Travel Guides

Downtown's own beach — the promenade, the laughing statues, and the city's best sunset.

Nine poles facing the harbour in Stanley Park — free, five minutes to see, worth understanding first.

Vancouver's most photographed object — whistles every quarter hour, and younger than it looks.

Wild sand below the UBC cliffs, reached by several hundred steps — and Canada's best-known naturist beach.

Sand, volleyball and the city skyline across the water — Vancouver's summer beach.

The dome on False Creek — a brilliant few hours with children, and honest about who else it suits.

The city's highest point: quarry gardens, the best skyline view, and a tropical dome on top.

Walkable, mountain-backed and compact — with an honest word about the eastern edge.

A hedge maze, a lake and fifty-five planted acres — plus the city's best Christmas lights.

The white sails on the waterfront — a free harbour walk, and where the Alaska cruises leave from.

The world's longest waterfront path — flat, free, and best taken one section at a time.

Vancouver's best food hall — go early, eat outside, and guard your lunch from the gulls.

Tiny rainbow ferries across False Creek — the cheapest good time in Vancouver.

Cobbles, the steam clock and Vancouver's best-looking blocks — plus an honest word about the edges.

Great Hall totem poles, Bill Reid's Raven, and 40,000 objects — including the ones in the drawers.

Otters, sea lions and jellyfish inside Stanley Park — best timed around the daily feedings.

A market, a maze of studios and the little ferry across. Come early — and don't drive.

A seawall loop, old-growth forest and the city's best views — free, and easier with a plan.