Vancouver Things to Do Tips by MDH

The Vancouver Aquarium, located in the middle of Stanley Park, is a great location to visit to see marine wife off the province's shores, as well as around the world. Believe it or not, but this is Canada's lagest aquarium. The place is great to visit year round, and many of the exhibits are top notch. You'll truly get close to cute (and sometimes frightning) animals, as well as have a close look at seals and beluga wales. Also inside the aquarium is a great recreation of the Amazon rainforest., with crocodiles, tropical fish, frogs, birds, and yes, your favorite, pirahnas (eeek!!)

Adults pay $15.95 CAN, youth $11.95, children $8.95, and small infants for free.

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Phone: (604) 659-3474
Address: 845 Avison Way.
Directions: Follow Georgia St. into Stanley Park, then follow the signs.
Website: http://www.vanaqua.org/

This remarkable structure juts out into the Burrard Inlet as if it were pier. In fact, it serves as a pier, when cruise liners, warships, and other vessels dock here. It also serves as a large convention center, and has a large IMAX theatre. The architecture of the place itself is unique, with sails raised above its long structure. Because of this, some people have remarked that it looks a bit similar to Sydney's Opera House.

The Canada Place is great to walk around and to snap pictures of. It provides great views of the city's harbor and downtown as well. Finally, if you want a good IMAX theatre, then this is the place.

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Phone: (604) 682-IMAX
Directions: North end of downtown. Follow the signs.
Website: http://www.imax.com/vancouver/

Named after Lord Stanley (the same man that the Stanley Cup is named after) in 1888, this is Vancouver's chief pleasure zone, filled with recreational facilities, the Vancouver Aquarium, meandering trails, forests, gardens, totem polls, beaches, childrens parks, and some of the best views of the city. There are also some good cafes, visitors centers, and cycling paths here.

The thousand acre park (the third largest in North America) is a great place to go to and relax at, as well as to take in some of the city's most breath-taking vistas.

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Directions: North of downtown. Follow Georgia St and Highway 99 and you'll be in the park.
Website: http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca

This bridge is one of Vancouver's most well-known and visited sites. The original bridge, built for Scottish engineer and Stanley Park builder George Grant Mackay in 1888, when he purchased property over in North Vancouver around the Capilano River. The orignal bridge was made of hemp rope and cedar. Since 1888, the bridge has been rebuilt several times, with the current structure dating from 1956, and thankfully is much more safer than the original!

Walking acorss the bridge is a mixture of wonder and being scared crapless. Below you, you'll see the dense forest gorge where the Capilano River runs cuts through, while the bridge jiggles around with every footstep. You'll be rewarded once you cross to the other side, where trails take you into dense British Columbian rainforest.

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Phone: (604) 985-7474
Address: 3735 Capilano Rd.
Directions: On the other side of the harbor in North Vancouver. Follow the signs or visit the website for better directions.
Website: http://www.capbridge.com/