The special visual and audio features allow visitors to see science and nature themed movies from a very realistic perspective. The world's largest air supported covered stadium. The BC Place roof is only a few milimetres thick but made of ultra strong teflon and fibre glass. BC Place hosts professional sports teams including the BC Lions CFL team. It also is an excellent venue for rock concerts, more intimate recitals, banquets and trade and consumer shows.
Tours are available in summer.
This amazing piece of architechture is reminiscent of a sailing schooner under full sail. As well as housing a hotel and a trade and exhibition centre, Canada Place is the terminus for many of the world's finest cruise ships as they ply the summer Alaska cruise route. Of particular appeal here is the promenade deck that surrounds Canada Place, enabling close-up views of some beautiful cruise ships, as well as great panoramas of Vancouver and the harbour. Here visitors will learn all about the fascinating life-cycle of a salmon, and the everyday workings of a fish hatchery. The fish hatched here include coho and chinook salmon and the magnificent steelhead - a variety of rainbow trout.