Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
NEED TO KNOW
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Accommoddatiion Children can usually stay with parents at hotels for no extra
charge. Some hostels have family rooms. Hotels can recommend trusted babysit-
ting services.
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Equip
quipment Strollers, booster seats and toys can be rented from Wee Travel
(
www.weetravel.ca
).
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Resouurces Pick up the free Kids' Guide Vancouveraround town and visit
www.kidsvancouver.com
for local tips, resources and family-focused events.
Outdoor Action
If your children have plenty of energy (or you just need to tire them out before bed),
Stanley Park's Second Beach Pool (
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)
is one of the city's best summertime
hangouts. This side of the park also has a popular playground, as does the Lumber-
man's Arch area, where you'll also find a fun-tastic outdoor water park. An even bigger
water park (
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)
can be found on Granville Island, not far from the ever-popular
Kids Market (
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)
. If your children prefer to make sandcastles, Kitsilano Beach
(
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)
is very popular with families and is highly recommended.
History Huggers
Richmond's excellent Gulf of Georgia Cannery (
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)
is an evocative way to see
how people used to work, while downtown's BC Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
(
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)
traces the region's sporting past via kid-friendly displays and activities.
You can read up - or just catch an author reading - at the huge Kidsbooks (
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)
store in Kitsilano, or book them in for some kid-focused swordplay lessons at
Academie Duello (
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)
and its ever-popular Knight Camp.
Festival Fun
The Vancouver International Children's Festival (
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)
is packed with entertain-
ers and face-painting shenanigans, while the Pacific National Exhibition (
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)
is
crammed with shows, activities and fairground rides for kids of all ages. You can also
hang out with local families at Winterruption (
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)
, Car Free Vancouver (
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