Cheap Flights to Vancouver

Visiting Vancouver is an experience in urban multiculturalism, with over 50% of the residents having a first language other than English. Vancouver is also the largest seaport city in Canada and one of the largest in North America, giving the city breathtaking views and solidifying its spot as a tourism hot spot. While the city was originally home to the Aboriginal people over 8,000 years ago, the town was officially settled in 1867 as a logging sawmill. The city today is thriving urban metropolis with a number of exciting events and activities for locals and tourists alike.

Visiting Vancouver is as easy as checking out flights to Vancouver. There are a number of exciting attractions to visit once arriving in Vancouver. The Museum of Vancouver is the leading civic museum in Canada, which opened in 1894, also featuring a large selection of international and Canadian art. The museum features exciting exhibits based on specific decades in Canada's history, like influential art, fashion and art deco designs from the 1920s, among others. The museum features exciting rotating exhibits such as: Vancouver & the Bicycle Revolution and Home Grown: Local Sustainable Food, etc.

If you're already in Vanier Park to see the Museum of Vancouver, check out the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, with one of the best planetarium's and observation centers in North America. The museum is famous for its 360 degree planetarium, which lets visitors check out the vast solar system including the planets, stars and constellations.

An excellent stop on anyone's trip to Vancouver is Stanley Park, Vancouver's very own 'Central Park,' an urban park that's actually about 10% bigger than Central Park. Stanley Park has beautiful views of Beaver Lake and is partially forested with giant redwoods. There are tons of walking and biking paths as well as a number of restaurants and other exciting attractions like the Vancouver Aquarium.

The Vancouver Aquarium is open 365 days a year, and promises a fun filled trip for the entire family, with over 8,000 types of sea life and a variety of exciting exhibits and shows. Come to check out Penguin Point or Clownfish Cove, with opportunities to have close encounters with many of the animals in their exhibits. We also have great deals for European destinations like cheap flights to Lyon

Or if you'd like to see one of the 'best botanical gardens in the world,' VanDusen Botanical Garden should be your next destination in mind. The garden officially opened to the public in 1975, with over 11,500 plants located in this 55 acre garden. There are also a number of rose and herb gardens, among others. There are mazes, meditation gardens, gazebos and waterfalls, which make this a picturesque trip to see some of Vancouver's scenic beauty.

If you're more of a history buff, come check out Burnaby Village Museum, ' a small town reflecting the early history of British Columbia,' through a variety of costumed guests who show visitors around this historical Canadian town. There is a restored tram from 1913-1958 which visitors can ride on as well as a 1912 C.W. Parker carousel which can also be ridden. There is also a restored farmhouse and schoolhouse, also providing for a fun trip back into Canada's history.

If you're already convinced that Vancouver is the place for you, take a look at cheap flights to Vancouver, to start planning your trip today.

Top attractions in Vancouver

Granville Island

Granville Island peninsula / shopping district, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was named one of the world's greatest places by the Project for Public Spaces in 2004. Originally the area was connected to the mainland in 1919. It quickly became a manufacturing district. By 1949 the government began evicting people as a result of typhoid cases and a murder in the area.

Science World

Science World, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is an appealing and remarkable science exhibit housed in the Expo Centre geodesic dome from the 1986 World's Fair. After World's Fair closed, with government backing, a massive fund raising campaign began, and in 1988 the new Expo Centre's latest expansion opened to over 300,000 visitors. Old and young visitors alike will find many activities in the feature exhibitions, galleries, OMNIMAX theatre, and science theatre; consequently finding many choices of how to spend the day.

Stanley Park

Stanley Park is stretched in 1, 001 acres and situated at the border of downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is recognized as the greatest park, and in fact has been awarded the sixteenth position as being one of the best around the world, and the sixth in North America.