Broke & Bougie
Floatplanes, an Orca and the Olympic Flame
Two free kilometres of Coal Harbour glamour: the Olympic Cauldron, a LEGO-look orca, floatplanes, and zero spent.
Coal Harbour Seawall (Jack Poole Plaza to Harbour Green)
More infoBroke & Bougie
Two free kilometres of Coal Harbour glamour: the Olympic Cauldron, a LEGO-look orca, floatplanes, and zero spent.
Coal Harbour Seawall (Jack Poole Plaza to Harbour Green)
More infoCoal Harbour is the walk you take when you want to look like you planned something and didn't. Roughly 2km of flat, free waterfront runs from Jack Poole Plaza toward Stanley Park, and Douglas Coupland's Digital Orca, a pixelated LEGO-look whale leaping out of the pavement, earns a longer look than you would expect. Floatplanes skim down onto the harbour, and golden hour handles the rest. Bring a coffee.
Start at Jack Poole Plaza, hunt down the 2010 Olympic Cauldron, then trail the flat, glamorous 2 km of waterfront toward Stanley Park, coffee in hand is the move. Wave at Douglas Coupland's pixelated Digital Orca, watch floatplanes skim onto the harbour, and grab a bench in Harbour Green Park when you'd rather sit than walk. Budget around 75 minutes; from here you're perfectly placed to roll straight into the West End or the park itself.
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