VANCOUVER - THINGS TO DO

Stanley Park is recognized around the globe as one of the great parks of the world! Vancouver's first park and one of the city's main tourist attractions, Stanley Park is an evergreen oasis of 400 hectares (1,000 acres) close to the downtown core. Its natural west coast atmosphere offering a back drop of majestic cedar, hemlock and fir trees embraces visitors and transports them to an environment rich in tranquility. The park abounds in wildlife and its features appeal to the naturalist, the plant lover or one who would do nothing more than relax in beautiful surroundings.

Location: West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC
Phone : 604-257-8400 (International +1-604-257-8400)
Website : www.Vancouver.ca/parks

Science World at TELUS World of Science ignites the imagination as you explore hands-on interactive exhibits, watch jaw-dropping presentations on the Peter Brown Family Centre Stage and experience the magnificence of the domed OMNIMAX® Theatre. Fun for all ages, Science World is sure to jumpstart your imagination.

Location: 1455 Quebec Street Vancouver, BC, V6A 3Z7
Phone : 604-443-7443 (International +1-604-443-7443)
Website : www.ScienceWorld.ca

Former industrial site has been transformed into an artsy, posh neighborhood with quaint shops, cafes and bookstores.

Location: 1661 Durnaleau Street (Underneath the Granville Street Bridge), Vancouver, BC, V6H 3S3
Phone : 604 666 6655 (International +1-604 666 6655)
Website : www.GranvilleIsland.com

A two-lane scenic highway passes both the Pacific Ocean and rugged mountain peaks. Intensely scenic, the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99) crosses paths with two historic routes, the Pemberton Trail and the Gold Rush Heritage Trail, which linked the coast with the interior in the days before the automobile. Along these ancient pathways, generations of Coast Salish people traded with their relations in the Fraser Canyon, while in the 1850s, prospectors stampeded north towards the Cariboo gold fields. In 1915, the Pacific Great Eastern railway began service between Squamish and the Cariboo. For those in search of outdoor recreation, the railway proved an ideal way to reach trailheads in Garibaldi Provincial Park and fishing camps such as Alta Lake's Rainbow Lodge, situated at the foot of London Mountain.

Location: Highway 99 Vancouver, BC
Website : www.BritishColumbia.com

The Vancouver Lookout is located at the top of Harbour Centre, one of the tallest buildings in town. On a clear day, expect the view to reach as far as the Olympic Peninsula, west of Seattle - 170 km from Vancouver as the crow flies!See Vancouver from our point of view and discover its not-to-be-missed attractions and must-do activities both in and around the City.

Location: 555 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC, V6B 4N4
Phone : 604-689-0421 (International +1-604-689-0421)
Website : www.VancouverLookout.com

Experience Canadian train travel at its best - unique rail journeys and train excursions. Rocky Mountaineer offers over 70 unique Canadian train vacation packages and four spectacular rail journeys through British Columbia, Alberta and the Canadian Rockies. Best known for the world-acclaimed Rocky Mountaineer train, a two-day, all daylight train excursion and rail tour through the Canadian Rockies. The company also offers railway trips onboard the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb formerly known as the Whistler Mountaineer, a three-hour experience between North Vancouver and Whistler, BC.

Location: 100-1150 Station Street Vancouver, BC
Phone : 604-606-7245 (International +1-604-606-7245)
Website : www.RockyMountaineer.com

Harbour Air was founded in British Columbia in 1982. With two small Dehavilland Beaver seaplanes and a plan to service the forest industry, we began offering private charters. With growing success the company quickly expanded, adding scheduled flights between Vancouver, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.

Today, with over 25 years in business and more than 30 aircraft, Harbour Air has become the largest all-seaplane company in the world. Services now include frequent flights connecting Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Richmond, Langley and the Gulf Islands along with a wide selection of scenic adventure tours and private charters.

Location: Harbour Air Ltd., 4760 Inglis Drive, Richmond, BC, V7B 1W4
Phone : 604-233-3505 (International +1-604-233-3505)
Website : www.Harbour-Air.com

This is the downtown core's most populated beach attractive to people of all ages. Vancouver's first self-proclaimed lifeguard, Joe Fortes, resided here in a beachside shack just after the turn of the 20th Century, protecting and teaching the beginning swimmer. The present bathhouse built in 1932 replaced an earlier more ornate structure put up in the early 1900s. Many private homes and hotels once blocked access to English Bay before the Park Board made it a long-term objective to purchase private properties and remove any obstacle for the public's enjoyment of the waterfront.

Location: Beach Ave., West End Vancouver, BC V6G 1Y9
Website : www.Vancouver.ca/beaches

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