WHAT ELSE TO DO AROUND VANCOUVER / SQUAMISH

​Want to spend a day in Vancouver like B & D? Here are some ideas:

• Have a beer at the Lido

• Eat tacos at La Taqueria

• Wander up and down Commercial Drive

• Have a coffee at Turks

• Get Bahn Mi at Banh Mi Saigon (cash only)

• Go thrifting at SPCA Thrift Store, Value Village on Hastings, or MCC on Fraser

• Catch a show at the Fox

• See a movie at the Rio

• Eat sushi at Tatsu on Commercial 

• Visit the George Reifel Bird Sanctuary (book your visit online ahead of time)

• Eat brunch at Roundel cafe (busy on weekends)

• Visit:

  • Scandinave Spa in Whistler (if you're feeling really extravagant) 

  • Wreck Beach

  • Jericho Beach

  • Spanish Banks

  • 3rd beach

  • Lighthouse Park

  • Stanley Park

  • Dude Chillin Park

• Do a hike at 

  • Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge (free)

  • Dog Mountain

  • Quarry Rock (where we got engaged!) very busy on weekends.

• Check out:

  • Vancouver Art Gallery

  • Museum of Anthropology

  • Museum of Vancouver

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For Kid-Friendly options visit: 

• Vancouver Aquarium

• Science World

• Maplewood Farm 

• Bloedel Conservatory

• HR MacMillin Space Centre

• Playland/PNE

• New Brighton Pool

• Kitsilano Pool

• Second Beach Pool

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​While in Squamish, here are some fun things to do:

• Sea to Sky Gondola

• Shannon Falls

• Hike the Chief

• Go whitewater rafting

• Britannia Mine Museum

• Kayak in Howe Sound

• Rock climbing/ bouldering

• Have a beer at the Howe Sound Brewery

• Watch for eagles in Brackendale (the bald eagle capital of the world, or so they say) at the Watershed Grill on their outdoor patio

• Eat brunch at Zephyr Cafe

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Weekend trips nearby:​

• Tofino

• Sunshine Coast

• Whistler

• Victoria