Guidebook for Burnaby
Sightseeing
Deer Lake is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna and features a number of walking trails. Deer Lake is also close to our home and a nice place for a walk in nature when it's sunny.
130 locals recommend
Deer Lake
Deer Lake is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna and features a number of walking trails. Deer Lake is also close to our home and a nice place for a walk in nature when it's sunny.
Parks & Nature
From high atop Burnaby Mountain, you’ll have breathtaking views of the mountains, Burrard Inlet and the city. Be sure to bring your camera to capture this beauty in each changing season. Burnaby Mountain has natural, recreational and cultural elements, making it a wonderful place to visit any time of the year.
85 locals recommend
Burnaby Mountain Park
100 Centennial WayFrom high atop Burnaby Mountain, you’ll have breathtaking views of the mountains, Burrard Inlet and the city. Be sure to bring your camera to capture this beauty in each changing season. Burnaby Mountain has natural, recreational and cultural elements, making it a wonderful place to visit any time of the year.
Pitt-Addington Marsh in Pitt Meadows, BC may be one of the most beautiful places you'll ever visit. Go there on a sunny Summer day and enjoy the beauty! You'll need a car to do this. Bring food and water because you won't be able to buy anything there!
Pitt-Addington Marsh
Pitt-Addington Marsh in Pitt Meadows, BC may be one of the most beautiful places you'll ever visit. Go there on a sunny Summer day and enjoy the beauty! You'll need a car to do this. Bring food and water because you won't be able to buy anything there!
Shopping
Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown is Vancouver’s largest shopping mall. It has a distinct Asian feel and close to 400 stores as well as a movie theatre.
It's a great place to shop and has everything from American Eagle Outfitters to Zara.
290 locals recommend
Metropolis At Metrotown
4700 KingswayBurnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown is Vancouver’s largest shopping mall. It has a distinct Asian feel and close to 400 stores as well as a movie theatre.
It's a great place to shop and has everything from American Eagle Outfitters to Zara.
Essentials
Buy-Low Foods on Royal Oak Avenue is medium size grocery store within an 8 minute walk of our home.
28 locals recommend
Buy-Low Foods
7641 Royal Oak AveBuy-Low Foods on Royal Oak Avenue is medium size grocery store within an 8 minute walk of our home.
Arts & Culture
The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is an award-winning, multi-purpose community facility with arts classes, theatre performances & festivals located in Burnaby's picturesque Deer Lake Park.
21 locals recommend
The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake AveThe Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is an award-winning, multi-purpose community facility with arts classes, theatre performances & festivals located in Burnaby's picturesque Deer Lake Park.
Founded in 1931, the Vancouver Art Gallery is recognized as one of North America’s most respected and innovative visual arts institutions. The Gallery’s innovative ground-breaking exhibitions, extensive public programs and emphasis on advancing scholarship all focus on the historical and contemporary art of British Columbia and international centres, with special attention to the accomplishments of First Nations artists and the art of the Asia Pacific region.
1154 locals recommend
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
Founded in 1931, the Vancouver Art Gallery is recognized as one of North America’s most respected and innovative visual arts institutions. The Gallery’s innovative ground-breaking exhibitions, extensive public programs and emphasis on advancing scholarship all focus on the historical and contemporary art of British Columbia and international centres, with special attention to the accomplishments of First Nations artists and the art of the Asia Pacific region.
Entertainment & Activities
The Cineplex Cinemas at Metropolis is a modern multiplex chain screening the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.
47 locals recommend
Cineplex Cinemas Metropolis
4700 Kingsway AvenueThe Cineplex Cinemas at Metropolis is a modern multiplex chain screening the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.
Getting Around
Our home is within a 5 minute walk of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain, the oldest and longest, fully-automated, driverless, rapid-transit system in the world. There are three integrated lines:
The Expo Lines connects Vancouver with the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey.
With the addition of the new Evergreen Extension, the Millennium travels from Vancouver through Burnaby into Port Moody and Coquitlam.
The Canada Line connects downtown Vancouver to the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and the City of Richmond.
19 locals recommend
Royal Oak Station
Our home is within a 5 minute walk of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain, the oldest and longest, fully-automated, driverless, rapid-transit system in the world. There are three integrated lines:
The Expo Lines connects Vancouver with the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey.
With the addition of the new Evergreen Extension, the Millennium travels from Vancouver through Burnaby into Port Moody and Coquitlam.
The Canada Line connects downtown Vancouver to the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and the City of Richmond.