3 Best Places To See in Burnaby, BC

"Burnaby Village Museum promotes a shared sense of identity and community for the citizens of Burnaby and visitors alike. The official opening ceremony was in 1971. Burnaby Village Museum is the primary historical resource for the City of Burnaby. The museum is designed as a small village with heritage and replica buildings, giving visitors a sense of life in Burnaby. The museum encourages appreciation, understanding, enjoyment, and participation in Burnaby's unique history. Burnaby Village Museum's vision is to invite visitors to join a community of learners, sharing history through collaboration, participation, and discovery. Burnaby Village Museum is a commemorative project of the 100th anniversary of the Province of British Columbia joining Confederation with Canada. Burnaby Village Museum works to integrate a more balanced interpretation of historical and cultural identity within Burnaby and in the context of an increasingly global culture. The Museum's period costumed townsfolk and a carousel are highlights of this living museum of a 1920s village. The Museum offers free parking and a wheelchair accessible parking lot.

"Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre is a multi-purpose building that opened on September 22, 2000. The Centre is home to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, the Nikkei National Museum, a community centre serving the neighbourhood, and a Japanese Canadian garden. Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre's mission is to respect, conserve, and share Japanese culture and Canadian history. The Museum & Cultural Centre houses over 3,000 objects, more than 52,500 photographs, more than 670 oral history records, and over 50 meters of archival and textual content. Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre also hosts live performances and displays clothing, books, and food for festivals. Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre has a number of rooms available for rent for many purposes, including meetings, demonstrations, weddings, receptions, small conferences, and other special events.

"Swangard Stadium features a seating capacity of more than 5,288 grandstand seats, an LED scoreboard, and is a premier sports and athletic facility for provincial and international soccer, rugby, football, and athletics. Swangard Stadium is fully accessible with wheelchair access, storage facilities, accessible washrooms, and facilities for persons with disabilities. The stadium has hosted home games for the Canadian men's and women's soccer teams in Olympic and World Cup qualifying matches. Swangard Stadium provides adjacent parking. The stadium also used to be home to the Simon Fraser Clan football team and the Vancouver Whitecaps while they were in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) and various US-based Division 2 leagues.