Sights & Attractions in Vancouver

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Bill Reid Gallery Vancouver's newest aboriginal art gallery, named after one of...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown and the West End

Canada Place Extending four city blocks (about a mile and a half) north into...	Convention Centers	Downtown and the West End

Capilano Suspension Bridge At Vancouver's oldest tourist attraction (the original bridge...	Parks, Bridges / Tunnels	North Shore

Christ Church Cathedral Built between 1889 and 1895, this is oldest church in Vancouver...	Religious Sites	Downtown and the West End

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden The first authentic Ming Dynasty-style garden outside China...	Gardens / Arboretums	Gastown and Chinatown


Gaoler's Mews Once the site of the city's first civic buildings—the constable's...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Gastown and Chinatown

Granville Island Public Market Dozens of stalls in this 50,000-square-foot building sell locally...	Markets / Bazaars	Granville Island

Grouse Mountain North America's largest aerial tramway, the Skyride is a great...	Nature Preserves, Viewpoints, Mountains	North Shore

Hotel Europe Once billed as the best hotel in the city, this 1908 flatiron...	Architectural Sites	Gastown and Chinatown

Marine Building Inspired by New York's Chrysler Building, the terra-cotta bas-reliefs...	Architectural Sites	Downtown and the West End

Museum of Anthropology Part of the University of British Columbia, the MOA has one of...	Museums / Galleries, Native American Sites	West Side and Kitsilano

Nitobe Memorial Garden Opened in 1960 in memory of Japanese scholar and diplomat Dr...	Gardens / Arboretums	West Side and Kitsilano

Old Hastings Mill Store Museum Vancouver's first store and oldest building was built in 1865...	Museums / Galleries	West Side and Kitsilano

Prospect Point At 211 feet, Prospect Point is the highest point in the park...	Viewpoints	Stanley Park

Queen Elizabeth Park At the highest point in the city, showcasing 360-degree views...	Parks, Gardens / Arboretums	West Side and Kitsilano

Robson Street Robson, Vancouver's busiest shopping street, is lined with see-and-be-seen...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Downtown and the West End

Roedde House Museum Two blocks south of Robson Street is the Roedde (pronounced...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown and the West End

Science World In a gigantic shiny dome built over the Omnimax theater, this...	Museums / Galleries	Yaletown and False Creek

Seawall The seawall path, a 9-km (5½-mile) paved shoreline route...	Trails	Stanley Park

Steam Clock An underground steam system, which also heats many local buildings...	Clocks	Gastown and Chinatown

Totem poles Totem poles are an important art form among native peoples along...	Native American Sites	Stanley Park

University of British Columbia Botanical Garden Ten thousand trees, shrubs, and rare plants from around the world...	Gardens / Arboretums	West Side and Kitsilano

Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre Massive pools with windows below water level let you come face...	Zoos / Aquariums	Stanley Park

Vancouver Lookout! Resembling a flying saucer stuck atop a high-rise, the 553-foot-high...	Viewpoints	Downtown and the West End

Vancouver Police Museum It's not in the best neighborhood, and its morgue and autopsy...	Museums / Galleries	Gastown and Chinatown

VanDusen Botanical Garden An Elizabethan maze, a formal rose garden, a meditation garden...	Gardens / Arboretums	West Side and Kitsilano
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