First Narrows (Vancouver)

Worth seeing in and around First Narrows (Vancouver)

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Stanley Park

   Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and Coal Harbour to its southeast, and is connected to the North Shore via the Lions Gate Bridge. The historic lighthouse on Brockton Point marks the park's easternmost point.

   1.9 km · park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lions Gate Bridge

   The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" refers to the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver.

   200 m · suspension bridge in Vancouver, Canada · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Capilano Suspension Bridge

   The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in Upper Capilano, British Columbia, Canada, in the District of North Vancouver. The current bridge is 140 metres long and 70 metres above the river.

   3.6 km · suspension bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Living Shangri-La

   Living Shangri-La is a mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the tallest building in the city proper, though not in the metro area, as Two Gilmore Place in Burnaby is taller as of its completion in 2024.

   3.6 km · skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Canada Place

   Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is home to the Vancouver Convention Centre East Building, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, the Vancouver World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight experience Flyover in Vancouver.

   3.8 km · building and cruise ship terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Rogers Tower

   Rogers Tower, located at 1067 West Cordova Street in the downtown core of Vancouver in Coal Harbour, in British Columbia, Canada, is home to Rogers Communications' headquarters for Lower Mainland Operations and credited to local architect James K. M. Cheng. The building stands at 489 feet or 41 stories and was completed in 2004.

   3.6 km · Mixed-use skyscraper in Vancouver, British Columbia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Paradox Vancouver

   Paradox Vancouver, formerly known as the Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver, is a residential skyscraper and hotel in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 60-storey, 188-metre tower in which the hotel is located is at 1151 West Georgia Street and was completed in 2016.

   3.6 km · hotel skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Vancouver Aquarium

   The Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, ocean literacy education, climate activism, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.

   1.9 km · public aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Marine Building

   The Marine Building is a skyscraper located at 355 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada near the Financial District. Completed in 1930, at the time of its opening it was the city's tallest skyscraper and it is listed among the best Art Deco buildings in the world.

   3.7 km · skyscraper in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Christ Church Cathedral

    The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster of the Anglican Church of Canada, and the second church to have been the diocese's cathedral. A place of worship in Greater Vancouver, the cathedral is located at 690 Burrard Street on the northeast corner of West Georgia Street, directly across from the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Downtown Vancouver.

    3.9 km · cathedral church in Vancouver, British Columbia · Wikipedia

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Vancouver Harbour Water Airport, 3.3 km · CPR Pier D, 4 km

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