1. University of British Columbia Museum

Scout out the history and legacy of this Northern America learning institution where Canadians have been educated about their culture from its inception to the present. Online exhibits allow Internet users to enjoy massive historic slideshows and the Museum has many feelers into regional museums and their projects and exhibits.

2. Pacific Rim National Park

Water access to the Pacific Rim opens up endless options. Capilano Canyon and Mount Seymour Provincial Park are surrounding the Pacific Rim and its sizeable array of outdoor sports activities. Parasailing, camping, hiking, mountain climbing, and hiking.Westernmost of all Canadian parks, Pacific Rim is a formidable daytrip worthy of a few days if possible. Pacific Rim is now made up from botanical conservancies,” “biodiversity areas inclusive of all heritages” and provincial parks open to the public.

3. Great Bear Rainforest Park

Ecotourism, logging, and native Indian activism have made a hybrid preserve/attraction that visitors can enjoy. A grizzly bear sanctuary endorsed by many green organizations, the old growth watershed protectionism reflects well with Canadians, and tourists fed up with pollution.Stripped streams and Tweedsmuir Trail now can recover from rampant human devastation.

4. Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre

The Vancouver Aquarium entertains some of the most visitors of any attraction in Vancouver and for good reason. Special emphasis on Northwest Pacific marine life and bordering Arctic with animals from these regions makes a fresh learning impression on travelers.

5. Art Gallery/Robson Square

A general city gallery and specific artistic exhibit rewards art lovers and city travelers alike.Look for special exhibits featuring Canadian artists and check out the gift shp for that rare print or poster.

6. Stanley Park

Cruise the seawall or rollerblade through Stanley Drive, here is a greenward space in a modern city without blight or degentrification. Stanley Park is a great place for “chilling”, relaxed exploration and enjoying fair weather and jogging or sports outings. Bike paths allows for some challenging rides.

7. Harbor Cruise

Various points in Vancouver showcase best from a water vantage point.The Lost Lagoon bird sanctuary, Hallulujah Point, Prospect Point, and marina views make any boat ride an enjoyable trip. Logging was such a huge mainstay of British Columbia’s beginnings almost every park, mountain ridge, and cove of unceared land is full of tall trees. Moisture in the climate prevents the fires that would otherwise burn the lumber forests, and vast clearances were necessary before the marina and Vancouver city proper could be organized.

8. Granville Island

Emily Carr is one of Canada’s most famous artists, and her Vancouver origins are celebrated by the Emily Carr College fo Arts and Design on Granville island. This public space built on a  landfill is a bonus island to Vancouver proper, recognizing Vancouver’s past. Industrial buildings and theaters, a public market, a marina and people browsing around make a unique visitation occasion.

9. University of British Columbia/Simon Fraser University

Universities and schools in Canada received some of the best of formal architecture and design sophistication.Enjoy the gardens and architecture of these Vancouver schools and check out what theater, art and music exhibits and gigs are playing their venues. Check out student art exhibits and music performances.

10. Grouse Mountain

This aerial tram ride tops an excursion into Canada proper. North Shore sky dining, hikes, breathtaking views and sightseeing bring the Grouse Mountain country fun to the city visitor. Grouse Mountain is one of many unspoilt park like attractions that make Canada a preferred vacation and retirement destination. Look for buses and group trips with activities planned to make the most of any Grouse Mountain adventure.

11. Whistler

Blackcomb Mountain has been the starting point for many a stunning Nordic sport career. Ski resorts like Whistler operate for luxury and sports fans looking for great runs and great dining and shopping. The site of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Whistler has groomed mountain runs and rustic cafes nestled next to bunny slopes and luxury boutiques. Whistler will have upcoming music, theatre and sports events to inaugurate new businesses, dwellings and attractions to the Olympic season.

12.Fort Langley National Historic Site

Fort Langley is family fun for any day tripper from Vancouver. The Hudson Bay Company in 1858 was bucking for the capital in this neck of the still wild-frontier of British Columbia. Fishing overtook trapping and hunting as the main trade good and the authentic stockade and storehouse make a stunning visitor’s trip. Colonial America and early provincial Canadian settlements have marked similarities. The oldest non-native structure in British Columbia, Fort Langley has costumed “characters” guiding visitors and enhancing the experience.

Fort Langley mimics early Colonial American forts, with a need to provide shelter and armed protection for settlers eking out a living in the new wilderness. Everything had to be made locally that could be, and the building plans and structures that survive illustrate this. Coopers making barrels, occasional tarders and hunters, homsteaders passing through, and laborers for the salmon fisheries needed a secure source of operations, and the Fort Langley site is food for thought.