Tourist Places to Visit in Richmond, Canada, America

Tourist Places to Visit in Richmond, Canada, America

Richmond is a coastal city located in British Columbia province in Canada, is the 4^th most populous city in the province situated 12 km away from the Vancouver city and 100 km from the provincial capital Victoria. Richmond hosts Vancouver International Airport and features a temperate climate.

Geography of Richmond:

Richmond is positioned on Lulu Island at the entrance of the River Fraser at the coordinates of 49°10′ N 123°08′ W. It is bounded by New Westminster towards east, Delta on the south, Burnaby in the north and Strait of Georgia towards west. Richmond covers a total area of 129.27 sq. km.

History of Richmond:

There are several disputes about the origin of the name Richmond, one theory states that, Richmond got its name from the local farmstead constructed by Hugh McRoberts and another source states that, the name Richmond came from Richmond of England. Richmond was formed as a town in 1879 and it gained city status in 1990.

How to reach Richmond?

Richmond is the site of Vancouver International Airport well connected with most of the domestic locations of Canada and the major cities of North America, Europe and Asia.

There are SkyTrain and bus services are catered by Translink within the Richmond and Canada Line operates SkyTrain services to downtown Vancouver regularly. Generally taxi charges $2.50 to move within Richmond city. Tourists can book taxi or car in advance at local travel offices or through online.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Richmond:

Richmond is a cultural site known for its different religions worship places like churches, masjids, Hindu temples and Buddhist temples.

The major shopping malls in Richmond are:

Parker Place Shopping Centre
Yaohan Centre
Union Square
Aberdeen Centre

Tourists can refer the following food corners for both traditional and foreign eateries:

Papi’s Ristorante Italiano
Thai House Richmond
Neptune Seafood Restaurant
Steveston Pizza Co

Things to do in Richmond:

Blossom Winery
River Port
TBC Indoor Cart Racing
Sanduz Estate Wines tasting
West Richmond Community Centre
Sea Island Community Centre

Tourist Attractions in Richmond:

International Buddhist Temple:

International Buddhist Temple is North America’s first and largest Chinese Buddhist temple is designed with full of Chinese art pieces and tourists can see the largest Buddhist mural of the globe here. It also features the classical Chinese garden with lotus ponds and wisdom fountain. Admission is free.

Gulf of Georgia Cannery:

Gulf of Georgia Cannery is a natural historical site sited in Steveston of Richmond was constructed in the remembrance of the history of Canada’s West Coast fishing industry. Entrance fee is $7.80 for adults and $3.90 for youth. It is open between May to middle October from 10AM-5PM.

Richmond Public Library:

Richmond Public Library boasts living rooms, language learning center and internet options. It offers Books, DVDs, music CDs and video games in all the days of the week except Sundays.

Other places of interest in Richmond include:

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple
Jama Masjid
Cambie Community Centre
Lang Centre
McLean Park
Minoru Aquatic Centre
South Arm Pool
Richmond Nature Park
Steveston Pool
Terra Nova Nature Park
Watermania Aquatic Centre
Richmond Ice Centre

Best time to visit Richmond:

From May to October is the ideal time to visit Richmond.

Accommodation Options in Richmond:

Because of the presence of Vancouver International Airport, daily a large number of people visit Richmond from the different regions of the world. Due to this there are plenty of hotels and motels located all around Richmond to serve both tourists and business people. The prominent hotels in Richmond are listed below: