Best Things To Do in Vancouver Canada 4K

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1. 0:56

   Sea to Sky Highway

   🚆 Day trip · Howe Sound

   Can be driven or done by bus.

2. 1:21

   Whistler

   🚆 Day trip · Whistler

   The drive takes about an hour and a half (122 km); summer options include bungee jumping, suspension bridges and trails.

3. 1:59

   Peak 2 Peak Gondola

   🚡 Activity · Whistler

   The ride takes around 11 minutes.

4. 2:14

   Gastown

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Gastown

   Best explored on foot, heading north from Cambie Street.

5. 2:29

   Gastown Steam Clock

   🏢 Landmark · Gastown · brief mention

   Goes off every 15 minutes.

6. 2:39

   Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

   🚡 Activity · North Vancouver

   The bridge's two steel cables can hold over 200,000 lb; not ideal for anyone with vertigo.

7. 3:16

   VanDusen Botanical Garden

   🌳 Park · Shaughnessy

   Tickets are around CA$14 per person, and the hedge maze is fun for kids.

8. 4:06

   Stanley Park

   🌳 Park · West End

   Renting a bike is recommended, though walking works too; horse-drawn carriages and a hop-on hop-off bus are also available.

9. 4:16

   Stanley Park Seawall

   🚡 Activity · Stanley Park · brief mention

10. 4:25

    Vancouver Aquarium

    🏛️ Museum · Stanley Park · brief mention

11. 4:51

    Granville Island

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Granville Island

    Catching a water taxi across False Creek is recommended.

12. 5:28

    Granville Island Public Market

    🛒 Market · Granville Island

    Recommended for seafood and a beer.

13. 5:44

    English Bay

    🌳 Park · West End

    Nearby restaurants serve Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, Italian and Thai food.

14. 7:18

    False Creek

    🏘️ Neighborhood · False Creek

    May through July is the best time to walk here and see the blossoms.

15. 9:36

    Yaletown

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Yaletown

    Recommended for living like a local.

16. 9:58

    Yaletown Brewing Company

    🍺 Bar · Yaletown · brief mention

17. 10:12

    Granville Street

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Downtown

    It's busiest on weekends; the city-centre hub is the corner of Granville and Robson.

18. 13:27

    Reflections

    🍺 Bar · Downtown · brief mention

    Named among the city's best rooftop terraces.

19. 13:27

    The Roof at Black + Blue

    🍺 Bar · Downtown · brief mention

    Named among the city's best rooftop terraces.

20. 13:27

    Wicklow Pub

    🍺 Bar · False Creek · brief mention

    Named among the city's best rooftop terraces.

21. 13:46

    Japadog

    🍜 Street food · Downtown · brief mention