List of attractions and monuments in Stanley Park facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a super popular spot for both visitors and locals. About eight million people visit it every year! It's full of cool statues, monuments, and fun attractions.

Awesome Places to Explore
- East Side Adventures
- West Side Wonders
Statues and Special Monuments
Important Plaques
Commemorative Trees
Other Interesting Spots
Gallery
See also

Awesome Places to Explore

East Side Adventures

The 9 O'Clock Gun firing.

Cute sea otters at the Vancouver Aquarium.

On the east side of the park, you'll find these cool spots:

9 O'Clock Gun – This cannon fires every day at 9 PM! It's near Brockton Point.
Beaver Lake – A peaceful lake hidden in the forest. It's northwest of Lumberman's Arch.
Brockton Oval – Sports fields used for athletics since way back in 1891.
Brockton Oval Clubhouse – Also known as the Cricket & Rugby Pavilion. It was built in 1927.
Brockton Point and lighthouse – A lighthouse stands here, built in 1914. It replaced an older one from 1890.
Deadman's Island – You can't visit this island, but you can see it from the land near Brockton Point.
Klahowya Village – This village is open in the summer. It's located behind the Stanley Park Pavilion.
Lumberman's Arch – A fun area with a playground, water spray park, and picnic spots. It's close to the aquarium.
Malkin Bowl – An outdoor stage where concerts happen. It was first built in 1934 and rebuilt after a fire in 1982. It's in front of the Stanley Park Pavilion.
Ridable miniature railway – A small steam train that takes you on a ride through the woods. The first train opened in the 1940s, and a new one started in 1964. It's behind the Stanley Park Pavilion.
Rock Garden – This garden was created between 1911 and 1920. It uses stones dug up when the pavilion was built.
Rose Garden – A beautiful garden developed in 1920-21. It's south of the Stanley Park Pavilion.
Stanley Park Pavilion – This building now has a restaurant called Stanley's Park Bar & Grill. It was built in 1911-12. It's close to the aquarium.
Totem poles at Brockton Point – These tall, carved poles are the most visited tourist attraction in British Columbia! Many original poles are now in museums to protect them. New ones were made or loaned to the park between 1986 and 1992. They are at Brockton Point.
Vancouver Aquarium – This is the biggest aquarium in Canada! It opened in 1956.
Vancouver Rowing Club – Located by the Coal Harbour entrance to the park. It was built in 1911.

West Side Wonders

Prospect Point, a popular lookout at the park's highest spot.

Third Beach, looking west over the Pacific Ocean.

On the west side of the causeway, you'll find these attractions, including Lost Lagoon and Prospect Point:

Ceperley Meadow – A play area and picnic spot right behind Second Beach.
Ferguson Point – A lookout point and picnic area. It's located above Third Beach.
Fish House restaurant – This restaurant is in an old sports building from 1930, east of Second Beach.
Hollow Tree – A famous old tree with a huge hollow inside. It's on the road leading up to Prospect Point.
Lost Lagoon and Jubilee Fountain – A beautiful lagoon with a fountain. The fountain was bought in 1936 to celebrate Vancouver's 50th birthday.
Lost Lagoon Nature House – This used to be a boathouse. It's now run by the Stanley Park Ecology Society and is on the south shore of Lost Lagoon.
Pitch and Putt Golf Course – A small golf course built in 1932. It usually takes 1-3 hours to play. It's inland, east of Second Beach.
Prospect Point – This is the highest point in the park, offering amazing views. It's near the Lions Gate Bridge.
Second Beach and pool – A popular beach and swimming pool on the south shore.
Siwash Rock – A unique rock formation by Third Beach. There's also a lookout point above it.
Teahouse restaurant – This restaurant is in an old officer's building from 1938 at Ferguson Point.
Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden – A beautiful garden with rhododendron flowers. The best time to visit is from March to May, with early May being peak bloom.
Tennis Courts – You can find tennis courts in two places: near the Beach Avenue entrance and near Lost Lagoon.
Third Beach – On sunny Tuesdays, people often gather here for a drum circle at sunset. It's on the southwest shore, past Second Beach.
Two Spirits Sculpture – This sculpture is a bit hidden. It's carved into a tree stump and shows the outline of an Indigenous person's head. It was made in the mid-1990s.

Statues and Special Monuments

A monument and playground remembering the victims of Air India Flight 182.

Totem poles with the North Shore mountains in the background.

A statue of Harry Jerome.

Stanley Park has many statues and monuments that tell stories:

Air India Flight 182 Monument – This monument and playground were built in 2006 to remember the people who lost their lives in Air India Flight 182. It's in Ceperley Meadow.
Chehalis Cross – A memorial for eight people who died when the Chehalis tugboat sank in 1906. It's west of Brockton Point.
Bust of David Oppenheimer – A statue of David Oppenheimer, who was Vancouver's mayor from 1888 to 1891. This statue was made in 1911. It's at the English Bay entrance.
Girl in a Wetsuit – This statue is by Brockton Point. It was created by Elek Imredy and placed in 1972.
Harry Jerome – A statue of Harry Jerome, a local Olympic runner. It's by Brockton Point.
Japanese Canadian War Memorial – A tall column built in 1921 to remember Japanese Canadians who died in World War I. It's surrounded by Japanese cherry trees. It's near the aquarium.
Lord Stanley – A statue of Lord Stanley, who the park is named after. It was revealed in 1960. It's at the Coal Harbour entrance.
Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) Memorial – A stone pile and fountain dedicated to Pauline Johnson, a famous poet. It's near the Teahouse.
RMS Empress of Japan – A copy of the front part of a ship called the Empress of Japan. This ship was once the fastest on the Pacific.
Robert Burns Memorial – A memorial for the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. It's at the Coal Harbour entrance.
SS Beaver – The SS Beaver ship crashed near Prospect Point in 1888. A memorial stone is at Prospect Point. A part of the original ship is also displayed there.
Queen Victoria Memorial Fountain – This fountain remembers Queen Victoria after she passed away. It's at the Coal Harbour entrance.
Warren G. Harding Memorial – This monument remembers Warren G. Harding, who was the 29th US president. He visited the park in the 1920s. It was revealed in 1925. It's between the Stanley Park Pavilion and Malkin Bowl.
Windstorm Monument – This monument thanks people who helped clean up after a big windstorm in 2006. It's at Prospect Point.

Important Plaques

Siwash Rock.

Plaques are special signs that tell us about important events or people:

Air Force Garden of Remembrance – This garden was started in 1948 to remember airmen who died in World War II. It has many plaques and is west of the Stanley Park Pavilion.
Edward Stamp – A plaque on a rock near the seawall. It marks where the first logging happened in the park.
Frances Willard – This plaque, placed in 1939, celebrates Frances Willard. She was an American who worked hard to help women get the right to vote. It's in the Rock Garden.
HMS Egeria Benchmark – This plaque marks a special spot used by surveyors in 1863 and 1898. It's west of the 9 O'Clock Gun.
Hallelujah Point – This plaque marks a spot where the Salvation Army used to hold meetings. You could hear their "Hallelujahs" across Coal Harbour! It's near the 9 O'Clock Gun.
James Cunningham – A plaque on the seawall near Siwash Rock. It remembers Jimmy Cunningham, who built the seawall for many years. His ashes were laid to rest near this spot.
Port of Vancouver lookout – Plaques here explain important places in the Port of Vancouver.
SS Beaver – A plaque on the seawall below Prospect Point about the SS Beaver ship.
Siwash Rock – A plaque tells a popular story about this unique rock.
Stanley Park Centennial – This plaque was placed in 1988 to celebrate 100 years since the park officially opened. It's off the seawall, between Beaver Lake trail and Lions Gate Bridge.
World War II – This plaque marks where a coastal defense fort was during World War II. It's in front of the Teahouse at Ferguson Point.

Commemorative Trees

It's a tradition in Stanley Park to plant oak trees to remember important people and events.

Brockton Point Association – This oak tree was planted in 1902 and is still growing strong at Brockton Oval.
Canadian Forestry Corps – Three oak trees from England and a plaque remember this group. They are near the Harding Memorial.
King Edward VII – An oak tree and plaque near Brockton Pavilion remember this king.
Queen Elizabeth II – An oak tree and plaque remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. They are near the golf course.
John Drainie Memorial – A plaque and a dogwood tree remember John Drainie, a Canadian actor. They are in the Shakespeare Garden.
Peter Z. Caverhill – A fir tree and plaque near the Harding Memorial remember Peter Z. Caverhill.
William Shakespeare Gardens – This garden near the Rose Garden Cottage has a statue and plants mentioned in Shakespeare's plays. It was created in the 1930s.

Other Interesting Spots

Lumberman's Arch is a big open area on the park's northeast shore, great for picnics. The actual Lumberman's Arch landmark is a structure made of timber and stumps. It was built in 1952. It replaced an older arch from 1912 that was made by lumber workers.

Many forest trails in the park are named after people important to Vancouver's or Stanley Park's early history:

Avison Trail: Named after Henry Avison, who was the Stanley Park Superintendent from 1888-1895.
Eldon Trail: Named after G. Eldon, Park Board Superintendent from 1896-1909.
Lees Trail: Named after A.E. Lees, Park Commissioner from 1902-1917.
Merilees Trail: Named after Harold Merilees, General Manager of Tourism Vancouver in the 1960s.
Rawlings Trail: Named after W.S. Rawlings, the Park Board's longest-serving Superintendent.
Tatlow Trail: Named after R.G. Tatlow, Park Commissioner from 1888-1905.
Thompson Trail: Named after C.W. Thompson, Park Commissioner in 1937-1938 and 1940-1942.
Tisdall Trail: Named after C.E. Tisdall, Park Commissioner from 1904-1909 and 1926-1934.