Editor’s pick
West End · Vancouver
Stanley Park & Seawall
Ten kilometres of seawall, old-growth forest, and the city’s most famous loop.
Metro Vancouver
Vancouver
A harbour city pressed against rainforest and ski hills. Start on the Seawall, eat across a dozen cuisines, and be on a trail before dinner.
Vancouver
Natural wonders
Free
Kitsilano · Vancouver
Kitsilano Beach
Saltwater pool, volleyball, and a downtown skyline across English Bay.
Editor’s pick
West End · Vancouver
English Bay
The city’s sunset beach — tankers on the horizon and the Seawall at your back.
Editor’s pick
Point Grey · Vancouver
Spanish Banks
A wide, tidal beach looking back at downtown — fires allowed in the rings, mountains over the inlet.
Free
University Endowment Lands · Vancouver
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
A vast second-growth forest between UBC and the city, dropping to Wreck Beach.
Free
False Creek · Vancouver
False Creek & Seawall cycle
A flat, protected ride from Science World to Kits, with city and water the whole way.
Vancouver
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Editor’s pickWest End · Vancouver
Stanley Park & Seawall
Ten kilometres of seawall, old-growth forest, and the city’s most famous loop.
Explore
Rainy-day OKCanada Place · Vancouver
FlyOver Canada
A flying-theatre ride from coast to coast, parked under the sails.
Explore
Editor’s pickHastings Park · Vancouver
Playland & the PNE
A classic fairground, wooden coaster, and the late-summer Pacific National Exhibition.
Explore
Rainy-day OKPoint Grey · Vancouver
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Monumental poles, a soaring great hall, and the Pacific collection of Arthur Erickson’s museum.
Explore
Editor’s pickDowntown · Vancouver
Robson Square Ice Rink
A public outdoor rink under the provincial courthouse — seasonal, downtown, and free to watch.
Explore
Editor’s pickDowntown · Vancouver
Commodore Lanes
Vintage lanes under Granville Street — a rainy-day game, an arcade, and a late downtown crowd.
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Hiking & trails
Vancouver
Attractions & experiences
Editor’s pick
West End · Vancouver
Stanley Park & Seawall
Ten kilometres of seawall, old-growth forest, and the city’s most famous loop.
Editor’s pick
Downtown · Vancouver
Vancouver Lookout
A glass-elevator tower over Harbour Centre — the downtown panorama in one turn.
Editor’s pick
Coal Harbour · Vancouver
Canada Place & the waterfront
Sail-shaped roofs, cruise ships, and a seawall start with mountain backdrops.
Rainy-day OK
Canada Place · Vancouver
FlyOver Canada
A flying-theatre ride from coast to coast, parked under the sails.
Editor’s pick
Hastings Park · Vancouver
Playland & the PNE
A classic fairground, wooden coaster, and the late-summer Pacific National Exhibition.
Rainy-day OK
Point Grey · Vancouver
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Monumental poles, a soaring great hall, and the Pacific collection of Arthur Erickson’s museum.
Vancouver
Eat
Editor’s pick
False Creek · Vancouver
Granville Island
Produce stalls, studios, and a working industrial island turned playground.
Editor’s pick
Waterfront · Vancouver
Miku
Aburi sushi with a front-row seat to Burrard Inlet and the North Shore.
Editor’s pick
Cambie Village · Vancouver
Vij’s
The restaurant that put Vancouver Indian cooking on the world map.
Chinatown · Vancouver
Phnom Penh
Butter beef, garlic prawns, and a Chinatown institution since 1985.
West End · Vancouver
Guu with Garlic
Loud, generous izakaya cooking on Thurlow Street.
Gastown · Vancouver
Tacofino
Tofino-born tacos that became a city staple, lingcod and all.
Vancouver
Stay
Coal Harbour · Vancouver
Fairmont Pacific Rim
A modern waterfront palace between the convention centre and the park.
- Pool
- Fitness Centre
- Spa
- Restaurant on site
- Wi-Fi
West End · Vancouver
The Sylvia Hotel
Ivy, English Bay, and a 1912 hotel that still feels like Vancouver.
- Parking
- Restaurant on site
- Wi-Fi
- Pet Friendly
- Waterfront
Yaletown · Vancouver
Opus Hotel
A design hotel on the Yaletown warehouse grid, close to the seawall and dinner.
- Fitness Centre
- Restaurant on site
- Wi-Fi
- Pet Friendly
- Air conditioning
Vancouver
Shop
Editor’s pick
Downtown · Vancouver
Pacific Centre
The downtown mall under Granville and Georgia — useful when the rain will not lift.
Editor’s pick
False Creek · Vancouver
Granville Island
Produce stalls, studios, and a working industrial island turned playground.
Free
Gastown · Vancouver
Gastown
Maple-leaf cobblestones, the steam clock, and the city’s oldest commercial block.
Rainy-day OK
Gastown · Vancouver
Gastown independent shops
Canadian labels, homeware, and galleries in brick warehouses.
Vancouver
What’s happening in Vancouver this weekend
festival
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Mon, Sep 7 · Shows from 6:00 PM
Granville Island & Main Street venues · Granville Island
Tickets · $$
family
Labour Day picnic at New Brighton Park
music
Noon concert at VPL Central
Tue, Sep 8 · 12:10 PM
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch · Downtown
Free
Vancouver
Guides
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Hidden gems
Editor’s pick
West End · Vancouver
Stanley Park & Seawall
Ten kilometres of seawall, old-growth forest, and the city’s most famous loop.
Editor’s pick
Downtown · Vancouver
Vancouver Lookout
A glass-elevator tower over Harbour Centre — the downtown panorama in one turn.
Editor’s pick
Coal Harbour · Vancouver
Canada Place & the waterfront
Sail-shaped roofs, cruise ships, and a seawall start with mountain backdrops.
Editor’s pick
Hastings Park · Vancouver
Playland & the PNE
A classic fairground, wooden coaster, and the late-summer Pacific National Exhibition.
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