Stanley Park is one of the largest urban parks in North America with many attractions, including the formal Rose Garden, Lost Lagoon, Malkin Bowl (an outdoor theater), totem poles at Brockton Point, Lumberman’s Arch, Beaver Lake, Vancouver Aquarium, the Vancouver Rowing Club, the Lions’ Gate Suspension Bridge, Siwash Rock, Ferguson Point, a water park and beaches.

Museum of Anthropology focuses on the arts of the Pacific Northwest, First Nations, indigenous cultures, and aboriginal peoples from around the world. The museum apart from an extensive collection of Haida carvings also has an impressive collection of masks, totems, textiles, sculptures, and gold and silver.

Queen Elizabeth Park — Bloedel Floral Conservatory on the city’s highest point features spectacular views of the North Shore, the mountains and Vancouver’s skyline amid the multitude of flowers, quiet ponds, ducks, wild birds and butterflies. The silver-domed conservatory features numerous climactic zones.

George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in the wetlands environment at the mouth of the Fraser River is ideal for bird watching where more than 250 species of migratory birds including herons, peregrine falcons, bald eagles, swans, geese and ducks can be seen.

English Bay Beach is a favorite of swimmers and sunbathers. An international fireworks exhibit, Symphony of Fire, is held each summer, and the park hosts the Polar Bear Swim on New Year’s Day.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in an authentic Ming Dynasty-style is the first of its type built since the late 15th century. Traditional materials from Suzhou, the Garden City of the People’s Republic, were used in the construction all without using screws, nails or power tools.

Vancouver Aquarium features the climate and habitats of animals, birds and vegetation from around the world and includes tropical birds, piranhas and jungle plants, and enormous pools feature orcas, beluga whales and sea otters.

Science World / Alcan Omnimax Theatre have hands-on exhibits that teach about light, sound, physics, biology, meteorology and even music; The Omnimax Theater features films on a variety of subjects, including Antarctica, a Pacific Rim volcano, and the history of transportation.

Vancouver Maritime Museum features the final moorage of the RCMP schooner, St. Roch, which is best known for its dangerous west to east voyage through the treacherous Northwest Passage.

Capilano Suspension Bridge was built in 1889, and although it’s been replaced since then; swaying 230 feet above the Capilano River, the plank and cable bridge stretches 450 feet from one side to the other.
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