City: New Westminster
Top Things to do in New Westminster
Top 5 Specialty Museums in New Westminster, Canada
New Westminster is a historically important city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and is a member municipality of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capital of the new-born Colony of British Columbia in 1858, and continued in that role until the Mainland and Island Colonies were merged in 1866, and was the Mainland's largest city from that year until it was passed in population by Vancouver during the first decade of the 20th Century.
Restaurants in New Westminster
1. Irving House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
Located in the heart of the Royal City, Irving House 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. Over 140 years of memories live within Irving House "...the handsomest, the best and most home-like house of which British Columbia can yet boast..." was how Irving House was described in the British Columbian newspaper in April 1865. With 14 furnished rooms to enjoy, Irving House is a must-see for everyone interested in New Westminster's past and anyone interested in the Victorian and Edwardian periods, heritage architecture or colonial BC.
Reviewed By troy318 - Ottawa, Canada
This visiting was important to me to feel the soul of family who lived in this house. The dresses which daughters (Mary and Neil!) of a family wore took me a tunnel of history of a family. İt is an orginal house.
2. The Royal Westminster Regiment Historical Society and Museum
3. Samson V Maritime Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
The Samson V, launched in 1937, is the last surviving wooden steam-powered sternwheeler built for the federal Department of Public Works for use as a snag-boat on the Fraser River. At 418 gross tons and 115' on deck, she was the fifth in a series of similar vessels dating back to 1884 that cleared debris, maintained aids to navigation and government docks, performed surveys and served other functi
4. Fraser River Discovery Centre
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 19 reviews
The Fraser River Discovery Centre is a fun and friendly place for families of all ages in the heart of New Westminster, BC. We are here to discover the environment, economy and culture of the Fraser River through rotating exhibits and hands-on activities. We offer guided tours, field-trips, birthday parties, facility rentals and have a gift shop.
Reviewed By P1509YHtomw
they have very good kids content and programs for school. They value their volunteers and work them into their kids programs. Interesting ecological footprint perspective. It's a very small museum almost all of the exhibits are child focused. An hour is plenty of time to see and explore the whole place. Its not somewhere you would go the spend the entire day.
5. The Original Bike Shop and Cap's Bicycle Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 16 reviews
Original Bike Shop began in the historic neighbourhood of Sapperton, New Westminster, BC, in 1932. We sell: Sworks, Specialized, Surly, Brodie, Louis Garneau, Dahon, Tern, We The People, Radio. We are experts in touring, bike-packing, road cycling, cyclocross, and recreational riding. Our staff include cyclist who race, commute and adventure. We offer coaching and club rides. We are cyclists!
