Chad Skelton, Vancouver Sun.
Find Family Fun - Not just for family-friendly local adventures. They've got lists of all the best places to visit in the Metro Vancouver area.
Tourism Vancouver - Visitor Centre - Plaza Level, 200 Burrard St. Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6C 3L6
Tel: 604.683.2000; Fax: 604.682.6839
Hiking & Walking in Metro Vancouver - from HelloBC
Learn about hiking trails and trail highlights in Vancouver:
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Learn more about walking trails in and near Vancouver:
Cypress Provincial Park
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
False Creek and Granville Island
Stanley Park Seawall
Capilano River Regional Park
Lynn Canyon Park
Walk, Shop, & See What Vancouver is All About:
See what makes Vancouver one of the best, most diverse and exciting places in the world to live. We have many different activities and interesting places to visit for people of all ages. We really do have something for everyone here. Below are some of the places I would recommend to get a flavour of what Vancouver has to offer.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Vandusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver (map) -
Vancouver Neighbourhoods, Walking, Eating & Shopping
Chinatown & more Chinatown;
Commercial Drive - In East Vancouver, find a more bohemian, down-to-earth walk, great shopping, independent businesses, organic foods and some of the best coffee houses in town.
Gastown - Great shopping and people watching in this historic area in downtown Vancouver.
Granville Island - Great food, shopping, galleries, the Kidsmarket, people & the renowned market - fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses, gourmet, organic, locally grown
Granville Street - Downtown Granville find clubs, restaurants and hubub. Check out South Granville for more upscale fashion, shopping, dining, Gallery Row (art & antiques), entertainment and wandering.
Little India - Home to the Punjabi Market. Located at 49th Avenue and Main Street in South Vancouver. Eat delicious Indian food, buy gorgeous Indian fashions, fabrics, jewelry and much more. (map)
Main Street - Where the hipsters are. Find any type of ethnic cuisine you might hunger for, great restaurants, up & coming fashion designers & style mavens, art & antique shops, coffee ... Follow Main St. up to East 49th for Little India.
Robson Street - In the heart of Downtown Vancouver. High-end fashion, tourist shopping, restaurants that run the gamut for your palate and thirst. People watch and be watched. Also check out LiveCity Downtown for Olympic coverage & festivities, located @ Georgia & Cambie Streets.
West 4th Avenue - On the Westside of Vancouver, aka Kitsilano. Check out the shopping, restaurants, yoga fashion & keep following it all the way out to the beach - Spanish Banks - drive along the seashore in Kitsilano.
Follow 4th Ave. all the way & end up at the University of BC. Check out the UBC Botanical Garden and the not to be missed Museum of Anthropology (MOA), the place to find the world's arts & culture, including our own First Nations collections.
The Westend - Downtown West, home to a large gay community - great restaurants, clubs, shopping.
Yaletown - Hip, trendy restaurants & people, shops for all sorts of wares, lounges located on False Creek close to the Seawall and many Olympic sites. Check out Livecity Yaletown for Olympic goings-on.
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Metro Vancouver - other notable towns, communities & places to visit. See what makes our region so livable, whether you're in the city, suburbs, or living in the Fraser Valley.
Fort Langley - Check out the historic village of Fort Langley, the birthplace of BC. In addition to the national heritage site with the Fort, the town has cute, antiquated stores, shops and treasures.
Fraser Valley Guide - Surrey; Surrey BC Tourism
New Westminster - Check out the New West Quay for great shopping, food & views of the Fraser River and the FR Interpretive Centre. Tourism New Westminster
North Vancouver - Across the Burrard Inlet, the community of North Van is a quick drive across the Second Narrows Bridge. Notable spots for visitors and locals alike for walking, hiking and seascapes on the Indian Arm, Deep Cove, Cates Park, Lynn Canyon Park; Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge; Capilano Suspension Bridge.
The area is the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh and Sḵwxwú7mesh, the Indigenous, of the Coast Salish First Nations.
Richmond - Home to a large Chinese community, culture, cuisine, & amazing shopping. Tourism Richmond
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