Wreck Beach at Point Grey is the renowned nude beach. Stanley Park in the downtown West End is the world-famous natural park, mainly forest with nature trails, but including a fine rose garden and the Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver's top visitor attraction. Several good restaurants are located within the park with lots of picnic areas and places for relaxing. B.C. The Capilano Suspension Bridge is in North Vancouver, spanning a deep chasm, with gardens and waterfalls. For a complete picture of the area, take the Grouse Mountain Skyride from the top of Capilano Road, with views overlooking Vancouver and the Fraser River delta.
Several museums are well worth visiting.
The best is the Museum of Anthropology at U.B.C., containing a re-created Haida village and displaying historical artifacts and the Native heritage of the province, with totem poles, carvings, dugout canoes, jewelry, and ceremonial gold objects. Shopping is centered in the downtown West End area. Robson Street is filled with fashion boutiques and interesting restaurants, continental and otherwise. Gastown is the restored early-Vancouver district, with restaurants, clubs, pubs, and shopping. Its multicultural community has burst out with a range of international cuisine that matches the finest large cities in the world.