Totem Poles

Great place to see a variety of totems and get the story of each part. the Gift shop is one of better gift shops around Vancouver to take some indigenous Canadian gifts back home. Good variety of style and price catering from kids to grandparents.

Truly amazing structures. MUST visit In Stanley Park

So much has changed since my last visit but the Totem's are still beautiful and worth a few minutes of your day. You can no longer walk up to the totems but the surrounding landscaping is beautiful. There are signs around with explanations for the totems. This has always been a popular stop so there is lots of parking. There is a small gift store, coffee shop and restrooms close by. Did not visit the coffee shop so not sure what kind of things they offer, outside of coffee. Getting to the seawall for a view of downtown Vancouver is really easy too. Beautiful area.

Indian Totem Poles:British Columbia Indian’s coat of arms carved from western red cedar and each carving tells of a real or mythical event. They were not idols nor were they worshiped. Each carving on each pole has a meaning.The eagle represents the kingdom of the air.The whale, the lordship of the sea.The wolf, the genius of the land.The frog, the transitional link between land and sea.

Great place to spend a few fun hours. A great spot to visit in Stanley Park is the Totem pole section. Very interesting to see native peoples work. Weekends can get crazy busy and FYI leaving the park will take about 2 hours, if after 5pm but you’ll get beautiful photos.

Cool place to visit. Extremely busy on this Saturday morning. Many tour buses. We walk the 2 miles from our hotel. Beautiful walk around the harbor.

En una zona del Parque Stanley hay nueve tótems que son una de las atracciones más visitadas de la Columbia Británica y la ciudad de Vancouver.La ciudad comenzó la colección y colocación de los totemismos en la década de 1920, añadiendo poco a poco hasta 1960. Hay tótems de Alert Bay de la isla de Vancouver, otros de Haida Gwaii y otros lugares.Hay una replica del poste mortuorio de Skedans, ya que el original fue devuelto a su lugar de procedencia en Haida Gwaii y después en los 80 el resto se enviaron a distintos museos para su conservación, por lo tanto los que se pueden ver son tótems de reemplazo.Aún así, si visitas el parque, no dejes de acercarte a este punto, para ver de cerca como eran los tótems que Los tótems tenían en su tiempo una razón de existir, eran un símbolo y lazo de unión entre las tribus y grupos que mantenían una estrecha relación entre ellos y con su entorno, animales, vegetales y objetos. Las tribus tomaban el nombre de esos seres y los convertían en círculos sociales como si fueran familias completas de decenas o centenas de miembros.Son una muestra llena de simbolismo y color que tienes que ver si vas al Parque Stanley.

Truely amazing structure and symbol of canada history. Must visit when in stanly park

One of the most famous attractions if Stanley park. Make sure you read the road signs and go, they aren't easily visible on the seawall where most of the people are. A tiny detour takes you to totem poles.

This place is very beautiful, nice atmosphere, nice view, you can admire the view of the sea. It's a good place to come for a walk and take pictures with the statues. and ancient sculptures I recommend this place