100 things to do in Vancouver

#1 Go kayaking at Deep Cove and enjoy the scenery along Indian Arm
http://www.deepcovekayak.com/map/

#2 Go on a boat ride from Granville Island weather it is a speed boat, a
Aquabus or a False Creek Ferry

#3 Enjoy Jazz and Cheesecake at Cheesecake etc.
http://www.cheesecakeetc.com/Cheesecake,_Etc./Our_Story.html (They are
open from 7pm to 1am)

#4 Vancouver has countless sushi restaurants, try a cheap as well as a
luxurious restaurant before you leave. The luxurious list:
http://www.vancouver.com/things_to_do/top_fives/eat/13/

#5 Visit Piper Spit in Burnaby and experience „the best little duck pond
in British Columbia“
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-653665/Burnaby-Lake-the-best-little.html

#6 Lululemon yoga and fitness wear started in Vancouver. Check out their
outlet center near Commercial Drive. Mclean Drive and 3rd Ave

#7 Watch the fireworks around English Bay in July
http://celebration-of-light.com/

#8 Cross Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge – and have a swim in the pool a
couple of meters above.

#9 Try Bubble Tea

#10 Walk along English Bay with some Frozen Yogurt from Denman St.

#11 rent a bike in denman street and bike around stanleypark, or even
further around the whole english bay up to jericho beach

#12 visit wreck beach and enjoy a completely illegal beer/joint 🙂 while
optionally wearing clothing

#13 take the skytrain from Commercial Drive to Burrard and sit on the
front seat! (The view is even better at night)

#14 Walk up Commercial Drive and enjoy a coffee or something to eat in one
of the countless restaurants between shopping through the (countless too)
weird stores

#15 Ice cream at La Casa Gelato! Over 200 flavours..from wasabi, garlic,
apple pie, to vanilla 🙂 Soo good 😀 http://www.lacasagelato.com/

#16 Do the Grouse Grind and reward yourself by paragliding all the way down.

#17 Enjoy some fish and chips by the beach at White Rock or in Steveston
(Richmond)

#18 Monday’s Poetry Slam at Cirque Deux Soleil @ 8:30pm is always
inspiring http://vancouverpoetryhouse.com/

#19 Participate in the critical mass bikeride on the last friday of every
month

#20 During August, watch the theatre under the stars show at Stanley park
www.tuts.ca

#21 Go to improv theatre sports on Granville Islands, www.vtsl.com

#22 Go indoor go karting in Richmond www.tbcir.ca

#23 Check out a local band live at the Anza club www.anzaclub.org

#24 Go for Hot Pot in Richmond, look up Garden City Hot Pot

#25 Ice Skating or Snow shoeing on Grouse or Seymour mountain during
winter – www.grousemountain.com

#26 Zip Trek or Bungee jump whistler (not sure if this counts for the
Vancouver list)

#27 Rollerblade Seymour Conservation Reserve
(http://www.inlineskatevancouver.com/)

#28 Rent a motor boat or take an eco tour on a zodiak from Sewell’s marina
in Horseshoe Bay http://www.sewellsmarina.com/

#29 Watch the sunset from Burnaby mountain or Cypress lookout

#30 Check out a play at Bard on the Beach in Vanier Park (June –
September) http://www.bardonthebeach.org/

#31 Try Uncle Fatih’s Pizza at Broadway and Commercial

#32 Bike from Science World to Jericho Beach, along the Seaside Bikeway

#33 Check out the Richmond Night Market http://www.richmondnightmarket.com

#34 Take the Seabus from Waterfront Station to North Vancouver and check
out Lonsdale Quay Market

#35 Go to the Vancouver Folk Music Festival at Jericho Beach (3 days in
mid July) http://thefestival.bc.ca/

#36 Take a trip out to Squamish and climb the Stawamus Chief

#37 Try the all day breakfast at Bons Off Broadway for $2.95!

#38 Walk around Gastown, visit MacLeod’s books in Gastown and look through
the old Vancouver books, maps, visitor guides and postcards

#39 Go to FUSE at the Vancouver Art Gallery (select Fridays)
http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events_and_programs/fuse.html

#40 Check out Portobello West, a fashion and art market, at the Rocky
Mountaineer Station (Last Sunday of every month, March – December)
http://www.vancouver.portobellowest.com/

#41 Visit one of the many Farmers Markets around town
http://www.eatlocal.org/

#42 Try a Japadog http://www.japadog.com/en/

#43 walk or bike along 10th Avenue from Main Street to Cambie Street and
view all the heritage houses as well as City Hall

#45 have a picnic in Vanier Park on a sunny Friday or Saturday evening,
watch the sunset then head over to the Gordon MacMillan Southam
Observatory to see the stars

#46 visit Granville Island, take a ferry through false creek to Science
World for some science fun

#47 take a walking tour through Chinatown, eat at Kent’s Kitchen and have
dessert at New Town Bakery

#48 enjoy the best poutine in town at Fritz (Davie & Granville, take care
that the man is preparing the poutine, NOT his wife…somehow it tastes
different 😉

#49 Play a round or two of frisbee golf in Queen Elizabeth Park, Northeast
corner of the park.

#50 checkout karaoke at one of several places; Wednesdays at either the
Met or Main St. Legion Hall, Sundays at the Princeton Pub

#51 Take the Bowen Island Express from Granville Island to Bowen Island.
The return journey itself is the worth the ticket
http://www.giwt.ca/Bowen_Island_Express.html

#52 Fraser Valley Winery Association.. Take in a wine tour / tasting!
http://www.fvwa.ca/

#53 1001 Steps in White Rock
http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/1001Steps01.html

#54 Swim back and forth across the US/Canada border down at Centennial
Beach in Tsawwassen/Point Roberts.

#55 Look for whales on the Georgia Straight from the deck of the BC ferry
boat.

#56 Walk around all of Queen Elizabeth Park (aka „Little Mountain“)

#57 Walk around The Crescent and up Osler Street to King Edward

#58 Take the [very fast] elevator up to the top floor in the Marine
Building, Vancouver’s oldest skyscraper

#59 Ride the miniature train in Stanley Park

#60 Visit Heritage Village in Burnaby

#61 Visit Burns Bog or if only less time is available then Camosun Bog

#62 Walk or bicycle from Science World to the secluded beach west of the
Kitsilano Pool

#63 Walk from Jericho Beach to Fore Shores and back

#64 Hike from Lions Bay up to the base of the Lions

#65 Tour one of the Buddhist temples in Richmond

#66 Go pick your own fruit in Richmond (seasonal)

#67 Visit the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Ladner

#68 P.S. I’d modify the tour of Gastown to take in the superb Sins of the
City tour: http://www.vancouverpolicemuseum.ca/SinsoftheCity.htm

#69 Walk along the seawall in West Vancouver

#70 Visit the Capilano Fish Hatchery (seasonal) before climbing the Grouse
Grind

#71 Walk the trails of Lighthouse Park

#72 Saturday Dharma Talk & Meditation (in English)
Every Saturday 9:00am – 11:00am at the Buddhist Temple in Richmond.
http://www.buddhisttemple.ca/

#73 The Sutton Place Hotel has CHOCOHOLIC BUFFET for ONLY $26.00 Every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
http://www.vancouver.suttonplace.com/Chocoholic_Buffet.htm

#74 Dessert fans check out Sweet Obsessions www.sweetobsession.ca or Sweet
Revenge www.sweet-revenge.ca

#75 Check out the International Jazz Festival, both paid and free
concerts, late June to early July
http://www.coastaljazz.ca/td_canada_trust_vancouver_international_jazz_festival

#76 Play beach volleyball at Kits, Jericho or Spanish Banks

#77 Wander around Granville Island, check out the artists at work, eat at
the Public Market and drink at the Granville Island Brewery

#78 enjoy the view in the Cloud Nine Restaurant on Robsonstrasse (rotating
restaurant with awesome view – no entrance fee)

#79 enjoy a hot chocolate (or other chocolate delights) in the
„Schokolade“ Cafe near Nanaimo and Hastings:
http://www.schokoladecafe.com/

#80 Take in some almost always excellent live music at the Railway Club.
http://www.therailwayclub.com/

compiled by the vancouver couchsurfing group.