RICHMOND BC - Tourism Richmond

At the end of No. 4 Road sits a sleepy, quaint assortment of wooden houses,
some on stilts and some floating in Fraser River marshland. It’s called Finn
Slough, as the small fishing community was built near Steveston by Finnish
immigrants a century ago.
fish scales. Films, exhibits and tours bring it all to life. Britannia
Shipyards has BC’s oldest shipyard buildings, on piles above
marshland and the West Coast’s last Chinese bunkhouse.
Explore the homes of those who built the canning industry.
London Heritage Farm (londonheritagefarm.ca) entices
families with its affordably priced tea and scones, plus a bee
hive, chickens, and heritage gardens. Check out the vintage
telephone, children’s toys, washing machine, and other period
items.
The Steveston Museum located at the corner of Moncton
and First Avenue houses a re-created bank office and general
store, plus a photo archive depicting Steveston’s history. Mail
a letter or postcard at the working post office in this 1905
building.
The Steveston Museum is also home to Tourism Richmond’s
new Visitor Centre. Our Visitor’s centre is ready to give you
suggestions, help you make reservations and offer advice.
You can also find locations of attractions and restaurants by
referring to the Steveston map, located on the centre spread
of this guide.
Active Steveston
Ready to enjoy modern Steveston? Stroll along the pier and
feast on fish and chips at Pajo’s (pajos.com), fresh shellfish
from The Crab King or grilled scallops at Blue Canoe
(bluecanoerestaurant.com) or buy salmon, tuna, halibut, and
octopus right off the boats that caught them just hours earlier.
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Go cycling along the breezy waterfront. Pause in Garry Point
Park to admire the dancing kites, including kite-gliders riding
three-wheeled kite-buggies, and check out the tranquil Kuno
Japanese Garden with its lanterns and sculpted rock garden.
You can bike along the dyke trail all the way out to the
Richmond Olympic Oval and back. Bike rentals are available
at Village Bike Rentals (village-bikes.ca). Between April and
October, both Steveston Seabreeze Adventures
(seabreezeadventures.ca) and Vancouver Whale Watch
(vancouverwhalewatch.com) offer whale-watching tours.
Advantages include safe, semi-enclosed Zodiac vessels
and savvy naturalists on board who locate orcas on 95 per
cent of trips; plus sea lions, porpoises, and other marine
life. Bird-watchers can spot herons, cormorants and eagles.
For something more personalized and tailored to your
needs, Steveston Eco Tours will help take care of the details.
Seabreeze Adventures (seabreezeadventures.com) also offers
fishing charters. Reel in a glistening sockeye salmon at sea,
or a mighty Fraser River sturgeon, covered in armored plates,
weighing up to 300 pounds.
Chill out with unique boutique shopping in Steveston Village.
On Moncton Street, buy anything from jewelry to home décor
at A Monkey Tree (amonkeytree.com), or get an eco-friendly
designer handbag at Pieces. And two Sundays a month, the
Steveston Farmers and Artisans Market (sfam.ca) sells fresh
fruits, veggies, baked goods, jams, honey, jewelry and pottery
amid live musical performances. It’s a place to reconnect with
family and friends, new and old.