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jump aboard the miniature railway. The park's world-class
Vancouver Aquarium
is
a must (time your visit with the always entertaining dolphin show). Break up the day
with a picnic lunch at
Third Beach
or a hot dog from Prospect Point Café.
Distinctively shaped
Science World,
southeast of downtown on False Creek, con-
tains hands-on displays that help those of all ages understand the wonderful world of
science.
Granville Island Water Park
offers very wet fun, with pools, slides, gey-
sers, and sprays. In the same area, the
Kids Market
offers 50-odd shops as well as a
playground, daily shows, and birds to feed on the adjacent waterway.
Kids will be kids, so you may want to spend time with the tribe at an old-fash-
ioned fun park. The best of these is
Playland,
in Hastings Park. Enjoy old-fashioned
amusements like the merry-go-round, a wooden roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, an ar-
cade, and a petting zoo.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND
On the ferry trip between Victoria and Vancouver, find an outside seat on the star-
board side and watch the Vancouver skyline and Coast Mountains disappear into the
distance. Once in the provincial capital, a
double-decker bus tour
is popular with
all ages. Catch a water taxi to
Fisherman's Wharf
for lunch, and hope that the res-
ident seals make an appearance. Have your wallet out for visits to
Pacific Undersea
Gardens.
Beyond Victoria, family time on Vancouver Island should focus on the outdoors:
the
beaches
of
Parksville
and
Qualicum,
the
trails
of
Pacific Rim National Park,
ferry
rides through the
Southern Gulf Islands,
or, for older kids, surf lessons at
Tofino.
The
rooftop goats
at
Coombs
are a diversion from these more adventurous
outings.
SOUTHWESTERN BC
In Whistler, don't miss a chance to ride on the
Peak 2 Peak Gondola.
At the top
of the mountain, you'll find opportunities to snowshoe across areas of year-round
snowpack. For a different sort of adventure, take the kids to the
Othello-Quintette
Tunnels
near Hope. These huge tunnels run through a steep gorge of the Coquihalla
River.
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