Vancouver is where one-of-a-kind nature and urban entertainment intertwine, ensuring that you’ll never get bored. Here is a list of the top nine Vancouver attractions that locals reveal.
Stanley Park – the best Vancouver Attractions
The 1,000-acre Stanley Park offers a green escape from the urban setting and is filled with activities you can do year-round. Walk the famous Seawall for stunning views of the Burrard Inlet or head inland and marvel at the giant trees in this preserved forest.
Hit one of the beaches in the morning and then play a round of pitching in the afternoon. Stand beside massive totem poles and learn about the First Nations that inhabited this land. Or have lunch at one of the restaurants and head to the aquarium to spend the day. Stanley Park has been a star magnet for over 125 years. Nothing is stopping it now.
Granville Island
Granville Island is a buzzing place filled with exceptional gift-makers, top amateur chefs and aspiring musicians. There is always something happening on the island. You can stop for a beer or spend the day browsing the shops at the Public Market and enjoying the entertainment. Whatever you do, please don’t ignore it.
Vancouver Aquarium – unique Vancouver Attractions
Home to over 50,000 creatures, the Vancouver Aquarium is what you could call an animal lover’s playground. From friendly sea otters to brightly colored jellyfish, get close and personal with wildlife worldwide.
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Overcome your fear of heights in style with the help of the 450-foot Capilano Suspension Bridge, which hangs 230 feet above the fast-flowing Capilano River. Once you’ve beaten the giant bridge, the Cliffwalk – a series of walkways that hang over the cliff and cantilever above the rainforest – won’t seem tricky.
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is full of adrenaline-pumping interests that immerse you in the stunning outdoor setting.
Grouse Mountain – Vancouver Attractions
Instead of enjoying the gorgeous mountain view from within the city, could you take a short drive and enjoy it? Grouse Mountain is only 15 minutes from downtown Vancouver but offers everything you could want from a mountain. In winter, climb the slopes for a few hours before enjoying the alpine skiing. Go hiking or gondola up in the summer, watch a lumberjack show, and say hello to Grinder and Coola – two grizzly bears that live in a fenced wildlife sanctuary.
Breakwaters in Vancouver
Just over 13.5 miles, the Seawall is part of the world’s longest uninterrupted road over water. The breakwater is a popular recreational route for pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists.
Along the way, you’ll get stunning views of English Bay and the mountains beyond Vancouver. You’ll be watching outside the stunning Stanley Park, possibly stopping to snap photos of curious sea otters and harbor seals or the pretty Siwash Rock.
If there’s the sun in the sky and you want to enjoy the outdoors, the Seawall is hard to beat.
VanDusen Botanical Garden – green Vancouver Attractions
The VanDusen Botanical Garden is one of the ten best public gardens in North America. VanDusen has 255,000 unique plant species worldwide, This Garden is like a work of art!
Forests and five lakes surround the grounds, but Vancouver’s unique climate allows plants from Arctic Tundra to the Himalayas to tropical South America to bloom at different times.
FlyOver Canada
Did you know that you can enjoy the whole of Canada from Vancouver? No, not from the top of the mountain, but the comfort of a seat. FlyOver Canada is a flight simulator that takes you across this amazing country, from the Prairies to the Atlantic and back to Vancouver – all in less than 10 minutes. You’ll feel the breeze in your hair, the mist on your skin, smell the outdoor air and truly feel like flying for the first time.
Museum of Anthropology
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) has one of the most beautiful collections of First Nations art in the world, all in a spectacular setting that overlooks the water and mountains of British Columbia.
More than 10,000 objects of cultural significance worldwide are on display in the museum’s galleries, and temporary exhibitions help bring fresh perspectives to the extensive permanent collection.
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With it’s easily accessible mountains and ocean shores, Vancouver is one of the most recreationally diverse cities in Canada if not North America. You can go alpine skiing, play golf and go ocean scuba diving all in the same day!