BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
777 Pacific Blvd S
Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y8
(604) 687-5520
www.bcsportshalloffame.com

The BC Sports Hall of Fame is designed to honor and spotlight athletics in British Columbia.  It has a lot of interactive exhibits that are a lot of fun and let you compete in different sports, like climbing and racing.  The galleries cover 150 years of sports history.

Canadian Museum of Flight
Langley Airport
5333 216th St
Langley, BC V2Y 2N3
(604) 532-0035
www.canadianflight.org

This museum is at an actual airport about an hour’s drive from Vancouver.  It’s exhibits are mainly outdoors, so save it for a sunny day.  There are plenty of antique aircraft and exhibits explaining how flight works.

HR MacMillan Space Centre
Vanier Park
1100 Chestnut St
Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
(604) 738-7827

This museum is packed with exhibits on outer space.  From a virtual spaceflight to exhibits on the space program and the museum’s observatory, this is a thoroughly engrossing stop.  It has facilities for birthday parties too.

Museum of Anthropology
University of British Columbia Campus
6393 NW Marine Dr
Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5
(604) 822-3825
www.moa.ubc.ca

The Museum of Anthropology focuses on the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest, and especially their art.  There are also rotating exhibits and the museum sponsors music, dance, theatre, and other performing arts.  The museum is located overlooking a cliff on the UBC campus and Tuesdays are free (donations suggested).

Science World / Alcan Omnimax Theatre
1455 Quebec St
Vancouver, BC V6A 3Z7
(604) 443-7443
http://www.scienceworld.ca/
Science World is full of interesting and interactive exhibits on all sorts of scientific topics.  It’s the perfect place to bring kids, who’ll have so much fun they won’t even realize they’re learning things too.  The museum hosts a camp too.

Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7
(604) 662-4719
www.vanartgallery.bc.ca

This gallery ahs a wide range of artwork and features everything from classical paintings from the historic masters to contemporary Inuit designs.  The gallery has around 15 exhibits a year.  Also, the gallery publishes different volumes exploring it’s art, and hosts lectures and events for schools too.

Vancouver Maritime Museum
Vanier Park
1905 Ogden Ave
Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3
(604) 257-8300
www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com

The Maritime Museum covers British Columbia’s history on the high seas and is even the last stop for an old ship used to explore the Northwest Passage.  There are interactive exhibits for kids that let them explore the deep or dress like buccaneers too.

Vancouver Museum
Vanier Park
1100 Chestnut St
Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
(604) 736-4431

Right by the Maritime Museum is the Vancouver Museum, which traces the history of Vancouver.  From the Native people who inhabited the area, through European exploration and colonization to now.  The museum has a fascinating timeline of toys throughout the decades, too.