Vancouver: Ocean & Mountains

🏟️ Venue: BC Place

Location: Downtown Vancouver

Capacity: 54,500

Pro Tip: The stadium is right downtown. You can easily walk from most hotels. The roof is retractable and looks like a crown.

🏨 Where to Stay

• Yaletown: Upscale, converted warehouse district with great patios. Walking distance to the stadium.
• Gastown: Historic cobblestone streets, steam clock, and trendy bars.
• Coal Harbour: Luxury hotels right on the water with mountain views.

🍣 Where to Eat

• Sushi: Vancouver has the best sushi outside of Japan. Try Miku for flame-seared Aburi sushi.
• Japadog: A famous street food cart serving hot dogs with Japanese toppings (seaweed, mayo, teriyaki).
• Granville Island Public Market: Take a tiny ferry (Aquabus) there and eat your way through the market.

🎢 Things to Do

• Stanley Park: Rent a bike and ride the Seawall. It's spectacular.
• Capilano Suspension Bridge: A wobbly bridge high above the rainforest.
• Grouse Mountain: Take the Skyride gondola up for a view of the entire city and ocean.

💎 Hidden Gem

Wreck Beach: A beautiful, secluded beach near UBC. Warning: It is clothing-optional! But the sunsets are unmatched.

🤓 5 Fun Facts

1. Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver.
2. It has the highest real estate prices in Canada.
3. The California Roll was actually invented in Vancouver (by Chef Hidekazu Tojo).
4. You can ski and sail in the same day here.
5. Movies like Deadpool and Twilight were filmed here.