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A flying-saucer building in Vanier Park filled with neon signs, 1950s living rooms, and the city's own messy, fascinating story.
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Immersive Shows at The Domeimmersive
360
reclining
Immersive Shows at The Dome
Vancouver's answer to the Vegas Sphere: a 360 dome at the Space Centre where Pink Floyd, blue whales and the cosmos wrap the entire ceiling in 10K and Dolby Atmos, watched flat on your back from a reclining seat.
$$ · 1h
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Dig the Crates at Zulu Recordsindie
musical
low key
Dig the Crates at Zulu Records
Vancouver's 1981 indie record shop, where the bins reveal more about a person than any dating app ever will.
$ · 1h
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Get Lost in the Vancouver Art Gallerycultured
iconic
rainy day proof
Get Lost in the Vancouver Art Gallery
A former courthouse holding the world's largest Emily Carr collection, by-donation Tuesdays and free every first Friday of the month.
$$ · 2h
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Stand Under the Totems at the Museum of Anthropologycultured
awe inspiring
indigenous art
Stand Under the Totems at the Museum of Anthropology
Towering totem poles against sea and forest, a half-price Thursday, and the trip to UBC that's actually worth it.
$$ · 2½h
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Emily Carr: That Green Idealemily carr
art gallery
exhibition
Emily Carr: That Green Ideal
The largest Emily Carr survey in over twenty years fills the Vancouver Art Gallery with her swirling BC forests and coastlines.
$$ · 1½h
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Vancouver International Film Festivalfilm festival
world cinema
downtown
Vancouver International Film Festival
Ten days of world cinema downtown, from festival-circuit premieres to local debuts, with a walkable spill of late dinners and drinks to argue about them.
$$ · 2½h
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A Show at the Inlet Theatrecultured
intimate
evening
A Show at the Inlet Theatre
A warm 200-seat theatre in Port Moody's Newport Village, with dinner steps away and acoustics regulars actually brag about.
$$ · 2h
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Climb Aboard the St. Roch at the Maritime Museumcultured
quirky
history
Climb Aboard the St. Roch at the Maritime Museum
A museum built around a 100-foot 1928 RCMP schooner that crossed the Northwest Passage twice. First Sundays are pay-what-you-can.
$$ · 1½h
Open this idea →The Museum of Vancouver lives inside a building shaped like a flying saucer in Vanier Park, which sets expectations correctly. Inside, a glowing room of salvaged vintage neon signs delivers the 'oh my god, my grandma had THAT' moments that trick you into swapping stories about your own pasts. First Sunday is pay-what-you-can, and Kits Beach is a two-minute stroll out the door.
