City of Neighborhoods: Top 15 Attractions in Vancouver

Queen Elizabeth Park

Luxurious and wonderful - these are the epithets that tourists choose when giving a description of this Vancouver attraction.

We began our review with the national park, given that it offers everything that can only be needed for a comfortable pastime for travelers. There are restaurants and cafes, tennis courts and a rose garden, a wedding pavilion and golf course, a magnificent winter garden created from over 1,500 plexiglass bubbles on more than 50 hectares of land. When planning a trip to the Royal National Park, allocate at least one full day to see it.

Granville Island

Granville Island is an artificially created peninsula in Vancouver's urban bay. It used to be an industrial area with steel and woodworking enterprises. Now Granville Island is one of the most picturesque places of the city, a commercial and tourist center.

This is a unique neighborhood with a bright color. There are a lot of cultural objects - Arts Club Theatre Company, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Fine Arts Gallery, several art workshops. Shopping enthusiasts can spend hours wandering through the numerous stores, while foodies will enjoy a pleasant time in cafes and restaurants.

Vancouver Aquarium

This is the oldest aquarium in Canada, it was opened back in 1956. Who lives in this aquatic kingdom? Today, the Vancouver Aquarium is home to nearly 300 species of fish, about 30,000 invertebrates, 56 species of amphibians and reptiles, and about 60 species of mammals and birds.

Here you can see sharks, dolphins, seals, sea otters, octopuses, penguins and many other animals. This place is a delight not only for children but also for adults!

Graus Mountain

Graus Mountain is home to Graus Mountain Ski Resort, a 15-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. The Sky Ride Three cable car rides 900 meters up the mountain, offering spectacular views of Vancouver and the ocean as it ascends.

The resort has 25 slopes of varying degrees of difficulty, 13 of which are lighted. There is no need to make snow - if necessary, three dozen snow cannons will create it. Other extreme entertainments are offered here: paragliding, snowboarding and skiing, zip-line, etc. In summer, you can climb up a steep trail to the height of 853 m to see the picturesque surroundings.

Vancouver Convention Center Canada Place

Canada Place is a huge sailboat-shaped building, a tourist attraction and the Vancouver Convention Center. Inside there are exhibit halls, a hotel, a restaurant, and the FlyOver Canada virtual attraction. From April through October, the sailboat serves as a cruise ship terminal in Alaska.

The Vancouver Convention Center was rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics using the latest eco-friendlier technology. About 400 thousand native plants and bees were planted on the roof. Public access to the roof is closed, and in the middle of the center they hold exhibitions, concerts and parties, where everyone can visit.

Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a huge wooded area within a 20-minute walk from the city center.

One of the features of this famous park is that it is the result of years of urban and forest evolution. The age of many trees reaches two hundred years. It has its own oceanarium, playgrounds, lakes and beaches. Trails, paths and a beautiful promenade are arranged for the convenience of hiking.

Vancouver Art Gallery

Western Canada's largest gallery is the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The building of the world-famous museum was built in 1931 and is now an architectural monument. The gallery features about 10,000 paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs, and contemporary art from Canada.

Two to three times a year the gallery holds international exhibitions, including both traveling exhibitions from around the world and 12 in-house exhibitions assembled from its own collections. The core of the collection is Emily Carr's work - there are about 160 of them - as well as paintings by Marc Chagall, Jeff Wall and the Group of Seven artists.

Museum of Anthropology

The Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver is part of the renowned University of British Columbia. In addition to displaying its collections and organizing thematic exhibitions, the museum is involved in the education of university students and conducts research activities.

The museum's collections introduce visitors to cultures from around the world, but the main focus is on the culture and art of Canadian Indians and other cultural communities in British Columbia. The museum features 571,000 ethnographic and archaeological artifacts, including: 90,000 photographs, a collection of textiles, masks, totems, weapon specimens and Egyptian mummies, prints, ceramics, coins, costumes and Cantonese opera. In short, you will definitely not leave here without a baggage of new knowledge.

World of Science Center

The World of Science Center even from the outside attracts tourists with its unusual spherical shape with a silhouette of a dinosaur on top.

Here you can make many non-standard experiments: outrun your shadow, launch square soap bubbles or find yourself inside a large-format camera.

Many people compare this museum to a real city. With six galleries-pavilions dedicated to each its own theme, fun can be had by visitors of all ages.

Harbor Center Skyscraper

The Harbor Center Skyscraper is one of the tallest buildings in the world, gleaming over 175 meters. Inside there are business offices, and on the roof there is a 360 degree rotating observation deck where you can see the entire panorama of the city, islands, glaciers, mountain peaks and Barrard Bay.

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Vancouver Public Library

The Vancouver Public Library is the city's library system with 22 branches. Think about it - there are 395,000 registered readers in the system, to whom more than 9 million different books are published each year.

The library complex, whose architect was Moshe Safdie, resembles the Roman Colosseum. The rectangular building houses the book depository and there is a service area. The building is surrounded by an elliptical wall with columns, which houses the reading and study rooms, which are accessed by bridges-galleries with transparent walls. The scale and curves of the building are striking and have great cultural weight for the city.

English Bay Beach

A bay beach set up for those who enjoy boating, swimming and sunbathing. All sorts of Vancouver outdoor festivals are held here, such as the Fireworks Parade, which attracts thousands of vacationers.

We recommend coming here during sunset - you won't be left indifferent by the spectacle.

Marine Building

Among the airy skyscrapers of Downtown, it's hard not to notice the openwork brick Marine Building. Welcome to Vancouver's most beautiful building!

The architects designed it in Art Deco style, inspired by a giant rock protruding from the sea. The walls of the building are carved with fish, crabs, seaweed, ships and other treasures of the underwater world. Through the ancient door you will enter a luxurious lobby with colored stained glass windows and wooden mosaics.

On weekdays, anyone can enter the Sea House, take a photo and admire the carved ceiling.

Capilano Suspension Bridge

The Capilano Suspension Bridge, located in the northern part of Vancouver, is the longest suspension bridge in Canada.

From here, you can enjoy views of green forest and white mountain peaks. In high winds or crowds of people, the cities sway noticeably, which only adds to the experience, but all structures are completely safe.

Kitsilano Beach

The key feature of this unique beach is that it has the longest heated seawater pool in the country.

In summer, you can swim, sunbathe, play water sports, volleyball, tennis and basketball. Kitsilano Beach offers aqua aerobics, kayaking, canoeing, jet skiing and sapsurfing.