List of attractions and monuments in Stanley Park
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Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is one of the most popular attractions in the city for both tourists and local residents, drawing an estimated eight million visitors every year. The following is a list of the many statues, monuments, recreational facilities, and natural features that attract park visitors.
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[edit] Statues
- David Oppenheimer Memorial Bust - Located at the English Bay entrance.
- Girl in a Wetsuit - Unable to obtain a licence to reproduce Copenhagen's The Little Mermaid statue, the city commissioned a modern version with diving mask, wetsuit, and swimfins.
- Lord Stanley - Located at the entrance to the park.
- Robert Burns - Located at the entrance to the park.
- President Harding Memorial - US President, commemorating his visit. Located between the Pavillion and Malkin Bowl
[edit] Monuments
- SS Beavertablet and cairn - the first steamship in the Pacific Northwest that wrecked on the shore below Prospect Point.
- SS Beaver Walking Beam - Located at Prospect Point.
- Brockton Point lighthouse
- Chehalis Cross - The Chehalis tugboat sank off Stanley Park after colliding with the SS Princess Victoria. Located west of Brockton Point.
- HMS Egeria Benchmark - An inscribed concrete slab, which was set by the Royal Engineers in 1865 and used as a survey point in 1898 by the Royal Navy survey ship, HMS Egeria. Located west of the 9 O'Clock Gun.
- RMS Empress of Japan Figurehead (replica)
- Ferguson Point (Battery) Monument - Ferguson Point
- Hallelujah Point Monument - Marking the site used by the Salvation Army.
- Japanese Canadian War Memorial - Located near the Aquarium.
- Jubilee Fountain - Purchased from Chicago after its World's Fair in 1934 to commemorate Vancouver's fiftieth anniversary in 1936. Located in the east end of Lost Lagoon.
- Lumberman's Arch - A structure made from wooden beams in the place of the original Lumbermen's Arch, which was built by lumber workers as organized labour's contribution to the celebration of a visit by the Duke of Connaught
- Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) Memorial - Located in the woods near Third Beach.
- Queen Victoria Memorial Fountain - Located across from the Rowing Club.
- Shakespeare Monument and Gardens - Located near the maintenance yard.
- Totem poles, Petroglyphs, Canoes - Yakdzi Myth, Wakias, Nhe-is-bik, located at Brockton Point.
- Two Spirits Sculpture - Slightly hidden, this sculpture is found just west of the crossroads of trails that enter into Stanley Park from the swimming pool located at Second Beach. The sculpture was created in the mid-1990's and depicts the silhouetted head of an aboriginal person against its own image. The sculpture was chiseled into a stump that remains from one the large trees in the area.
[edit] Recreation/entertainment
- Aquarium
- Brockton Oval
- Children's Farmyard
- Malkin Bowl (venue for Theatre Under the Stars
- Miniature Railway: The train is a replica of Locomotive Engine #374, which pulled the first transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver in 1886.
- Pitch and putt golf course
- Rowing Club
- Seawall
- Second Beach Pool
[edit] Places
- Air Force Garden of Remembrance - Located on the knoll west of the Pavillion.
- Brockton Point
- Ceperley Meadow - Children's play area that will be the site of a new playground commemorating victims of the Air India flight 182 bombing.
- Deadman's Island
- Ferguson Point
- Lumberman's Arch picnic area
- Prospect Point
- Rhododendron Garden
- Rose Garden
- Stanley Park Pavillion
[edit] Natural attractions
- Beaver Lake
- English Bay Beach, Second Beach, Third Beach
- Hollow Tree
- National Geographic Tree - A large western redcedar named because it was pictured in the magazine's October 1978 issue.
- Siwash Rock
- Lost Lagoon
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] External Links
- Heritage Register Information: Landscape Resources, City of Vancouver, Community Services.
