Here it is. The last part of three in the top ten places you should visit in Vancouver… before or after the 2010 Winter Olympic events.
Work with your homeowner from Olympic Home Hotels to stay a few more days if you can.
. Canada Place – If you ever attend a fancy convention in Vancouver, it’ll probably be here.
If you’re royalty, a high ranking politician or a C-level businessman, you’ll probably stay at the Pan Pacific (part of Canada Place)
If your cruise ship is docking in Vancouver, it will be in front of Canada Place.
And regardless if you’re one of the above or not… you have to visit this Vancouver landmark for it’s interesting architecture.
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. Grouse Mountain – Take the Grouse Mountain Skyride up to an evening of dining and dancing at the Mountain Chalet.
Or, if you got hiker’s blood in your veins… attempt the Grouse Grind, 1.8 miles going up 2,800 feet. It usually takes and hour and a half on average to make this climb… but the current record holder has 25:24.
In the wintertime, you can snowshoe, snowboard, ski, ice skate, the list goes on.
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. Capilano Suspension Bridge – Got the guts to walk 450 feet on a 120-year-old suspension bridge? Sure, sure the original hemp and cedar planks of yore have since been reinforced by steel and concrete, but still…
If you make it across, there are some rewarding activities. The Treetops Adventure gives you access to see the rainforest from a bird’s eye view (as high as 100 feet above ground). There’s a collection of totem poles. And there’s a rainforest tour.
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. Stanley Park – 400 hectares of cedar, hemlock and fir trees. The world famous 5.5 mile seawall where cyclists, pedestrians and inline skaters traverse. And gardens, several artfully landscaped gardens.
Stanley Park could be argued as Vancouver’s biggest tourist (and residents) attraction. Nearly eight million people visit every year.
If the weather permits, conquer the seawall.
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And that concludes are Top Ten Places to Visit in Vancouver series. We hope you found at least one attraction you’re willing to stick around in Vancouver after the 2010 Winter Olympics.