Best Places in Vancouver for Visitors

Vancouver is one of the most beautiful and thrilling cities in the world. Every year several people visit this beautiful city to amuse and entertain themselves with real natural views. Vancouver hosts people for vocational and business trips, business and family events, for extended assignments, filming and many other purposes. Vancouver is a perfect place for visitors from all aspects. It has a lot of tourist attractions, if you are going to plan a tour of this city, then you must have to aware about the places to see here. Take a brief look down and know about these places with stunning views and values for a successful and unforgettable tour to Vancouver.    

 

1.  Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a 404.9 hectare (1,001 acre) urban park peninsula, within the downtown peninsula, a best place to visit.  The perimeter features a paved seawall that’s 8.8 kilometers (5.5 miles) around.  2.5 million Pedestrians, cyclists, and inline skaters use the seawall every year. Stanley Park attracts about 8 million visitors every year. You might spot squirrels, raccoons, coyotes, nesting eagles, or herons at Stanley Park.  There’s an aquarium, a miniature railway, four restaurants, old growth forest and two beaches. This is the world’s most good-looking park.

2.  VanDusen Botanical Garden

The garden covers 22 hectares (55 acres) and showcases exotic plants gathered from all over the world.  A new Visitor’s Centre, architecturally designed in the shape of an orchid, welcomes everyone to the garden. There’s a garden shop, a restaurant, a maze, a small waterfall, and many incredible smaller gardens.  It is like a Zen sanctuary in the middle of the city. 

3.  Chinatown and Sun Yat Sen Garden

Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the largest and most historic Chinatowns in North America.  The neighborhood is complete with traditional restaurants, specialty eastern medicine stores and tea shops.  Have dim sum lunch at Floata Seafood Restaurant. Recently, nearby Sun Yat Sen Garden was voted Best City Garden in the World by National Geographic. Take a tour, enjoy some tea or just relax and soak in the loveliness and peacefulness.

4.  Pacific Centre and Metro-town

Head to city center and enjoy the underground shopping complex at Pacific Centre. Check out the latest “value priced” Versace fashions, designed exclusively for the H&M clothing store. Visit the Apple Store for help with the latest “app”. Take a 20 minute ride to the suburb of Burnaby and enjoy the second largest mall in western Canada. You could get lost in Metro-town, it’s so big! Enjoy the real qualitative views and life standards here.

 

5.  Granville Island

Granville Island is a great place to go for the afternoon. Sometimes, the hardest thing you want to do at Granville Island is deciding what to have for lunch. There are also farmers’ markets, day vendors and a wide assortment of boutique style shops. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can catch a performance at the Arts Club Theatre Company, or go for a tour at the Granville Island Brewing Company.

6.  Capilano Suspension Bridge

People from all over the world come here to experience this bridge. The bridge crosses the canyon, above Capilano River, in North Vancouver.  Capilano Suspension Bridge features a 136 meter (446 ft) long bridge that rises 70 meters (230 ft) above the canyon. There’s also a Treetops adventure, where visitors can walk from treetop to treetop, along slighter elevated suspension bridges, some reaching as high as 30 meters (100 ft) above the forest floor.  A new addition in 2011 was the Cliffwalk; it takes you along a series of suspended walkways, jutting out from the granite cliff face, above Capilano River, to unexplored areas of the park.

7.  The North Shore Mountains

Here the mountains are beautiful year round, presentencing fantastic views. Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain and Cypress Mountain all feature great hiking in the summer and excellent skiing/snowboarding in the winter. If you are interested in skiing, then you can rent clothing and equipment during ski season. All three mountains offer breathtaking views during the whole year.

The beauty of Vancouver is not limited up to these places. Also, there are so many other places which are famous with their beauty and breathtaking views and every year a great number of people visiting. Vancouver offers a luxurious living standard. You can enjoy your days here with the perfect mix of value and location. So, if you really want to make your tour unforgettable the start your journey to this city and enjoy the natural views and quality of life, make your days memorable.