Stanley Park
Stanley Park covers 1,000 acres of downtown Vancouver, spilling great hiking trails into lush trees and greenery. The park is circled by a five-mile seawall and makes for excellent walking, biking, or rollerblading. Docking cruise ships and landing floatplanes provide a fantastic view!
Picnic areas (including one with a walk-through hollow tree) and beaches (there's a lifeguard at English Bay) provide the context for a perfect summer day. Splurge on a gelato from one of the shops -- if it's available on the day of your visit, try the cantaloupe gelato at Mama's.
Family golf
Queen Elizabeth, Rupert and Stanley Park represent the Vancouver Park Board's three pitch and putt courses in this city. Affordable for families who golf together, the cost bottoms out at $11.50 for adults and $6.50 for youth.
SkyTrain
In May, Vancouver's SkyTrain will launch the world's first automated guided tour on a public transit system, using headsets that provide information about the region in six languages. Using state-of-the-art GPS technology, the headset will allow visitors to disembark from the SkyTrain and take guided walking tours of historic points.
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