to know they have dedicated this place as historic…read moreso it will be preserved for future generations. There is so much history here and story telling to all the people and past events.

A free museum in the Anvil Centre, if you're already here to see the New Media Gallery or the…read moreCanadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, check it out. The exhibits include memorabilia, artifacts, newspaper reprints and even a 1926 Ford Model T and a New Westminster Police motorcycle. Interesting history of a part of the world that is new to me so it was interesting to learn a microcosm of Canadian history here as New Westminster grew from before its earliest settlement to the city it is today. Of course, no Canadian museum is complete without an acknowledgement of the impact of colonialism and New Westminster's exhibits include statements and context that recognize it. There is a display of First Peoples artifacts and history. [Review 20889 overall - 65 in British Columbia - 1873 of 2023.]

I've been to the New Westminster Museum and Archives a couple of times -- I only found out about it…read morewhen I went to New Media Gallery last year. It's located in the Anvil Centre, right beside the gallery, and like the gallery, it's free. The museum displays artifacts pertaining to the history of New Westminster, and currently, there is a neat exhibit of the city of New Westminster made entirely out of Lego. The exhibit is called "People Gotta Move", focusing on transportation, complete with a Lego skytrain. Be sure to catch the exhibit before it ends on November 16, 2018. [Yelp collections: Museums and Art Galleries; Cheap Thrills; Being a tourist in my own city]

I spent an hour here. It's a museum that highlights Richmond as being an integral part of the…read moreOlympic experience, when Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics. It contains memorabilia of past Olympians and Olympic events. It has a lot of interactive simulations, where you can experience the feeling of bobsledding, surfing, kayak, racing, and many more. There's a lot of exhibits that showcase Olympic medals, torches and the evolution of sports equipment. There are films of past Olympic glories and wins. This experience has everything for adults and young children. There's a view deck overlooking a skating and hockey rink. Today I saw some figure skaters practicing! It's a huge complex...definitely worth to visit!

Great experience. The facilities are clean. Only thing is you have to pay for parking-- but that's…read moreeverywhere now.

So, Tod. M. really did a great job describing the train and the service. We had the Concierge at…read moreour hotel make the arrangements and we took the 'coach' car up to Whistler and the 'first class' car back. To start out on our adventure, a nice new bus took us from a local hotel to the train station and back again. For a one day adventure, I am not sure I would recommend this due to the price, but again, it was quite the adventure. When we arrived at the train station, we promptly boarded our "coach car" and were treated to coffee, tea and juice. Once the train pulled away from the station we were given a boxed breakfast that had a sandwich (fresh made on a croissant) and cut up fruit. I did not eat the sandwich as it was my very worst nightmare of all things I don't eat (mayo, ham and hard boiled eggs), but the husband enjoyed his. The service on our train was stellar and the views were spectacular. There is an open car where you can take pictures and really get a sense of what being off the highway has to offer. Once we arrived in Whistler (it was about 3 hours later) we had a 2.5 hour long time in Whistler Village (enough time to have lunch and walk around). The bus that took us from the train to the village was too crowded and seemed less organized than the bus trip from the hotel to the station. Whistler was a total waste of time for us other than the fact that my in-laws (brother/sister/nephew) drove up from Bellingham just to have lunch with us here. It was a total tourist trap without enough signage as to how to get around the small village and an incredibly mediocre amount of bathrooms. We were happy to get back onto the bus to take us back to the train station and have our first class experience. This car was bigger, the seats a little more plush and there was high tea and booze served all with real glass, silverware and cloth napkins. The service again was stellar, the tea itself tasty and it was a lot of fun. The train trip itself was one of the highlights of our vacation (cost and all) and to be honest, there was no need to "upgrade" as the coach car (sans the nasty sandwich) was perfect in and of itself.

This is a daily-run train that goes from North Vancouver (with pickup at downtown hotels) to…read moreWhistler on a very scenic route. There are two service levels -- $109 (special) for coach and $250 for "dome car" service. First, the service is very good. Organized pickups and luggage handling, friendly staff on board, interesting tour-guide material without it being too in-your-face. The real star here, though, isn't the train but the spectacular views along the way. But their marketing materials is a little bit more, er, enthusiastic than reality. For one thing, the "Glacier Dome Car" sounds great but, in fact, is not in a dome car at all. To be accurate, it should be called a "Glacier Tall Windows Car." And while you do get fed hot food in the Dome Car (as opposed to cold food), there's really not that much difference between it and the regular coach class. Same sized seating and legroom from what I could tell, access to the same heritage car, reclining seats, assigned seating, and so on. Save the $250; go with the cheaper $109 "Classic Coach" version instead. The train company promised "fully reclining seats" on the Dome car and, as I knew I would need to rest, this is partially why I opted to go with the train rather than the bus. In fact, the seats do NOT fully recline. While they recline more than coach seats in an airplane, if you're expecting to be able to lie down (that *is* what fully reclining means), you'll be disappointed. Ticketing went well. Through a snafu, they had my directions reversed but it was taken care of quickly. The tickets are not refundable in any way, though you can move unused tickets to a later date in the year. For a change fee, natch. And finally, the train arrived 30 minutes later than scheduled which seemed to be the norm. There didn't seem to be any unusual delays -- after all, there aren't traffic jams on the rail tracks -- just seemed to be a bit of lasse faire. Didn't affect me, but might be a concern for people with a tight air connection who expect to arrive when scheduled. Overall, despite feeling a bit misled by some of the promises (dome car, a big differences by paying more than double, and "fully" reclining seats), the trip was smooth and enjoyable. Bring your camera!!