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Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver604-257-8584
The conservatory’s triodetic dome looks like a prop from a 1960s sci-fi flick but is really habitat for hundreds of tropical, subtropical, and desert plant and bird species.
3735 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver604-985-7474
They call it bungee walking and swear it’s strong enough to support a loaded 747, but you’ll still be scared.
5191 Robertson Rd., Westham Island, Delta604-946-6980
The 850-acre wetland provides habitat for more than 280 bird species and now attracts 60,000 annual visitors as one of Canada’s top bird-watching sites.
1300 Discovery St., Vancouver604-222-1331
Jericho is a family-oriented beach that begins just west of Alma Street and stretches more than four kilometres down to Spanish Banks. Enjoy the sunset on the Galley patio at the Jericho Sailing Centre, possibly the best public (and licensed) patio in town.
North end of Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver604-990-0483
This is the birthplace of North Shore-style mountain biking (steep, fast, and tricked-out with jumps). There’s also a paved, 10-kilometre wilderness path around Rice Lake that’s ideal for strollers and in-line skaters.
3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver604-990-3755
This North Vancouver park is 250 hectares of temperate rainforest surrounding Lynn Creek. A local favourite for easy hikes, summer river dips, and a lesser known but still no less nerve-racking suspension bridge.
6804 S.W. Marine Dr., UBC, Vancouver604-822-9666
An authentic Japanese tea and stroll garden, the Nitobe Memorial Garden offers a place for quiet reflection.
Vancouver’s mild climate means that visitors will find something of interest in this 70-acre garden year-round.
5251 Oak St., Vancouver604-878-9274
Seventy-five hundred plant varieties equal garden paradise—and an Elizabethan hedge maze, too!
Off Trail 6 along N.W. Marine Dr.
One of Canada’s two officially sanctioned nude beaches, Wreck Beach is located below UBC’s hallowed halls of academia. It’s named for several sunken barges in the offshore waters.