In Vancouver, Canada for a while, here are some things to do!

It turns out my things to do in Seattle blog post was very popular.  Lots of folks are also making a trip up the coast from Seattle to Vancouver and curious of what to do in Vancouver.  Below are a list of things that I enjoyed when I did them.  Enjoy!







Downtown area / peninsula

• Walk around the sea-wall of Stanley park
• Sit on the patio and have food at Milestones in English Bay
• Vancouver Aquarium is one of the best in Canada
• There is a ton of shopping and stuff on Robsin between Burrard & Howe, and of course the Pacific Centre just north of Georgia (Use maps.live.com and you can see the area)
• There is a fancy restaurant called the Stone Grill, if you’re looking for some upper class dining, it’s under the Grandville bridge on the city side
• Gas Town – old part of Vancouver, similar to Pioneer Square in Seattle, but they have a Steam Clock!
• Yale Town – upper class neighbourhood with some shops…
• You won’t want to go past (east of) Main Street on E. Hastings… it’s not that safe… if you see bars on the windows of stores, go the other way.  J  It’s probably fine during the day, but it’s not really that nice of an area any ways.

South of downtown / Kitsilano area

• Walk from Kitsilano beach to Grandville island
  • Kits beach has volley ball courts
  • Pass a small maritime museum
• Grandville Island – Market/shopping area, can be related to Pike Place market.
• Jericho Beach Park – has some amazing views of the city
• On Oak St, there is the Vandusen Botanical Garden’s if you like Flowers, etc.
• There is a ton of shopping on 4^th street between Burrard and MacDonald
• For Eating, I like the following places
  • Earl’s – American food
  • Rugby Club – quality steak house (at Broadway and Oak (or close to there)
  • Cactus club – American food
  • Hell’s Kitchen – Pizza
  • Nevermind –night club, but they have awesome Yam-fries!
• University of British Columbia – On the west of this campus, there are some incredible views of the mountains, especially at the “Point Grey” area

North Vancouver

• Capilano Suspension Bridge a suspended bridge, costs money, but pretty cool to do that and the tree-tops thing they have there
• One exit to the east, there is a free suspension bridge in Lynn Canyon, and this one is free!
• Grouse Mountain, there is tons of stuff to do here in the summer (it’s a ski hill in the winter), like zip lining, and mountain climbing etc.