Vancouver Attractions - BC Canada 
Book professionally guided Sightseeing tours in Vancouver when you stay at Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites. Daily pick up and drop off is complimentary from our hotel. Following is a list of fun places, hotspots and attractions in Vancouver British Columbia Canada 4th Avenue To experience the diversity of Vancouver’s multi-cultured society, unique shopping and ethnic dining, don’t miss 4th avenue, the real Vancouver – a stone’s throw from Kits Beach, just above from Granville Island. Bloedel Conservatory Inside the Conservatory’s Triodetic Dome, over 500 varieties of exotic plants and flowers thrive in desert, rain forest and tropical conditions. Fifty kinds of birds from parrot to quail live contently in this unusual paradise. In Queen Elizabeth Park 33rd Ave. and Cambie St. Phone: 604-257-8570 CN IMAX You’ll experience multidimensional action no ordinary screen can offer. 201-999 Canada Place, Vancouver. Phone: 604-682-4629 www.imax.com/vancouver Canada Place Home to Vancouver’s Trade and Convention Centre, CN IMAX, the Pan Pacific Vancouver BC hotel and one of the world’s finest cruise ship facilities. For information call 604-775-8687. www.canadaplace.gc.ca Capilano Salmon Hatchery Follow the fantastic life cycle of the Pacific salmon in an idyllic setting. Open daily 8 – dusk, at 4500 Capilano Park Road, North Vancouver. Phone: 604-666-1790 or 604-224-5739 Chinatown North America’s second largest Chinatown stretches along Main St., Gore St. and Carrall St. Brilliant architecture and restaurants abound. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden In the center of Chinatown. The first authentic classical Chinese Garden ever built outside China. Located at 578 Carrall St. 24hr. info. 604-689-7133 English Bay Particularly beautiful at sunset, stroll along Stanley Park’s picturesque seawall at English Bay. False Creek Ferries A great way to get from the west end to bustling Granville Island Market. This fleet of covered boats offers year round service. Boarding points at Vancouver Aquatic Centre and Kits Point. Phone: 604-684-7781 F440 Racing Try your hand at racing an open wheel formula or Italian race car. Phone: 604-948-2940 Gastown Cobblestone streets, gas lamps, lots of great shops, restaurants and nightclubs. Historic Gastown is a must see. Located where Carrall, Powell, Water and Alexander Streets. www.gastown.org Granville Island Right on False Creek this is Vancouver’s favorite public market. Come and see why. Located on the south side of False Creek. www.granville-island.net Grouse Mountain Ride the skyride to the 3700-foot apex for breathtaking views. Enjoy the theatre in the sky, winter skiing and summer hiking. Top of Capilano Road, North Vancouver. Phone: 604-986-6262 www.grousemountain.com/ The Lookout Take the glass-enclosed elevator to the top of Harbour Centre for a spectacular 360° view of Vancouver. Admission includes a 12-minute video presentation on Vancouver and B.C. 555 West Hastings. Phone: 604-689-0421 www.vancouverlookout.com Hollyburn Mountain, Cypress Bowl Downhill skiing, snow boarding or x-country skiing in the winter. Hiking on secluded trails in summer. Cypress is a great place to get away. Exit 8 Highway 99, west Vancouver ski area 604-926-5612. Snow phone 604-926-6007 http://cypressmountain.com Hyak River Rafting One and two day packages. Hotel pick-up available. Phone: 604-734-8622 www.hyak.com HR MacMillan Planetarium Voyage through the cosmos with astronomy and space themed shows in the 65 foot domed replica of our heavens. 1100 Chestnut St. in Vanier Park. Call for show times at 604-738-star http://pacific-spac-centre.bc.ca Kitsilano Beach Play in the surf or swim in Vancouver’s largest outdoor pool. A favourite spot for activities of all kinds. Located on the south side of English Bay bordering Cornwall St. Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge Hanging from cables high above Lynn Canyon. This popular attraction offers extensive hiking trails on both sides. Phone: 604-981-3103 www.dnv.org/ecology/ Miniature Railway Winding its way through Stanley Park this tiny train carries passengers of all ages. Pacific Skydivers Ltd. Don’t settle for an ordinary vacation; come skydiving. Half an hour from Vancouver on the Pitt Meadows Airport. Phone: 604-465-7311 www.pacificskydivers.bc.ca Paddlewheel Tours 90 minute narrated tours of the port of Vancouver, aboard the authentic paddle wheeler, MPV Constitution. For schedules and reservations call 604-688-7246 Pacific National Exhibition () The new "Corkscrew" and a large wooden roller coaster are the first things you will see when you approach Vancouver’s National Exhibition Park. Be part of the excitement and fun. Canada’s largest annual rides, daily events, and sports Hall of Fame. Exhibition Park, Hastings at Cassiar. Phone: 604-255-5161 www.pne.bc.ca Queen Elizabeth Park View the city from atop Little Mountain. Located at Cambie St. and 33rd Avenue, Vancouver. Phone: 604-872-5513 Recreation by the Sea Bowling, driving range, theatres, restaurant, pubs. Something for everyone. 1200 Park Royal South, West Vancouver. Phone: 604-925-0005 Science World Hands on exhibits exploring the themes of Biology, Physics, and sound. Also featuring the OmniMax Theatre where science and nature films are shown on one of the world’s largest dome screens. Open daily. 1455 Quebec St. Phone: 604-268-6363 www.scienceworld.bc.ca Seabus Sail across Vancouver’s Harbour on the seabus 12-minute cruise. For an unobstructed and panoramic view of the mountains, ocean and city. Frequent sailings between Vancouver and Lonsdale Quay. Call 604-953-3333 for more information. www.translink.bc.ca/ Stanley Park Crisscrossed by walking trails and bordered by an eight km seawall. This 400-hectare wilderness, which forms the western end of Vancouver city, includes several points of interest. www.seestanleypark.com Vancouver Aquarium Award winning exhibition of aquatic wildlife. Marvelous performances of killer whales. Come see how 80 percent of earth’s inhabitants live – under water. Located in Stanley Park. Phone: 604-682-1118 or 604-685-3364 www.vanaqua.org Vancouver Art Gallery Features American and European special exhibitions as well as a permanent collection. Located in Vancouver’s old Court House Building. 750 Hornby Street. Phone: 604-662-4700 www.vanartgallery.bc.ca Vancouver Museum The large civic museum features displays showing the history of the city. Share 8000 years of first people’s history as well as all major immigrant cultures. Located in same landmark building as the Planetarium. Phone: 604-737-7736 or 604-736-4431 www.vanmuseum.bc.ca Whistler/Blackcomb Two hours drive north of Vancouver on Highway 99 are the two ski areas of Whistler and Blackcomb. Well know for both summer and winter activities. Phone: 1-800-766-0449 www.whistlerblackcomb.com West Vancouver Beaches Ambleside, Dundarave, Sandy Cove, Lighthouse Park, Eagle Harbour and Wayside Park are located on the west shore of Burrard Inlet. These secluded beaches are small pieces of paradise. For more Vancouver Attractions please click hereClick here for interesting Early Childhood Multilingual Lessons or play online Mini-Golf with your children. | 
