Things to see in Vancouver
Vancouver is a city in United States of America, with an urban population of about 526 thousand. Below are 16 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Fort Vancouver History
Fort Vancouver was an early 19th-century British fur trading post in the disputed region of Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest. The factory was the principal settlement of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in what was known as the Columbia Department.
2St. James Catholic Church Place of worship
The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater (formerly St. James Catholic Church) is a church building and parish of the Catholic Church located in Vancouver, Washington, United States.
3Interstate Bridge Landmark
The Interstate Bridge is a pair of nearly identical steel vertical-lift, Parker through-truss bridges that carry Interstate 5 traffic over the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon in the United States.
4Pearson Air Museum Museum
The Pearson Air Museum is a place-based aviation museum at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, USA.
5Kiggins Theatre Arts & culture
The Kiggins Theatre is an historic, single-screen movie theater in Vancouver, Washington. Named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins, it opened in 1936.
6Esther Short Park Park
Esther Short Park is a public park and town square located in downtown Vancouver, Washington. Established in 1853, it is the oldest public park in the state of Washington, and one of the oldest public parks in the West.
7Leverich Park Park
Leverich Park is a 33-acre (130,000 m2) park located in Vancouver, Washington. It is located along Burnt Bridge Creek in a natural area of Vancouver adjacent to Interstate 5.
8Columbia River Crossing Landmark
The Columbia River Crossing (CRC) was a proposed joint freeway megaproject from 2005 to 2013 between Oregon and Washington, which proposed to widen and modernize Interstate 5 where it crossed the Columbia River.
9Lotus Isle Park
Lotus Isle Amusement Park was an amusement park that operated from 1930 to 1932 on Tomahawk Island in Portland, Oregon. Known as the "Wonderland of the Pacific Northwest", Lotus Isle was located just east of the more successful Jantzen Beach Amusement Park.
10Jantzen Beach Park
Jantzen Beach Amusement Park was a popular amusement park from 1928 to 1970 in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the middle of the Columbia River.
11BNSF Railroad Bridge 9.6 Landmark
The BNSF Railway Bridge 9.6, also known as the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 or the Columbia River Railroad Bridge, is a through truss railway bridge across the Columbia River, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, owned and operated by BNSF Railway.
12Statue of Paul Bunyan Landmark
Paul Bunyan Statue is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) concrete and metal sculpture of mythical logger Paul Bunyan in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.
13Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge Landmark
The Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge, also known as the BNSF Railway Bridge 8.8, is a swing-span, through truss bridge in Portland, Oregon, United States.
14Vancouver Mall Shopping
Vancouver Mall is a shopping mall owned by Cenntenial Real Estate, and located in the city of Vancouver, Washington, U.S., which is within the Portland metropolitan area.
15Farragut Park Park
Farragut Park is a public park in the Piedmont neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It is bordered by North Kerby Avenue, Farragut Street, and the railway line.
16Woodlawn Park Park
Woodlawn Park is a 8.23-acre (3.33 ha) public park in northeast Portland, Oregon.
Tours & activities in Vancouver KlookHotels in Vancouver Booking.comeSIM for United States of America Airalo
Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); data: Wikidata (CC0); maps: OpenStreetMap. List compiled automatically from open data — check details before you travel.