Vancouver

Vancouver is wet and rainy, but is in a spectacular location.  One of the few places where you can go to a beach and go skiing within a few hours of each other.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Vancouver Aquarium opened in 1956 and contains 166 displays and over 70,000 animals. These animals range from beluga whales to sea lions, dolphins, and more exotic animals such as caimans and sloths. The..
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Vancouver Art Gallery was founded in 1931 and moved to its current location in 1983. It focuses primarily on local British Columbian art and related works by Canadian and international artists. Of particular..
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The 1000-acre Stanley Park is the second-largest urban forest in North America and is considered to be one of the highlights of Vancouver. The park is full of massive cedar and Douglas fir trees as well as many..
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is one of Vancouver's oldest and most popular tourist attractions. The bridge is built with wood and reinforced steel cables anchored with 13 tonnes of concrete. It stretches for 450..
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Granville Island consists of a former industrial area that has been converted into a space full of shops, markets, and restaurants. There are many artists who have set up shop here, and a thriving public market..
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Best Greek Restaurant: Antatole Souvlaki, bottom of Lonsdale Avenue. Chicken Souvlaki with rice, roast potatoes, greek salad, tzatziki, and pita bread: $17 (pricey for Greek, but the quality and atmosphere make it well worth it.) Try the Strawberry Daquiri or the Sour Apple Martini! Raglans, nearby is a genuine Tiki Bar with Monsoon Bowl cocktails and bar snacks. Just up the street a couple blocks and accross the street on the corner is another bar with a massive cocktail menu. Drinks are pricey for Vancouver but reasonable for the creativity involved. Lonsdale Quay is fun to wander around and shop, and outside there is live music in the summer. It is also a main transit hub of North Van, as all the busses that go everywhere stop there and you can catch the seabus, either for practical purposes or for the view. On the otherside at Waterfront Station, don't have the paninis at Jugo Juice, I got food poisoning. Lynn Canyon suspension bridge is FREE compared to the expensive and touristy Caplino Suspension Bridge.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Robson ave is a blast. To bad the Canucks suck. Give China town a visit.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Great city to visit and it reminded me a lot of Auckland with the harbour and ranges like the Waitakares. Great public transport with ferries and buses (some on cables) as well as a light rail system. Fantastic shopping (if you still have money when you get there). I would recommend going to the aquarium to see the beluga whales as well as many other sea creatures and the museum at the University has many treasures from the first nations as well as from Maori and Pacific people. Fantastic totem poles. Take a walk through Chinatown as it is worth it and stock up on souvenirs made by the first nation peoples of British Columbia.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
If you're a sushi lover, then without a doubt, you have to make sure that you plan a visit to one of the numerous Japanese restaurants during your visit. Without a doubt, you can't beat the freshness and the price quality ratio. My favourites? Sushi Town on Hastings Street in Burnaby for all round value, and Ebi Sushi on Granville street if you want some all-you-can-eat goodness.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When you go to Vancouver you have to try the sushi on Robson, fresh and cheap!
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Take the bus across the bridge if you need provisions from chain stores, or if you haven't seen enough small art galleries in the main city. Both are abundant in North Vancouver.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
My travel tip for Vnacouver is go to Grouse Mountain. Summer and Winter!! You'd never know it was the same place and there are amazing things to do up there all times of the year. Go see the bears in the summer before the hybirnate for winter, or take snowbaord/skiing lessons in the winter, I DID!!
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
This city is fantastic, very clean, the people are so kind.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Go to Granville island and have a feast.  There is a local artist who produces "tiles":Sid Dickens! Check his work out! The views and the nature, fantastic!
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
when visiting vancouver make a trip up to whistler if you can. in the summer its filled with rides and biking and trails and in the winter you can go skiing and snowboarding there. you also get to take a beautiful scenic route up the mountains to get there
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