Description:
If you've never been to Vancouver, this is a good place to orient yourself and see some of what makes B.C.'s largest city so special. (Or you may arrive here on a cruise ship, in which case this will be your first introduction to Vancouver.) With its five tall Teflon sails and bowsprit jutting out into Burrard Inlet, Canada Place is meant to resemble a giant sailing ship. Inside it's a convention center on one level and a giant cruise-ship terminal below, with the Pan Pacific Hotel perched on top. Around the perimeter is a promenade, offering wonderful views across Burrard Inlet to the North Shore peaks and toward nearby Stanley Park, with plaques explaining the sights and providing historical tidbits. Continue around the promenade, and you'll get great city views and be able to see the older, low-rise buildings of Gastown, where Vancouver began. Bus sightseeing tours begin here, there's an IMAX Theatre (tel. 604/682-IMAX), and the Tourism Vancouver Touristinfo Centre is right across the street.
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Awards:
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- Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 604 775 7200
- fax: +1 604 775 6251
- send email
Address:
- 999 Canada Place
- Canada Place at the end of Burrard St
- Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1
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DowntownHours:
- Hours vary
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- No Sweat
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