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Kayaking Indian Arm, Vancouver: Fjord wildlife, harbour seals and a floating salmon lunch

From harbour seals and river otters to towering fjord walls and a kayak-access picnic, this tour review explores Indian Arm, one of Vancouver’s fjords, just half an hour from downtown. Kayaking Indian Arm from Vancouver From the end of the jetty, it looks like there’s…

The Chapman's Peak Drive in Cape Town, South Africa.

10 great cities for outdoorsy people

For many, exploring a big city is all about the culture and food scene – after all, why go to a city if you’re wanting rural pursuits? But there are some cities that offer the best of both worlds – they’ve got the museums and…

The Museum of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.

Museum of Vancouver: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) is a civic-history museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips to help plan your visit. To skip the explanation and just buy your tickets, head this…

Third Beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver: Guide with hours, parking & advice

Third Beach in Vancouver's Stanley Park is a naturally sandy beach on the western edge of the park that offers swimming, picnicking and sunset watching in a setting that feels quietly removed from the downtown buzz. This guide, updated in March 2026, presents practical information…

Siwash Rock from Stanley Park, Vancouver.

Siwash Rock, Vancouver: Parking, best times & Stanley Park visitor tips

Siwash Rock is a solitary volcanic sea stack rising from the waters off Stanley Park’s seawall, visible between Third Beach and the Prospect Point Lookout. This guide lays out how to reach the rock and its lookout, the park’s access logistics, nearby facilities and what…

Prospect Point Lookout, Vancouver: Visitor guide with parking fees & best times

Everything you need to know about visiting the highest viewpoint in Stanley Park, Vancouver, from parking tips to cruise ship spotting. This guide was updated in March 2026 to ensure correct park opening times. Where ships meet mountains at Stanley Park's highest viewpoint Prospect Point…

The Stanley Park Totem Poles in Vancouver, Canada.

Stanley Park Totem Poles, Vancouver: Guide with hours, location, parking & history

The Stanley Park Totem Poles at Brockton Point are a series of carved wooden poles representing West Coast Indigenous art and culture, set within Vancouver’s large urban park. This guide explains how to reach the totem poles, what to expect on site, opening times, parking,…

Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Vancouver: Guide with prices, hours & parking

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a natural history museum on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, Canada, housing over two million biological specimens. This guide, updated in October 2026, covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility and practical tips for planning your visit.…

Douglas Coupland's Digital Orca in Vancouver, Canada.

A complete guide to visiting Digital Orca in Vancouver

A pixelated orca breaches from Jack Poole Plaza in three-dimensional blocky form, its black-and-white cubes catching light off Vancouver's harbour. The Digital Orca sculpture turns an icon of Canada's West Coast — the killer whale — into something that belongs equally to video games and…

Seattle vs Vancouver: How weather quietly shapes the way we judge cities

A harbour cruise, a market stroll and two West Coast cities seen under very different skies. This is a reminder of how weather and travel experiences can tilt our feelings about places far more than we like to admit. The captain tries to rouse the…