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things to see & do Legend Full Wheelchair Accessibility Partial Wheelchair Accessibility Visual Accessibility Hearing Accessibility Available for Sale at Visitor Centre B Banquet Facilities GGift Shop RRestaurant Vancouver Lookout 555 W. Hastings St., P0 Box 12120, Vancouver Museum of Vancouver 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver 360° view of the city, harbour and mountains, it is the BEST FIRST STOP to learn about Vancouver. Same-day return ticket. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 45 mins-1 hr. Vancouver-focused exhibitions and events that encourage dynamic conversations about what was, is, and can be Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: Vancouver. 2 hrs. 604.689.0421, vancouverlookout.com Vancouver Police Museum 240 E. Cordova St., Vancouver 604.665.3346, vancouverpolicemuseum.ca Chronicles local policing through case histories, real evidence and fascinating displays in a one-time morgue. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 1-2 hrs. Vancouver Beaty Biodiversity Museum 2212 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 604.827.4955, beatymuseum.ubc.ca Experience the wonders of nature with more than 500 exhibits including a 26-m long blue whale skeleton. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 1 hour or more. Amenities: B, G Bloedel Conservatory, Queen Elizabeth Park 33rd Ave. at Cambie St., Vancouver 604.257.8570 (live), city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks Spectacular tropical plant displays, exotic free-flying birds, parrots and Koi fish under a magnificent triodetic dome. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 30 mins. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 578 Carrall St., Vancouver 604.662.3207, vancouverchinesegarden.com Step back in time to 15th-century China at the Dr. Sun YatSen Classical Chinese Garden. Breathtaking, rain or shine! Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 1 - 1.5 hrs. Amenities: G H.R. MacMillan Space Centre 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver 604.738.7827, spacecentre.ca From the 360-degree planetarium to GroundStation Canada, the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre brings the wonders of space to Earth. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 2-3 hrs. Hastings Racecourse PNE Gate #6 (Renfrew & Cambridge), 188 N. Renfrew Street, Vancouver 604.254.1631, 1.877.977.7702, hastingsracecourse.com Hastings Racecourse & Casino features live thoroughbred horseracing Apr-Oct and 600 of your favourite slot machines. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 2-4 hrs. Amenities: B, R, G The Jimi Hendrix Shrine 796 Main St., Vancouver 604.669.0377, creeksidestudentresidence.com 604.736.4431, museumofvancouver.ca Nitobe Memorial Garden 1895 Lower Mall, Vancouver 604.822.4208, botancialgarden.ubc.ca/nitobe A traditional Tea and Stroll Garden. Nitobe Memorial is considered among the top Japanese gardens outside of Japan. Operates: Spr, Sum. Viewing Time: 2 hrs. Old Hastings Mill Store Museum 1575 Alma St., Vancouver 604.734.1212, hastings-mill-museum.ca Discover Vancouver's past! The city's oldest building, circa 1865, was barged from Gastown to Point Grey in 1930. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 30 mins. Amenities: G Pacific National Exhibition 2901 E. Hastings St., Vancouver 604.253.2311, pne.ca Playland features 30+ rides and attractions, great games and special events. Operates: Spr, Sum, Fall. Viewing Time: 3-8 hrs. Science World British Columbia TELUS World of Science, 1455 Quebec St., Vancouver 604.443.7443, telusworldofscience.com/vancouver Engage your mind and uncover the mysteries of science through interactive displays, hands-on experiments and live demos. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 2-3 hrs. UBC Botanical Garden & Greenheart Canopy Walkway 6804 S.W. Marine Dr., Vancouver 604.822.4208, botanicalgarden.ubc.ca Over 12,000 plants from around the world. The Walkway is an aerial trail offering rare perspectives of West Coast forest. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 2 hrs. Amenities: B, G UBC Museum of Anthropology 6393 N.W. Marine Dr., Vancouver 604.822.5087, moa.ubc.ca Extraordinary arts from B.C.'s First Nations and other world cultures are displayed in an award-winning building. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 1-2 hrs. Amenities: B, G Vancouver Maritime Museum 1905 Ogden Ave., Vancouver 604.257.8300, vancouvermaritimemuseum.com Maritime history and traditions of the Pacific and Arctic. RCMP Schooner St Roch, many exhibits, Heritage Harbour. Operates: Year-round. Viewing Time: 2 hrs. This heritage building used to be a Vie's Chicken Inn where Norah Hendrix, the grandmother of Jimi Hendrix, cooked for many years. Jimi used to play music there. Operates: Spr. tourismvancouver.com 31 p30-47_ThingsToSeeListings.indd 31 13-04-17 1:50 PM