Stanley Park |
 Stanley
Park is recognized around the globe as one of the great parks of the world!
Vancouver's first park and one of the city's main tourist attractions, Stanley
Park is an evergreen oasis of 400 hectares (1,000 acres) close to the downtown
core. Stanley Park hosts many arts events. During the summer, you can "dance at dusk" at Ceperley Meadow, see local artists' work at Painters' Circle, and enjoy outdoor theatre with Theatre Under the Stars at Malkin Bowl. Family attractions in the park include the Children's' Farmyard and Miniature Train, Vancouver Aquarium, Second Beach Pool and the water park at Lumbermen's Arch. Hotels near Stanley Park These Hotels are found within blocks of Stanley Park for easy access Lord Stanley Suites , Sylvia Hotel, Coast Plaza Hotel, Empire Landmark Hotel, Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver , Listel Hotel , Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle , Westin Bayshore Hotel, Pacific Palisades Vancouver, Rosellen Suites and Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver . Dining Park restaurants like the Prospect Point Café, the Sequoia Grill at Ferguson Point, the Rose Garden Tea Room at Stanley Park Pavilion and The Fish House offer fine dining combined with classic park ambience and sea and mountain views. Gardens Beautiful horticultural displays can be found throughout the park. Don't miss the Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron garden, perennial and rose gardens, the Prospect Point carpet bedding, the Community Garden near Lost Lagoon, and ornamental plantings around the Parks administration offices at the Beach Avenue entrance to the park. Getting There Walk, bike, rollerblade, or take the bus to the park. Ride the free Stanley Park Shuttle within the park. Pay parking is available for automobiles throughout the park. Landmarks World famous landmarks in the park include Lost Lagoon, Siwash Rock, Prospect Point, Beaver Lake, totem poles, the Nine O'Clock Gun, various monuments and sculptures, and the 8.8 km (5.5 mi) seawall which encircles the entire park. Sports Sport clubs have long been a tradition in Stanley Park. Organized sports like cricket, lawn bowling, tennis, and pitch & putt golf, can all be found in the park, alongside informal games of soccer, baseball or frisbee. The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and Vancouver Rowing Club provide opportunites for boating activities. |
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