Places to visit in Vancouver

Tourism spots around Vancouver and BC

1. Malls: Pacific Centre, Metropolis at Metrotown, Guildford mall, Surrey City-Centre, Tsawwassen mills, McArthur Designer outlet

2. Museums: Vancouver Maritime Museum, Museum of Vancouver, Museum of Surrey, Britannia Mine Museum

3. Tours: Harbour cruises, Hop on hop off Vancouver buses (covers downtown), seaplane, whale watching

a. Example locations: Gastown, Canada place, Rogers stadium, Stanley Park, science world

4. Parks: Stanley Park (trails and aquarium) and Queen Elizabeth park

5. Vancouver Island: Nanaimo, Victoria and Tofino

6. Capilano Suspension bridge

7. Whistler

8. Vancouver zoo

9. Hiking trails – typically around the deep cove area in North Vancouver

10. Richmond Night Market, Steveston farmers and artisan market

11. University campuses – UBC (by the ocean) and SFU (Burnaby – mountains) have lots of attractions and sites such as botanical gardens and beaches

12. Vancouverbestplaces.com (gathers events happening anywhere in bc)

• Downtown: Chinatown, Sun Yat-Sen Garden, Gastown, Yaletown, Harbour Centre, Robson Street shopping, Vancouver Public library, Canada Place, the Marine Building...
• Stanley Park: Vancouver Aquarium, Totem Poles, Seawall, Lions Gate Bridge
• Granville Island: market and street fair, plus Granville Island Brewery
• The University of British Columbia: Japanese Gardens, Rose Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Wreck Beach, Jericho Beach, Museum of Anthropology
• Science World, H. R. MacMillan Planetarium, Vancouver Museum, Art Gallery
• Queen Elizabeth Park, Bloedel Conservatory, Van Dusen Botanical Gardens
• Pacific Centre, Metrotown, Richmond Centre, and Lansdowne Shopping Malls
• Kitsilano Beach, and kayaking in English Bay (Symphony of Fire during summer)
• a Vancouver Canucks hockey game
• lots of great golf courses
• the Pacific National Exhibit (fair / amusement park)
• Seabus and North Shore Lonsdale Quay
• Grouse and Cyprus Mountain hiking
• Capillano and Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridges
• 2010 Winter Olympics sites
• Whistler-Blackcomb Resort and the sea-to-sky highway
• day trip to Victoria and Vancouver Island by ferry or seaplane
• whale watching in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
• and, of course, the food! particularly good Asian restaurants

Places we have visited so far in Vancouver:

1. Sea to Sky Squamish - the ride is pretty enjoyable, you can see gold mines on the way, gondola and a nice indian restaurant as well.

2. Golden Ears Provincial park - we did a small trail and went to Alouette Beach

3. Buntzen Lake

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