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you'll likely have a big smile on your face. And once the short ride is over, you'll want
to do it all again.
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
GALLERY
(
www.billreidgallery.ca
;
639 Hornby St; adult/child $10/5; 11am-5pm Wed-Sun; Burrard)
Showcasing carvings, paintings and jewelry from Canada's most revered Haida artist,
this tranquil gallery is lined with fascinating and exquisite works - plus handy touch-
screens to tell you all about them. It's centered on the Great Hall, where there's often a
carver at work, but also hit the mezzanine level: you'll be face to face with an 8.5m-long
bronze of intertwined magical creatures, complete with impressively long tongues.
Vancouver Art Gallery
GALLERY
( 604-662-4700;
www.vanartgallery.bc.ca
;
750 Hornby St; adult/child $20/6; 10am-5pm
Wed-Mon, to 9pm Tue; 5)
The gallery has dramatically transformed in recent years, be-
coming a vital part of the city's cultural scene. Contemporary exhibitions - often show-
casing Vancouver's renowned photoconceptualists - are now combined with blockbuster
international traveling shows. Check out
Fuse
- staged every few months, it's a quarterly
late-night party where you can hang out with the city's young arties over wine and live
music.
Vancouver Lookout
LOOKOUT
(
www.vancouverlookout.com
; 555 W Hastings St; adult/child $15.75/7.75; 8:30am-10:30pm;
Waterfront)
Expect your lurching stomach to make a bid for freedom as the glass elevator
whisks you 169m to the apex of this needle-like viewing tower. Once up top, there's not
much to do but check out the awesome 360-degree vistas of city, sea and mountains un-
furling around you. For context, peruse the historic photo panels showing just how much
the landscape has changed.
BC Place Stadium
STADIUM
(
www.bcplacestadium.com
;
777 Pacific Blvd; Stadium-Chinatown)
Recently renovated with a
huge new crown-like retractable roof, Vancouver's main sports arena is home to two pro-
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soccer team. Also used for
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