Top 10 Things To Do, Activities and Attractions in Richmond

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Top 10 Things To Do, Activities and Attractions in Richmond

Stanley Park
Stanley Park
4.8 (33459 ratings)4.5 (26234 ratings)
Vancouver's largest urban park boasts beaches, trails, scenic seawall & family-friendly attractions.
Vancouver, BC V6G 1Z4, Canada
ParkNature & Parks
Mentioned by TripSavvy
The 8 Best Parks in Vancouver
"At the top of any list of parks in Vancouver is the city's world-renowned Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver. It's a natural rainforest that touches the ocean right in the midst of the city. There are so many free things to do in Stanley Park: biking or walking the seawall, nature walks on the park's miles of forest trails, exploring the Stanley Park gardens, or visiting the totem poles."
Mentioned by Daily Hive
The best parks in Vancouver to bring a picnic
"The most iconic of Vancouver’s parks, Stanley Park has no shortage of stunning spots to bring your friends or enjoy in solitude — with hidden gems along the Seawall just waiting to be found and enjoyed. So pack up your picnic and grab your besties, because if you’re currently in Vancouver, there’s no better time than now to head out into the park."
Mentioned by Vancouver 10 days itinerary
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"North of Vancouver's CBD is Stanley Park, a vast area of green that's almost an island. As well as fun outdoor activities and beautiful scenery, the park offers an opportunity to understand the First Nations people, the original inhabitants of Vancouver."
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
4.2 (3881 ratings)4 (1436 ratings)
Water, plants & rocks are arranged according to Taoist principles to create a serene space.
578 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K2, Canada
GardenNature & ParksArchitectural Buildings
Mentioned by Touropia
17 Top Tourist Attractions in Vancouver
"Vancouver’s Chinatown is home to the first Ming Dynasty-styled garden built outside of China, with 52 craftsmen coming from Suzhou, China, to ensure the authenticity of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Named in honor of the first president of the Republic of China, the garden takes visitors back to 15th century China, though it was built only in the mid 1980s. The garden’s rocks that were imported from Suzhou, plants, water and architecture blend into an oasis of serenity in this bustling city."
Mentioned by Vancouver Photowalks
Top 10 Places to Photograph in Vancouver
"It’s a spot rich in history as it’s the first Chinese garden built outside of China. It’s also National Geographic’s “Top City Garden in the World”. This an extremely celestial outdoor space, providing quiet respite from the bustling city and offering dozens of opportunities to photograph 150-year old miniature trees, a jade green pond, and famous koi fish."
Granville Island
Granville Island
4.6 (1138 ratings)4.5 (17575 ratings)
Charming cultural & artistic mainstay famous for a daily public market with 50+ food vendors.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
IslandNature & ParksNeighborhoodsPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Queen Elizabeth Park
Queen Elizabeth Park
4.7 (10162 ratings)4.5 (2079 ratings)
Urban landmark on a hill featuring manicured gardens, a conservatory, sculptures & sports courts.
4600 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2Z1, Canada
ParkNature & ParksPlaygroundGardens
Mentioned by Culture Trip
5 Beautiful Parks in Vancouver You Should Visit
"The Queen Elizabeth Park is a small park known for its extravagant flora that can be viewed year-round. Its 130 acres holds mountains along the north shore and a glimpse at the city’s skyline. The park also hold the Bloedel Conservatory, which houses plants from all over the world, and an arboretum, where visitors can watch breath-taking cherry blossoms bloom in the spring."
Mentioned by Culture Trip
20 Must-Visit Attractions in Vancouver
"This 53ha (130-acre) park in suburban Vancouver offers fabulous views of the city and its surrounding mountains. It’s perfect to visit in every season, thanks to the ever-changing vista. People can wander the grounds outside, or head inside to Bloedel Conservatory and its indoor tropical garden."
Mentioned by Vancouver 3 days itinerary
Vancouver itinerary: 3 Days in Vancouver
"Queen Elizabeth Park and Gardens: A gorgeous place for a leisurely stroll, particularly during springtime. Cherry blossom hunting: Come to Vancouver in the springtime to catch beautiful blooms all over the city. There’s even a handy map."
Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium
4.5 (7452 ratings)4.5 (7804 ratings)
Popular kid-friendly attraction showcases local & exotic aquatic life with a focus on conservation.
845 Avison Way, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada
AquariumNature & ParksEducation centerNon-profit organizationEducational sites
Mentioned by pinnacleharbourfronthotel.com
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"A collection of more than 50,000 aquatic creatures make Vancouver’s Aquarium the largest in Canada. Located in Stanley Park, the facility features extensive exhibits and displays along with daily dolphin and beluga shows, sea otter feedings, shark dives and “4D” film screenings. You can even book your own personalized Animal Encounters to get up close and personal with some of these amazing creatures."
Mentioned by Trip101
10 Most Romantic Places In Vancouver, Canada
"Source: Photo by Wikimedia Commons user SoftwareSimian used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Enjoy a few hours of fun with your partner checking out the wildlife at the Vancouver Aquarium. Featuring a total of over 50,000 animals spread across 30 exhibits, you’re sure to meet some creatures you haven’t heard of before, or learn something new about your favorite ocean dwellers."
VanDusen Botanical Garden
VanDusen Botanical Garden
4.6 (6856 ratings)4.5 (1832 ratings)
Space with ever-changing greenery, flowers & art installations plus fine dining & a casual cafe.
5251 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1, Canada
Botanical gardenNature & ParksParkGardensNature & Wildlife Areas
Mentioned by weddingwire.ca
The Most Romantic Places to Propose in Vancouver
"Get down on one knee surrounded by the beautiful blossoming flowers in the VanDusen Botanical Garden. This is the perfect option for a nature lover as the garden covers an impressive 55 acres of land and is outfitted with flowers from all over the world. If you’d prefer an indoor venue, the Bloedel Conservatory (4600 Cambie Street) is just a hop, skip and a jump away and is equally gorgeous."
Mentioned by Culture Trip
20 Must-Visit Attractions in Vancouver
"VanDusen Botanical Garden is close to Queen Elizabeth Park in suburban Vancouver. Although it doesn’t offer views of the park, VanDusen is a large garden filled with various plants and flowers that transforms into a light-filled wonderland during the holidays. These recommendations were updated on June 10, 2020 to keep your travel plans fresh."
Mentioned by Lonely Planet
Must see attractions in Vancouver, Canada
"This highly popular green-thumbed oasis is a 22-hectare, 255,000-plant idyll that offers a strollable web of pathways weaving through specialized garden areas: the Rhododendron Walk blazes with color in spring,... Top ChoiceMuseum in Gastown & Chinatown"
Grouse Mountain
Grouse Mountain
4.6 (9474 ratings)4.5 (4757 ratings)
1,200-metre mountain offering activities such as skiing & hiking plus sweeping views of Vancouver.
6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver, BC V7R 4K9, Canada
Ski resortNature & ParksHiking areaIce skating rinkWedding venueMountains
Mentioned by Vancouver 4 days itinerary
How To Spend 4 Days In Vancouver Travel Guide Itinerary
"At last, our final day in Vancouver was spent in Grouse Mountain – The Peak of Vancouver. Here, Landon experienced snow for the first time. We spend a couple of hours here walking through soft snow, played around, and went snow sliding. What was supposed to be a simple, quick visit, lasted hours and created unforgettable memories!"
Mentioned by Vancouver 7 days itinerary
Canada's 150th Birthday Vancouver Itinerary
"The Peak Chalet offers lots of dining options, from grabbing a beer and nachos on the Altitudes Bistro patio through to a multi-course fine dining extravaganza at The Observatory."
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
4.7 (89 ratings)4 (14 ratings)
969 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y1, Canada
Baptist churchSights & LandmarksChurchChurches & Cathedrals
BC Place
BC Place
4.4 (7533 ratings)4.5 (519 ratings)
Stadium with a retractable roof & over 50,000 seats for events plus Major League Soccer & football.
777 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y8, Canada
StadiumSights & LandmarksArenaEvent venueLive music venueArenas & Stadiums
Mentioned by Vancouver 4 days itinerary
How To Spend 4 Days In Vancouver Travel Guide Itinerary
"At last, our final, spur of the moment location was a view of BC Place (Vancouver’s Whitecap’s Stadium). We walked around Vancouver and ended up overlooking a gorgeous nighttime view of the cityscape. Most of Day 2 was spent with our friends, taking photos and playing tourist throughout Vancouver."
Confederation Park Water Park
Confederation Park Water Park
4.6 (120 ratings)4.5 (35 ratings)
4709 Pandora St, Burnaby, BC V5C 2C2, Canada
Water parkNature & ParksPark

Best Spas in Richmond

The Balay Spa
The Balay Spa
4.9 (117 ratings)
104 Esplanade W, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1A2, Canada
Massage spa
Sense, A Rosewood Spa®
Sense, A Rosewood Spa®
4.7 (19 ratings)
801 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L2, Canada
Spa
Mentioned by 10Best
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"Sense is a Vancouver spa designed for the sake of stimulating the senses and restoring both the mind and body. Found in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Sense is an intimate and elegant luxury retreat offering a full appetite of therapies and treatments from massages to facials. Open every day of the week, Sense offers a blend of services and memorable experiences from facials to massages, and all the way down to your fingers and toes with pedicures and manicures."
Sabai Thai Spa
Sabai Thai Spa
4.8 (250 ratings)
987 Marine Dr Unit 3-B, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1S4, Canada
Day spa

Best Breweries and Beer Places in Richmond

Storm Brewing LTD.
Storm Brewing LTD.
4.8 (386 ratings)
Cool craft brewery offering tours, tastings & growler fill-ups in a warehouse with edgy decor.
310 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3V6, Canada
Brewery
Mentioned by TripSavvy
Say Cheers to Vancouver's Top 10 Breweries
"Look out for the mural on the wall to find Vancouver’s ‘longest running craft brewery’ in gritty East Vancouver at 310 Commercial Drive. Enter through the loading bay and you’re in the working brewery, so watch out!. Brewer James Walton has been brewing up unpasteurized beer for nearly 25 years and you’ll only find fresh beer here — there are no cans or bottles in sight."
Mentioned by Savored Journeys
15 Best Breweries in Vancouver BC (with maps
"They don’t have a tasting room, but do welcome guest into their workspace to taste their beers. They don’t serve pints or food, or even have chairs. But you can sample up to 6 beers (one at a time, of course)."
Mentioned by CANADIAN CRAFT TOURS
Vancouver Craft Brewery Listing & Brewery map
"This brewery has over 180 rotating taps which they call Brainstorms. Just to warn you, it's not professional at all and you will see flies. Now that the warnings are done, you need to see this place."
Powell Brewery
Powell Brewery
4.3 (188 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings)
Boutique brewery with a relaxed tasting room pouring a selection of housemade ales & pilsners.
1357 Powell St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1G8, Canada
BreweryFood & Drink
Mentioned by Culture Trip
10 Vancouver Craft Breweries & Bars Every Beer Lover Should Try
"Owned by a husband-and-wife team, Powell Brewery’s award-winning beer is so popular with locals that they had to move to a bigger premises on Powell Street in 2014. They offer both seasonal and year-round beers, including the Cheeky Session, the Dive Bomb Dark Ale, the Lazy D’Haze IPA, and the Old Jalopy Pale Ale. The latter won Powell Brewery bronze for “Extra Special Bitter” at the World Beer Cup Awards in 2016."
Mentioned by Populist
The best breweries with patios in Vancouver
"Award winning brewery and couple-owned (sweet), Powell never disappoints. With a rustic vibe and a all seasons patio, their beer continuously pleases. We also, of course, love supporting mom and pop shops like this independent microbrewery."
Mentioned by Ale/Sessions
Ranking Vancouver’s Best Breweries
"Powell’s Old Jalopy Pale Ale is still one of the best core beers that Vancouver has. Powell maintains a difficult balance of an established and consistent regular lineup and creative seasonal and experimental offerings."
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
4.4 (840 ratings)4.5 (56 ratings)
Brewery with a low-key tasting room offering its craft beer on tap, plus bar bites & growler fills.
1950 Triumph St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1K5, Canada
BreweryFood & DrinkBarBeer storeRestaurant
Mentioned by BCLiving
"It’s hard to believe Parallel 49 only opened a few years ago; the brewery has really exploded since opening. Their brews embody the fun of craft beer and their flavours showcase a diversity of original flavours. The tasting room acts as a refuge for beer afficiandos and newcomers alike, and allows visitors to enjoy sampler sizes of everything from ales, lagers, malts and popular seasonal brews."
Mentioned by Ale/Sessions
Ranking Vancouver’s Best Breweries
"A massive overhaul to their taproom along with a more dedicated shift in focus to start creating some really inventive beer has Parallel ranking much higher than we would have given them credit for a few years back. They are on fire right now, and having the creative minds of Boombox in-house is just an added bonus."
Mentioned by CANADIAN CRAFT TOURS
Vancouver Craft Brewery Listing & Brewery map
"This is a local favorite and if you get there after 3pm on a Saturday you will be fighting for a seat after a long wait. Service can be a wild card and staff often looks overwhelmed but the beer is cheap. With the opening of their new tap room your even more likely to find a spot to get in."

Top 10 Free Things To Do and Attractions in Richmond

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
4.5 (19525 ratings)4.5 (8923 ratings)
Built in 1889, this lengthy (137 metres) treetop bridge offers scenic views of the forest below.
3735 Capilano Rd, North Vancouver, BC V7R 4J1, Canada
Nature & ParksBridgeParks
Mentioned by Vancouver 3 days itinerary
Vancouver itinerary: 3 Days in Vancouver
"After breakfast, make your way to one of the pickup points for Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. There’s a free shuttle starting at 8:45 AM that picks up and returns visitors from seven different points in the city."
Mentioned by Vancouver 10 days itinerary
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"Learn about the ‘Capilano Tramps' from the 1900s, the original tourists to the park Dare to do the Cliffwalk, a labyrinth of cantilevered bridges, stairs and platforms 33 metres above the forest floor"
Grandview Park
Grandview Park
4.2 (698 ratings)
Neighborhood park featuring a playground, grassy areas & walking paths, plus a roller hockey rink.
1657 Charles St, Vancouver, BC V5L 2T4, Canada
Park
Mosquito Creek Marina
Mosquito Creek Marina
4.4 (115 ratings)4.5 (5 ratings)
415 Esplanade W, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1A6, Canada
MarinaNature & ParksBoat buildersBoat cover supplierBoat dealerBoat repair shopBoat storage facilityMarine engineerMarine supply store
Mentioned by weddingwire.ca
The Most Romantic Places to Propose in Vancouver
"Mosquito's sleek modern decor, mood lighting and aphrodisiac-filled menu make it worthy of your proposal. Plus, you’ll be able to celebrate with a glass of bubbly immediately after your partner says yes!"

Vacation Rentals, Airbnb, Hotels & Cabins near Richmond

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