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Maritime Museum – The centerpiece of the museum, literally, is
the St. Roch, a two-masted wooden schooner used for arctic
exploration by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the 1940's. Take a tour
of the ship, shimmy up the ladder to the bridge, peer into the officer's
cabins (very short bunks), poke your nose into a tent on deck, home to an
Inuit family, and walk around the hull of this gallant ship that toughed
out icy arctic waters. |
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Model ships – The museum also has a good collection
of model ships – sailing ships, steamers, ocean liners, and a workshop
to watch people building ships models. |
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Down at Heritage Harbour (where the water ferry docks),
there's historic boats floating in the water. |
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Tip: Take False Creek water ferry from the
Aquatic Center and Granville Island to the Maritime Museum. |
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MacMillan Space Centre – Attached to
the Planetarium and Observatory, the Centre lets kids and adults blast through
space and time a dozen different ways. There are multimedia live
shows, Planetarium Star Theatre, and fun interactive exhibits with meteorites and moon rocks. |
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The
grassy park area around the museums is a great place to run around or fly kites. On walk on the sandy beach, littered with driftwood, or dabble
your toes in the water if the weather's nice. |
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Tip: Take the little blue water ferry from the
Aquatic Center and Granville Island to the Maritime Museum. |
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Kitsilano Beach – Kitsilano Beach has
long stretches of flat sand and scenic views of English Bay and the North
Shore. Kitsilano Beach Pool, a public outdoor swimming pool, is perfect
for everyone, from toddlers to teens. |
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MOA (Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia) – MOA has the world's finest collection of works
by Haida artist Bill Reid and Northwest Coast First Nations art. Much
of this is art in the huge scale kids seem to love, in a spectacular setting. Don't miss the collection of totem poles and long house outside. 20 scenic minutes from downtown and on bus routes. |
