• Lions Gate Bridge is one of the many attractions found in Vancouver's Stanley Park.lions gate bridge, vancouver image by Lijuan Guo from Fotolia.com
  
  Vancouver, British Columbia, is full of natural, cultural and historic sites. It also has sports arenas such as Rogers Arena, home of the National Hockey League team the Vancouver Canucks. In 2010, it hosted the Winter Olympics and many of the Olympic sites can be visited today. Granville Market is a great site for shopping enthusiasts who love the open market feel.
  
  

Stanley Park

• Stanley Park in western Vancouver is a thousand-acre parkland that is home to Deadman's Island, Vancouver's Harbour, Lions Gate Bridge and a coastal Red Cedar Forest. Visitors can hike around the park or take an hour-long tour on a horse-drawn carriage. The carriage can carry up to 25 people and costs $28.99 for adults, $26.99 for seniors and students, and $15.99 for children aged 3 to 12 years. The carriage ride is free for children up to 2 years old. The expansive park also features totem poles, the Girl in a Wet Suit Statue, the S.S. Empress of Japan figurehead and the Rose Garden.
  
  Stanley Park
  
  735 Stanley Park Drive
  
  Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6C 2T1
  
  (888) 681-5110
  
  stanleypark.com
  
  

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden

• The Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden is the only Ming Dynasty-style garden built outside of China. It is open year-round and is wheelchair accessible. The garden mirrors the private spaces within a Ming scholar's residence and features an asymmetrical arrangement of rocks and plants. Visitors can spot many colorful koi in the garden's pond and terrapins sunbathing on the rocks along the banks. Admission is $14 for adults, $11 for seniors, $10 for students with ID and children under 5 get in free. Families comprising two adults and two children under 18 can get in for $28.
  
  Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden
  
  578 Carrall Street
  
  Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5K2
  
  (604) 662-3207
  
  vancouverchinesegarden.com
  
  

Fort Langley

• Visitors can experience what life was like at fur trading posts back in the late 1800s at Fort Langley. It is in the same spot where it was in 1858 when Hudson's Bay Company established it as a trading post with the First Nations of the West Coast. This led to the colonization of British Columbia. On Nov. 19 of that year, B.C. was proclaimed a Crown Colony to prevent annexation by the U.S. Visitors today can witness daily trading life from more than a century ago for $7.80 for adults, $6.55 for seniors, $3.90 for children and $19.60 for families.
  
  Fort Langley
  
  23433 Mavis Avenue
  
  Fort Langley, B.C., Canada V1M 2R5
  
  (604) 513-4777
  
  pc.gc.ca
  
  

Grouse Mountain

• Grouse Mountain is the highest point in Vancouver, with the peak at 4,100 feet. It is 15 minutes from downtown Vancouver. Visitors of the mountain can get 360-degree views from the Eye of the Wind, the first wind turbine with a view pod. The mountain also has a 5-acre wildlife preserve that currently houses two grizzly bears. Thrill seekers can whiz around the mountain on Grouse Mountain Ziplines and enjoy a meal at the Peak Chalet, which overlooks the city.
  
  Grouse Mountain
  
  6400 Nancy Greene Way
  
  North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7R 4K9
  
  (604) 980-9311
  
  grousemountain.com
  
  

Capilano Suspension Bridge

• The Capilano Suspension Bridge, located just beyond Stanley Park, has been open since 1889. It is suspended 230 feet above and 450 feet across Capilano River. Along with the main bridge, there are seven other suspension bridges that allow visitors to walk above the treetops. There are also guided eco-walks and live seasonal performances near the bridge.
  
  Capilano Suspension Bridge
  
  3735 Capilano Road
  
  North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7R 4J1
  
  (604) 985-7474
  
  capbridge.com