Editor’s pickWest End · Vancouver
Stanley Park & Seawall
Ten kilometres of seawall, old-growth forest, and the city’s most famous loop.
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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.
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Editor’s pickRainy-day OKCanada Place · Vancouver
FlyOver Canada
A flying-theatre ride from coast to coast, parked under the sails.
ExploreEditor’s pickHastings Park · Vancouver
Playland & the PNE
A classic fairground, wooden coaster, and the late-summer Pacific National Exhibition.
ExploreRainy-day OKPoint Grey · Vancouver
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Monumental poles, a soaring great hall, and the Pacific collection of Arthur Erickson’s museum.
ExploreEditor’s pickDowntown · Vancouver
Robson Square Ice Rink
A public outdoor rink under the provincial courthouse — seasonal, downtown, and free to watch.
ExploreEditor’s pickDowntown · Vancouver
Commodore Lanes
Vintage lanes under Granville Street — a rainy-day game, an arcade, and a late downtown crowd.
ExploreFreeKitsilano · Vancouver
Kitsilano Beach
Saltwater pool, volleyball, and a downtown skyline across English Bay.
ExploreEditor’s pickGastown · Vancouver
Escape Hour Gastown
Timed puzzle rooms in Gastown — a compact indoor outing for a wet afternoon or a small group.
ExploreEditor’s pickWest End · Vancouver
English Bay
The city’s sunset beach — tankers on the horizon and the Seawall at your back.
ExploreEditor’s pickPoint Grey · Vancouver
Spanish Banks
A wide, tidal beach looking back at downtown — fires allowed in the rings, mountains over the inlet.
ExploreRainy-day OKFalse Creek · Vancouver
Science World
The geodesic dome at the end of False Creek, built for Expo 86.
ExploreFamily friendlyShaughnessy · Vancouver
VanDusen Botanical Garden
Fifty-five acres of themed plantings, a hedge maze, and the Bloedel Floral Conservatory nearby.
ExploreEditor’s pickRiley Park · Vancouver
Queen Elizabeth Park
The city’s highest point in town: quarry garden, Bloedel Conservatory, and a lookout over the plain.
ExploreEditor’s pickDowntown · Vancouver
Vancouver Art Gallery
The former courthouse on Robson Square — rotating exhibitions and a granite lawn for sitting.
ExploreFreeGastown · Vancouver
Gastown
Maple-leaf cobblestones, the steam clock, and the city’s oldest commercial block.
ExploreFreeUniversity Endowment Lands · Vancouver
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
A vast second-growth forest between UBC and the city, dropping to Wreck Beach.
ExploreFreeFalse Creek · Vancouver
False Creek & Seawall cycle
A flat, protected ride from Science World to Kits, with city and water the whole way.
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Guu with Garlic
Loud, generous izakaya cooking on Thurlow Street.
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