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    9 new things to see and do in Vancouver
    The best new restaurants, tours, attractions and more in Canada’s most versatile city
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    Whether you’ve got a few hours or a few days, Vancouver can fill your time like few other places. Here are some of the top new things to do in the city.

    Popina

    1. Popina Canteen

    Four of the city’s top chefs serve up excellent fresh local seafood platters, salads and lobster rolls from Popina's converted shipping container on Granville Island’s waterfront.
    On this Spot

    2. On This Spot

    See Vancouver the way it used to be with this locally-created app that provides a selection of self-guided walking tours of Vancouver illustrated by photos from the city’s archive.

    Vancouver Aquarium

    3. Vancouver Aquarium Research Outpost

    See marine mammal research firsthand — and meet the newly-arrived walruses — as the aquarium allows visitors behind-the-scenes for the first time.
    Mr Bannock Indigenous Cuisine

    4. Mr. Bannock Indigenous Cuisine

    The city’s first food truck devoted to Indigenous cuisine, famous for its Indian tacos and blueberry bannock (fry bread).
    Parq Vancouver

    5. Mills Beach, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

    Two luxury hotels (a JW Marriott and the Douglas), eight restaurants and a casino all housed in one resort right next to BC Place stadium.
    Polygon Gallery

    Credit: Robert Stefanowiscz, 2018

    6. Polygon Gallery

    An $18M landmark building on the North Shore waterfront houses exhibitions of contemporary photography and media art.

    Credit: Stephen Wilde

    7. Herschel Supply Co.

    Herschel’s flagship store  – and the first in North America – opened earlier this year in Gastown.
    Epic Electric tour

    8. Epic Electric Tour

    Electric bikes make this four-hour cycling tour of the city a breeze. 
    EXchange hotel

    Credit: Corey Stovin

    9. EXchange Hotel

    The heritage building that housed the former Vancouver Stock Exchange is the home of the city’s latest luxury hotel .

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