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Stanley Park

Stanley Park, Vancouver

 194 Reviews  If you are driving through the park you will most likely drive by Prospect Point, which is a little bit higher up in the park. From up here you have a great view over the Lions Gate Bridge, North... 

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Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain, Vancouver

 77 Reviews  Grouse Mountain is a great place to visit when you are in Vancouver. You can go for a visit of a couple of hours, but you can easily spent a whole day up here. If you visit in the summer there are... 

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Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver

 83 Reviews  On the way out to Grouse Mountain, we stopped at Capilano Suspension bridge. I have to admit it is much easier to drive to all those places rather than take the bus as I did the first time I visited... 

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Gastown

Gastown, Vancouver

 79 Reviews  One of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, Gastown is packed with historic architecture, galleries, restaurants, and fashion boutiques. It's also the place to shop for innovative, high-end interior... 

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Granville Island

Granville Island, Vancouver

 91 Reviews  Granville Island is considered one of Vancouver’s most popular attractions. Granville Island is located along False Creek under the south end of Granville Bridge. This area boasts a large public... 

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Chinatown

Chinatown, Vancouver

 57 Reviews  The largest Chinatown in Canada. It should be no great surprise given Vancouver's location and an entry point from Asia to Canada. There has been a large Chinese community in Vancouver for... 

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English Bay

English Bay, Vancouver

 48 Reviews  If you walk along the Seawall counterclockwise, you'll eventually leave Stanley Park and end up in the beautiful English Bay area. Its nice sandy beach is popular with visitors and locals alike,... 

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Vancouver Aquarium

Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver

 84 Reviews  Vancouver Aquarium is situated in Stanley Park. The highlight of my visit there was seeiing Milo the remaining sea otter of the famous youtube hand holding sea otters. Unfortunately Nyac his friend... 

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Vancouver Lookout (Harbour Centre)

Vancouver Lookout (Harbour Centre), Vancouver

 32 Reviews  Harbour Centre is a notable skyscraper in the central business district of downtown Vancouver.The lookout tower above the office building make it one of the tallest buildings in the city,and a... 

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Robson Street

Robson Street, Vancouver

 29 Reviews  We were lucky enough to book a hotel on Robson Street not knowing that it is the #1 street where you find the best restaurants, fashion shops, entertainment, nightlife etc etc. Centrally located you... 

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Canada Place

Canada Place, Vancouver

 35 Reviews  The Canada Place is a well known landmark in Vancouver right at the waterfront in downtown Vancouver overlooking the Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and the North Shore Mountains. At the Canada Place you... 

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Museum of Anthropology

Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver

 31 Reviews  Although more difficult to get to than most Vancouver sight's, the University of British Columbia's Anthropology musuem is in my opinion the single best museum in Vancouver. It features artifacts from... 

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Lynn Canyon

Lynn Canyon, Vancouver

 30 Reviews  This is a very pleasant park which offers a way to see the huge evergreen trees and access some beautiful swimming holes by bus, or it's a very easy drive from North Vancouver. It also has a... 

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Wreck Beach

Wreck Beach, Vancouver

 12 Reviews  Wreck Beach is one of the nicest clothing optional beaches on the Pacific Coast. The crowd is welcoming without being obtrusive. The water is warm (was in July anyway). This is one of our 'must do's'... 

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Queen Elizabeth Park

Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

 18 Reviews  A fun little stat - Being the highest point in Vancouver; 152 m (501 ft) above sea level. Queen Elizabeth Park is a great and can be a free place to visit. It's located south of downtown but... 

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Commercial Drive

Commercial Drive, Vancouver

 12 Reviews  Commercial Drive ("the Drive") used to be Vancouver's Little Italy, however, in the past few decades its identity has evolved to become Vancouver's bohemian culture pot. Think of San Francisco's... 

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Kitsilano

Kitsilano, Vancouver

 12 Reviews  In an area called the 'West End' in Vancouver, there is a stretch of beach that consists of several beaches that stretch from downtown to the University of British Columbia. One area in particular is... 

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Science World

Science World, Vancouver

 23 Reviews  It was very interactive, with a lot of hands on activities. We built a dam. Also there were hourly shows. We went to five out of the six shows. My brother participated and assisted the presenter in... 

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Coal Harbour

Coal Harbour, Vancouver

 12 Reviews  Coal Harbour is downtown Vancouver's most recent residential area. High-rise glass buildings have sprouted like mushrooms over the past 15 years, thus creating quite a unique cityscape - at least for... 

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Cypress Mountain

Cypress Mountain, Vancouver

 9 Reviews  While visiting Vancouver, such beautiful City, I went to Cypress a couple of weeks ago. It was a rather disappointing experience. The cost of lift tickets does not have anything to do with what you... 

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Yaletown

Yaletown, Vancouver

 13 Reviews  This part of Downtown Vancouver is full of beautiful people, walking their tiny dog. It's kind of funny to watch! If you head to Yaletown, you'll find a lot of lounge bars with original cocktails,... 

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Vancouver Public Library

Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver

 19 Reviews  Completed in 1995 at a cost of 100 million this elegant building was inspired by the Colosseum in Rome. Because of the circular shape of the building and the large windows, it is beautifully lit... 

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UBC (University of British Columbia)

UBC (University of British Columbia), Vancouver

 15 Reviews  The UBC can seem like a city unto itself. The campus stretches 402 hectares, flanked by the picturesque University Endowment Lands community and the Pacific Spirit Regional Park forested parklands.... 

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Whale Watching

Whale Watching, Vancouver

 9 Reviews  May seem like a cheesy tourist trap thing to do but trust me, it's not. I've lived on the west coast of Canada for 18 years now and had never really experienced any of the bountiful marine life we... 

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Seawall, the

Seawall, the, Vancouver

 25 Reviews  Harry Winston Jerome was a native of North Vancouver and star track runner. He Competed for Canada in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 summer Olympics. at one point he was the only athlete to hold the world... 

Top 3 Hotels in Vancouver

Opus Hotel

 5 Reviews and 641 Opinions  A contemporary hotel located in the very cosmopolitan Yaletown. Top-notch service from a very... 

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Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver

 5 Reviews and 547 Opinions  we were really looking forward to our stay in Vancouver - we do this every Christmas season. my... 

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Wedgewood Hotel & Spa

 3 Reviews and 348 Opinions  We spent several nights at the Wedgewood Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The rooms are very nice and... 

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 Vancouver is a beautiful city just to walk in, head to English Bay and walk along the sea wall, Granville Island is a Vegetable Market with small boutiques... 

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