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. We can only give you a sampling of the exceptionally wide selection of good dining available in the area and have listed the city's top eating places, along with a couple of moderately-priced restaurants suitable for family dining, or for sampling on a short stay in the city. John Bishop and his staff are famed for personal service and fresh, seasonal dishes.