Coquitlam

Located at the center of Vancouver, Stanley Park is an urban green boasting a sequoia forest, a never-ending waterfront causeway, Indian totem poles, and the Vancouver Aquarium. A tapestry of vegetation, the Park offers compelling views and is dubbed a “huge natural oxygen bar”. For locals, this is a perfect place for a rich variety of leisurely outdoor activities, be it walking, cycling, rollerblading or skateboarding. A grassy playing field and waterfront pool can be found at the beach in the Park’s western side, which also serves as an open-air cinema during summer nights. The beach is a perfect spot to watch the sunset and a frequent gathering place for local residents to have barbecues and picnics.

No outing to Vancouver is finished without a visit to Yaletown, North America's quickest developing residential downtown. This stylish neighborhood, which is comprised of thickly stuffed skyscraper apartment suites and changed over distribution centers, is home to a portion of Vancouver's most prominent eateries, bars, night clubs and shopping boutiques. In the middle of eating, drinking and shopping, set aside a few minutes to visit the Roundhouse Community Centre, which was at one time the Canadian Pacific Railway's western end. You can see the primary traveler train to enter Vancouver, Engine 374. The Roadhouse is presently an enthusiastic community center that is devoted to arts and learning.

Built a century ago by native aboriginals with hemp ropes and thick wooden planks, the footbridge at Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park hangs high in mid-air over the swift rapids of the Capilano River. The bridge swings and gives out a human-like cackling sound when winds blow across the valley, hence its nickname "Laughing Bridge". The suspension bridge straddles the Capilano River and swathes of leafy forest. Walking on the bridge, one is surrounded by nature, taking in not only the beautiful woodland, but also the snow peaks in the distance and the nearby ravine. If fortunate enough, one could also spot a splendid rainbow due to the vapor from the river.