Vancouver is one of the most scenic cities I’ve been to, with its coastal location, nice buildings, and spectacular mountains in the distance. Having first visited beautiful Stanley Park which lies on a peninsular facing the sea, I spent some time walking around the city. There’s a mix of elegant old buildings, sleek skyscrapers, and some wacky sights like a smoke-belching clock in Gastown and the world’s narrowest building, Sam Kee building in Chinatown. You’ll see what I’m taking about in the photos below.

I also went to the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus to visit the Museum of Anthropology, which has a great collection of Canadian indigenous totems and exhibits from cultures from around the world. The campus has a great view facing the sea and mountains.

And fitting for such a beautiful city, Vancouver’s airport is attractive too, with aquariums, indigenous sculptures, and a large man-made stream.

Stanley Park

Victoria Square Cenotaph (at left), which commemorates World War I, and the far more interesting Dominion building, built in 1917

Gastown’s famous steam clock

That slight black extension at the side with the insurance company sign is actually a separate building. Called Sam Kee building, it is the world’s narrowest freestanding building.
A branch of Taiwan’s Ten Ren Tea, Chinatown

Museum of Anthropology, UBC (University of British Columbia) campus

Old buildings and new condo tower (below)

Canada Place

Lions Gate Bridge, as seen from Stanley Park

UBC campus and its coastal and mountain views

Car stops for crossing Canadian Goose, Stanley Park

Vancouver airport with a stream and aquarium at the back