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Suite 658, 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6K 3V9. Phone: 604-685-1299; Fax: 604-687-0466. E-mail |
Antique
Alley
Antiques galore on Front Street, New Westminster, a street of heritage
buildings and thirteen antique stores. Oddities, vintage clothing,
furniture, military, toys. English. American, Canadian. Catch the
Skytrain from downtown to New Westminster, or Columbia Street station.
The Antique Warehouse. 226 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC. Phone: 604-324-3661 or 604-322-0373. E-mail
Vancouver Attractions Links to major attractions in Vancouver.
Art, Artists and
Galleries
Hill's Native Art Gallery. 165 Water Street, Vancouver, BC. Phone: 604-685-5422; Toll-free: 1-866-685-5422.
Riverboat
Casino
Anchored at New Westminster Quay.
Royal Diamond
Casino
Casino located on False Creek behind BC Place Stadium and GM Place.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K2. Phone: 604-662-3207; Fax: 604-682-4008. E-mail
Said to be the only full-sized classical Chinese garden outside China. It was built in the 1980s employing the ancient techniques of the original Chinese gardens. "The object of the garden is to capture all the elements of the natural landscape - mountains, rivers, lakes, trees, valleys, hills - and, by bringing them together in a small space, to concentrate the life force, the qi, that animates them."
The Heritage Gardens, Burnaby Village Museum
Queen Elizabeth Park & Bloedel Conservatory
Rupert Park
Stanley Park*
VanDusen Botanical Gardens
Model Ships Museum. 1502 Duranleau Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S4. Phone: 604-683-1939; Fax: 604-683-7533. E-mail
Model Trains Museum. 1502 Duranleau Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S4. Phone: 604-683-1939; Fax: 604-683-7533. E-mail
Museum of Anthropology
One of the world’s finest displays of
Northwest Coast First Nations art and anthropological collections. Located adjacent
to UBC (University of BC), above the cliffs of Point Grey.
Pacific
Space Centre
A planetarium with multimedia displays, virtual voyages through time and space. Explore
the universe. Web site has show times. Located in Vanier Park on English Bay, Kitsilano,
just off the Burrard Street Bridge crossing of False Creek. Access by trolley bus.
Phone: 604-738 7827
Science
World. Science World. 1455 Quebec Street,
Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 3Z7. Phone: Show times and Information,
604-443-7443; Information Services/Administration, 604-443-7440;
Fax: 604-443-7430. E-mail
Hands-on science for the whole family – will keep the kids occupied for hours. Web site has times and information on shows. Located next to Main Street and Science World Skytrain Station (top end of False Creek).
Sports Fishing Museum. 1502 Duranleau Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S4. Phone: 604-683-1939; Fax: 604-683-7533. E-mail
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science
Center.* Stanley Park, PO Box
3232, Vancouver, BC V6B 3X8. Phone: 604-659-3474; Fax: 604-659-3515.
E-mail
Vancouver Museum
Located in Kitsilano.
Movie Theatres
CN IMAX Theatre at Canada Place. 201-999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1. Phone (24 Hour Information): 604-682-IMAX (4629); Toll-free: 1-800-582-IMAX (4629).
China Town Vancouver. Vancouver features North America's second biggest Chinatown after San Francisco's. Chinese is the dominant "minority" ethnic group in Vancouver with Mandarin and Cantonese being the mother tongues in 30 percent of Vancouver homes. Discover interesting markets offering many varieties of fresh and dried seafood and mushrooms, inexpensive Chinese house wares and unusual Chinese apothecaries (offering time-tested herbal cures for pretty much everything). Try "Dim Sum", an inexpensive, multi-course culinary adventure, at one of the many small restaurants that offer it. Relax in the peaceful Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden or marvel at the ornate Millennium Gate or visit the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum.
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver. 50 East Pender Street, Vancouver BC, V6A 3V6. Phone: 604-658-8850; Fax: 604-687-6260.
Chinese Cultural Centre Museum & Archives. 555 Columbia Street, Vancouver BC, Canada, V6A 4H5. Phone: 604-658-8880; Fax: 604-687-0368.
Gastown
Birthplace of Vancouver. A heritage area adjacent to downtown offering unique
shopping, fine art, First Nations art and artifacts, collectibles, nightlife, restaurants.
Yaletown
Redeveloped area between downtown and False Creek. Has coffee houses, haute couture,
restaurants, nightclubs, bistros, cafes, pubs.
Buddhist Temple
Probably most exquisite example of Chinese palatial architecture in North America.
Free admission. Take bus #403 to 9160 Steveston Hwy (between No.3 &
No.4 Roads), Richmond. Phone: 604-274 2822.
Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park*. 3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver, BC V7R4J1. Phone: 604-985-7474. E-mail
Vancouver's oldest visitor attraction. Originally built in 1889, today's bridge is the 4th bridge at this location. At 450 feet (140 meters) across and 230 feet (70meters) above Capilano River, the bridge is one of the highest and longest suspension footbridges in the world. Capilano Canyon is located 10 minutes north from downtown Vancouver through Stanley Park over Lions Gate Bridge. Features a "Story Centre", displays of authentic totem poles collected since the 1930's, Capilano Trading Post, an interactive display called "The Living Forest", nature walks and nearby restaurants. Phone: 604-985 7474
Grouse Mountain* Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd. 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver, BC V7R 4K9. Phone: 604-984-0661; Fax: 604-984-7234. E-mail
A wilderness playground within a 15 minute drive of downtown Vancouver. Take a Skyride aerial tramway (largest in North America) to the top for spectacular views and a variety of summer and winter activities including guided walking tours, paraglide rides, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing. Ski down slopes that seem to hang above the city skyscrapers. Recover in the Peak Chalet, visit the Theatre in the Sky, or take in a First Nations experience at Hiwus Longhouse. "No visitor should pass up an opportunity to see it," New York Post-Oct 6, 1998.
Vancouver Lookout! at Harbour Centre.* 555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 4N4. Phone: 604-689-0421; Fax: 604-689-5447.
This downtown skyscraper houses The Lookout, the place from which to gain a 360° view of the city, sea, rivers and mountains - weather permitting! Also features a video theatre, displays, exhibits and multilingual guide services.
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