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Vancouver: Must see!?

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While in Vancovuer, which places are a must see?

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The capital of British Columbia is Victoria. Its major cities includes Vancouver, Victoria and Abbotsford.
Vancouver is Canada's busiest port growing rapidly due to immigration from Hongkong and other places in East Asia. It has Chinatown & Japantown. The trans-Canada railway , which crosses all over Canada ends in Vancouver.
Some enjoy the mountain scenery and mountain resorts. Do you know how to ski? Well, that is popular here during winter. Other people come due to its museums and theaters.

Top 10 popular attactions at Vancouver by yahoo travel:
1. Stanley Park
Location: west end of Georgia Street
Open 24 hours
Website: www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/
parks/parks/Stanley
On the park is a quotation by Lord
Stanley, Governor General of Canada,
1889, at the dedication of Stanley Park.

"To the use and enjoyment of people
of all colours, creed and customs for all
time."
The Lost Lagoon Nature House,
opearated by Stanley Park Ecology Society,
offers natural history information , guided
walking tours & volunteer opportunities.
Here you will see different species of birds
like swans, ducks & Canada geese.
There's a golfcourse, Children Farm
yard, Miniature Railway, tennis courts,
bathing beaches & children's water
parks.
Here you will see Totem Poles
in the 1,000 acre park surrounded by
beaches.

2. Vancouver Aquarium Marine
Science Center

3. Robson Street

4. Science World

5. English Bay

6. Jericho Beach

7. Granville Island

8. Vancouver Public Library

9. Lookout

10. Parade of Lost Souls

Other places to see:
1. Chinatown
2. Queen Elizabeth Park
3. Vancouver Art Gallery
4. Canada Place, with flags representing each Canadian territory.
5. Gastown District, with Victorian -era buildings
6. Swiss built Superskyride cable cars, travel
up Grouse Mountain.
7. Capillano Suspension Bridge
8. Burrard Bridge, see it at night! Source(s): Yahoo travel, see the locations, websites and office hours of the above places
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Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Robson Street, Gastown, Chinatown, Scinece World, Planetarium,Thats all I can think of off hand.

Victoria requires a long ferry trip (2 hours), and usually you have to wait in line for hours to catch a ferry. If you can afford it its not all that much more expensive to fly over on small plane & takes much less time. I can't think of the name of the airline though.
Definitely also try to make it to Victoria. There is a ferry going every 2 hours. Trip is about 1.5 hours.
Weather has not been great there recently. Too bad you are not going in the springtime.
Granville Island.
I go to Victoria frequently, in my car, and have never waited more than one hour. Some people have their heads in the clouds. If you take the Bus - you always get on the next Ferry. When you get to Victoria - have a meal at the Blue Crab.
Must See: Metro Town! (big mall) :)
The Sky Train is pretty fun, too. Be sure to take it somewhere. :)
North Vancouver has some cool markets and things.
If you do it leisurly, a week is about right. For example, most people do a day trip for Victoria, but I would rather spend the night and come back the next day.
Places like Stanley Park & Gastown, 1 day. Shopping and Metrotown, 1 day. Granville Island, 1 day. North Vancouver & joining areas, 1 day. Add or subtract a place or two to suit yourself.