Destination VANCOUVER: Attractions & Culture
Vancouver's scenic location makes it a major tourist destination. Visitors come for the city's gardens, Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, and the mountains, ocean, forest and parklands surrounding the city. The numerous beaches, parks, waterfronts, and mountain backdrop, combined with its cultural and multi-ethnic character, all contribute to its unique appeal and style for tourists.
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Discover VANCOUVER
Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, a British explorer. Vancouver is located between the Strait of Georgia and the Coast Mountains. Its economy has traditionally relied on it's rich resources: forestry, mining, fishing and agriculture. The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver and nearby Whistler ...
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Canada Place
Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver. It is the home of the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, the Pan Pacific Hotel, and an IMAX 3D theatre, the first in the world. It is also the main cruise ship terminal for the region, where most of the cruises to Alaska originate ...
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Stanley Park
Stanley Park is a 1,000 acre urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. The park features many huge Douglas-fir, Western Redcedar, and Western Hemlock trees. These trees can be up to 100 metres (300 ft) tall and over a hundred years old. It is estimated that 8 million people visit the park yearly ...
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