Museums

At the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, your experience begins with an inspiring showcase of BC’s Olympians, Paralympians, world-class athletes, teams, and pioneers; the stories of our athletes and teams who have accomplished greatness and brought pride to British Columbia and Canada. You will be entertained and educated
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The Britannia Mine Museum is a fantastic family-fun attraction. Don your hardhat for a journey into the side of a mountain. Wander through the exhibits dedicated to enlightening visitors about what life was like living and working at Britannia Mine. Don’t miss the award-winning BOOM! interactive show, and be sure
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Completely renovated in 2018, the Museum of Surrey is a vibrant, interactive, and ever-changing, free local venue for wonder, dialogue, and fun for the whole family. The exhibitions at the Museum of Surrey are always changing. You can check out the current exhibits here. The kids will absolutely love the
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The New Westminster Museum and Archives, located directly behind Irving House, brings alive the history of Western Canada’s oldest city. See items brought by the Royal Engineers, who founded New Westminster in 1859. Learn about New Westminster’s historic May Day celebration, the oldest continuing event of its type in the
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Irving House, located in the heart of the Royal City, is one of the oldest community heritage sites in BC. Step back to the 1800s as you enter the colonial home of Captain William Irving, King of the Fraser River. With 14 furnished rooms to enjoy, Irving House is a
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The Canadian Museum of Flight is a very “hands-on” facility. A large selection of aircraft can be touched, and the children can feel that aircraft are made not only from aluminum, but also from wood and fabric. The Canadian Museum of Flight is constantly undergoing display changes to allow visitors
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The railroad was once the primary means of long distance travel for people and commerce and the Port Moody Station was the terminus of the CPR (and the second built) until it was moved further west to Vancouver. The Port Moody Station, completed in 1908 and in service until 1976,
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The BC Farm Machinery and Agricultural Museum features British Columbia’s largest collection of pioneer artifacts. The kids will love riding on the Museum’s pedal tractors. While a number of the displays are for eyes-only, ask a volunteer to show your kids the vegetable sorting machine and the egg sorting machine.
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Imagine visiting a museum where you don’t have to constantly say “don’t touch” or “please just look” or “good grief, get down from there”. Welcome to the new Kids’ Gallery at the Surrey Museum. Tucked in the back corner of the Museum, the new 900 sqft space is dedicated entirely
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The BC Farm Museum re-opened for the season on April 1st.  They remain open 7 days a week from April 1st until the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.  You can find the BC Farm Museum in historic, and charming, Fort Langley. My youngest and I had great fun exploring the
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