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Garden pavilion on cultural grounds

Point Grey · Vancouver

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Monumental poles, a soaring great hall, and the Pacific collection of Arthur Erickson’s museum.

Lush botanical garden path

Family friendly

Shaughnessy · Vancouver

VanDusen Botanical Garden

Fifty-five acres of themed plantings, a hedge maze, and the Bloedel Floral Conservatory nearby.

Aerial view over mountains and coast

Canada Place · Vancouver

FlyOver Canada

A flying-theatre ride from coast to coast, parked under the sails.

Fog moving through a dense forest

University Endowment Lands · Vancouver

Pacific Spirit Regional Park

A vast second-growth forest between UBC and the city, dropping to Wreck Beach.

Vancouver waterfront path

False Creek · Vancouver

False Creek & Seawall cycle

A flat, protected ride from Science World to Kits, with city and water the whole way.

Busy restaurant interior

West End · Vancouver

Guu with Garlic

Loud, generous izakaya cooking on Thurlow Street.

Gallery interior with visitors

Editor’s pick

Downtown · Vancouver

Vancouver Art Gallery

The former courthouse on Robson Square — rotating exhibitions and a granite lawn for sitting.

Indoor bowling lanes with warm overhead lights

Editor’s pick

Downtown · Vancouver

Commodore Lanes

Vintage lanes under Granville Street — a rainy-day game, an arcade, and a late downtown crowd.

Dimly lit room with puzzles and warm lamps

Editor’s pick

Gastown · Vancouver

Escape Hour Gastown

Timed puzzle rooms in Gastown — a compact indoor outing for a wet afternoon or a small group.

Winter night over a mountain city

Editor’s pick

Downtown · Vancouver

Robson Square Ice Rink

A public outdoor rink under the provincial courthouse — seasonal, downtown, and free to watch.

Historic brick street in Gastown

Gastown · Vancouver

Gastown

Maple-leaf cobblestones, the steam clock, and the city’s oldest commercial block.

Science exhibition inside a bright museum hall

False Creek · Vancouver

Science World

The geodesic dome at the end of False Creek, built for Expo 86.

English Bay and the West End skyline at sunset from the air

Editor’s pick

West End · Vancouver

English Bay

The city’s sunset beach — tankers on the horizon and the Seawall at your back.

Beach stretching toward the horizon

Kitsilano · Vancouver

Kitsilano Beach

Saltwater pool, volleyball, and a downtown skyline across English Bay.

Siwash Rock from the Stanley Park shoreline at sunset

Editor’s pick

West End · Vancouver

Stanley Park & Seawall

Ten kilometres of seawall, old-growth forest, and the city’s most famous loop.

Lush garden plantings on a hillside

Editor’s pick

Riley Park · Vancouver

Queen Elizabeth Park

The city’s highest point in town: quarry garden, Bloedel Conservatory, and a lookout over the plain.