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Vancouver has many popular attractions which we have listed on this page. The links are listed by area. Links indicated in blue are external links to other web sites, the link will open in a new window. Red links are information pages on this web site. NOTE: This page is under constant revision, check back often.

Downtown Vancouver - Downtown Vancouver has several areas of interest, the West End is adjacent to Stanley Park and includes the popular Robson Street shopping area as well as English Bay Beach. Yaletown is a rapidly growing area of refurbished warehouses (housing) with new upscale shops and dining, it is located east of Richards Street and bordered by False Creek to the south. The Vancouver Art Gallery is located on Georgia Street between Howe and Hornby. The CN Imax Theatre is located on the tip of the Canada Place convention centre. Stanley Park is located on the west end of the main downtown core, the Vancouver Aquarium is also in Stanley Park. For information on cruise and shipping activity have a look at the Port of Vancouver web site.

South of the downtown core are the main residential neighbourhoods of Vancouver. Directly across the Burrard Street Bridge is Kitsilano which has many popular attractions including : the Vancouver Maritime Museum, the Vancouver Museum, the MacMillan Bloedel Planetarium and Pacific Space Centre, the Vancouver Archives, Vanier Park, Kitsilano Beach and Pool, all located in the Kitsilano Point area. The Bard on the Beach is an annual summer-long event which is situated in Vanier Park, the large tents are an indication of its location.
West of the Kits Beach area are Jericho Beach, Locarno Beach and Spanish Banks. The University of British Columbia (UBC) Endowment Lands occupy a large area of on the west end of the peninsula. The Museum of Anthropology, Nitobe Memorial Gardens, the Asian Centre, Astronomy Centre, Belkin Art Gallery, UBC Botanical Garden, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Theatre at UBC, and the Zoology Museums are all popular attractions on the UBC lands. Also in the area Wreck Beach, Vancouver's only clothing optional beach, and Pacific Spirit Park.
Van Dusen Botanical Gardens is located in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood at 37th And Oak. Queen Elizabeth Park, the highest point in Vancouver, is located in the Riley Park/Little Mountain neighbourhood at 33rd and Cambie, the Bloedel Conservatory is also located in the park.

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For pricing information about public facilities check the City of Vancouver Fees and Charges page.

Museums:
Vancouver Maritime Museum

Events:
Dragon Boat Racing , Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
The Symphony of Fire takes place in late July - early August, usually it is each 4th night for 4 nights.

Popular gardens:
UBC Botanical Gardens
Queen Elizabeth Park
VanDusen Botanical Gardens

Transportation fast links:
BC Ferries
Royal Hudson Steam Train
Vancouver Trolley Company
Grey Line of Vancouver
Quick Shuttle
Airport

Arts & Cultural Centres:
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Playhouse
Vancouver Francophone Cultural Centre
Coastal Blues & Jazz Society
Vancouver Opera

Universities & Colleges:
SFU
UBC

Hiking:

Grouse Grind
Lynn Canyon Park & Ecology Centre

Lynn Canyon Park & Ecology Centre
Science World
Dr Yun-Sat Sen Gardens