Raining in Vancouver on the day we are showing our New Zealand guests around.
We had planned to take them to whistler but the scenery won’t be as stunning in the rain. They will have a few days here to check out the local spots and shopping so we wanted to do something more experience like. Any ideas for a rainy day?

Granville Island.
Commercial Drive
Stanley Park is lovely anyday.

Fly over Canada....

Yes definitely recommend this, shows them all of Canada this way, it’s a neat experience.

Cap suspension bridge is pretty cool in the rain imo

We had friends here from Australia and went to Cap Suspension bridge in the pouring rains, they have capes to wear while there, sure saved from being soaked, but it was a fun day either way!

Granville Island
White rock

There’s nothing nicer than a rain forest in the rain!

Capilano Suspension Bridge

Still a beautiful drive to Squamish rain or shine

Squamish, maybe see Eagles and fish at the river there, watch rock climbers.

I’d still do whistler, it will still be very pretty

A hike at the Seymour Conservation Area is a treat even in the rain, go over the free suspension bridge. Also, there's a fab exhibit at the VAG. Then you could get a lunch at Hawksworth. Or drive up to Whistler to the Audain Gallery.

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Yes! Must see.

amazing fashion exhibit at the VAG. museum of anthropology is great in any weather - take the point grey/marine drive route if you're driving to ubc.

oops, just saw that these were already suggested

Hi jenniferchan!

Louise
hi louise! you're in victoria now, right? i was just there last week!

Vancouver aquarium. Improv show at Granville island. Olympic village for craft beer

When our friends from Australia came, one thing they loved was standing on Zero Ave in White Rock, with one foot in Canada, and the other in the US. They had never seen a border before. They also loved carving pumpkins and still talk about that and it’s been a few years.

Is carving pumpkins only a North American thing?

Cassandra Sarling, I’m not sure. But they don’t celebrate it in Australia. They kept saying how much they enjoyed partaking in a “Canadian custom”.

Wine tour around the Fraser valley. Farm Tour...

Fly over Canada, East Van Brewery Tours, Aquarium, Science World, Vancouver Art Gallery are all good for a rainy day. Capilano Suspension Bridge and Quarry Rock are still nice in the rain.

Bloedel conservatory

Americo
Everyone is mentioning some really great places to go today. Another thing that is awesome about her city is the food scene. On a rainy day like this why don't you guys talk into somewhere delicious and super cozy for dinner. Depending on what their preferences are for a day like this I would suggest either chambar, East is East on Main Street or my favorite restaurant Bodega On Main

Kobe!

Deanna that's a really great recommendation too. #oldskool

Granville Island

Science world

Planetarium

Stanley Park. Walk the Seawall and the trails with all the yellow/orange maple leaves on the ground.

Granville Island Market, UBC Museum of Anthropology, TheBC Marine Museum, The HR MacMillan Space Centre, Science World at Telus World of Science, Vancouver Art Gallery....have fun!

There's a few good museums around UBC and it's still good to walk around. Lynn Canyon has a great suspension bridge and is somewhat covered by trees from the rain. I'm sure there's some awesome haunted houses you could do too. Failing that, main Street and west of it havd some awesome breweries

MOA

Capilano Suspension Bridge, Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge (free), Vancouver Aquarium and walk around Stanley Park, Lonsdale Quay, Granville Island.
Also perfect weather for some ramen

Science world

Eat Chinese food.

Flyover Canada

The salmon hatchery at Capilano. Should be interesting to see the salmon return, also a nice walk through the trails around there, some beautiful first growth trees!

I think it’s almost the last week to see the salmon return so it should be great to see.

Gastown and lunch , VAG, flyover canada would be a nice day

Museum of Anthropology seconded here.

Yes I definitely recommend Museum of Anthropology.

worth checking it used to be free after 5pm

Fly over Canada at Canada Place!

Wet west coast days can be super pretty
Lynn valley suspension bridge or capilano.. the cool thing is these temperate rainforests are exactly what they’re beautifully showing in the rain!

Britannia Mining Museum (just before Squamish), indoors and really interesting. Chinese dim sum lunch is also fun.

Granville Island and also take the Aquabus and walk the False Creek Seawall. Can also take the Aquabus to the Aquatic Centre and walk from there to English Bay, walk Stanley Park. That would be a great full day of exploring. https://theaquabus.com/
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You NEED TO take them for a nice rainy day dim sum - followed by whatever everyone else is saying

Agreed!

Museum of anthropology? A walk in the rain around part of the seawall? A drive to Fort Langley, check out antique shops and have lunch in the great bookstore/restaurant there?

https://www.britanniaminemuseum.ca/ This is pretty cool
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Fly Over Canada and then downtown somewhere for lunch?

I agree

Drive out to Fort Langley for lunch & fish & chips on the way back in White Rock.

I would encourage you to consider coming to Whistler, regardless of the rain. Nice drive up on the Sea to Sky. We have lots of indoor attractions- Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre, Audain Art Museum, Whistler Museum, brewery tours, Forged Axe Throwing, great restaurants. We love going for ramen at Fuji Market on a rainy day. Outstanding ramen! It’s the shoulder season before the mountains open for skiing, so lots of restaurants and hotels have special promotions.

If you don't mind walking in the rain head to Commercial Drive check out the shopping & local restaurants along the walk. Also Pho soup and a movie.

Science world

The film about Canada in 3D at the cruise dock

Fly over Canada?

The film that you sit in and you feel like your flying... at pan pacific

A walk in our rain forests, Lynn Valley suspension bridge maybe?

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Flyover Canada

Definitely MOA and down to wreak beach if able bodied.

east van craft beer crawl or pt moody for roti, then craft beer near the water.

A day trip to saltspring in the rain is cozy! You get to take the ferry, explore a quiet but kitsch location, and they have great foodie options too;

Go on Saturday so you can go to the market. Lots of great shops in the town

Or just to Bowen

Granville Island

I agree Granville Island take the little ferry over

Art Gallery

Othello tunnels

UBC museum of anthropology, My NZ cousins loved it.

Go for dim sum remember to make a reservation, the restaurants are always busy.

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Norvan Falls, can take a look of mushrooms and waterfall

Lynn Valley/ Lynn canyon . Suspension bridge, waterfalls and lots of tree cover

Museum of Anthropology!

Vancouver Art Gallery: new Coutourier show just opened!

Then lunch at the gallery retaurant (indoors today!)

Museum of Anthropology at UBC...the indigenous exhibits are amazing, even a replica cedar longhouse you can go in.

Vancouver Whale Watch. You can go whale watching in a completely covered boat and they supply extra clothing if it’s a chilly day. Just check ahead to see if they are operating as they don’t go out if the conditions are too rough or foggy.

The BEST thing to do in the rain here is to head up to Queen Elizabeth Park and go to the Bloedel Conservatory. affordable and stunning...its full of gorgeous birds plants and smells great. Everyone we have taken there loved it. The Aquarium is also awesome and very BC.

Yesss a hidden gem. Not enough ppl visit it!

Fly over canada

Fly over Canada IMAX movie at Canada Place...amazing experience!

Fly over Canada!

Have lunch in Chinatown.

Bloedel conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park. Reasonably priced

Granville Island

Lunch at The Sylvia Hotel overlooking English Bay.

Aquarium

Gas town in the rain is quite magical at night

Museum of Anthropology is so beautiful architecturally, and its location and displays. Shows the West Coast at its finest!

Blodel conservatory!

Alder acres, Fort Langley

Sometimes in Vancouver it just rains. When you have finished your sightseeing, go sit in English Bay at the Cactus Club Cafe or ,,Sylvia Hotel, or Bayside Room. Just have a drink, and some canapes, relax and look out the window, Enjoy,

Rain should not stop sightseeing in Vancouver!

I am wash and dry and so are most that I know.

The Teahouse in Stanley Park for tea and treats.

Grab an Vancouver Umbrella at London Drugs!

Museums- UBC MOA and Beatty Diversity Museum, Vancouver Museum, Planetarium
Gulf of Georgia Cannery in Steveston
Richmond Oval, Buddhist Temple on Steveston highway

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Harrison Hot Springs

Capilano Suspension bridge

toooooooo expensive, and really no big whoop

go to Lynn Valley for free Suspension bridge.

A walk in the forest at Lynn canyon.

Hastings St

The museum of anthropology at UBC

The museum of anthropology at UBC

The museum of anthropology at UBC

Flying over Canada

Aquarium

Granville Island and a East Van Beer Tour

This

Downtown eastside

Fly Over Canada film experience at Canada place is supposed to be very cool

Chinese food tour: Good dimsum abounds in Richmond: Dinesty or Chef Tony maybe, or R&H at Lansdowne Mall food court (cheap but amazing Chinese street eats - especially their xiao long bao); walk and browse at Aberdeen Mall, followed by another snack at its food court (tons of goodies); Matcha mille crepe cake at L'Otus Cake Boutique for afternoon tea; somewhere on Alexandra Rd for dinner

Museum of Anthropology

Grab umbrellas and walk Stanley Park.

Fly over Canada. Granville island. Art Gallery. Bloedel conservatory.

Art gallery, Science World, Planetarium, Aquarium, day trip to Victoria to the provincial museum, conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park.

Go on the little boats around Granville island

Flyover Canada at Canada Place, Science World, Aquarium, Sun Yat Sen Garden, Granville Island...

Welcome to the northwest

You mean southwest, don't you? (This is Canada!)

Certainly hope you and your kiwi friends enjoyed your day!
All the best

Go to Harrison Hot-spring rent boat
is so much fun little expensive but is cold now make sure took worm jacket
and Cap because is cold but so much fun

Othello Tunnels outside Hope

Even in the rain Spanish Banks and English Bay worth a visit.

https://www.vanaqua.org
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Aquarium
Science world
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Groupon for whale watching. They won't see resident killer whales down in NZ

Museum of anthropology.

Never apologize for the rainforest. Go for a hike in Lynn Canyon, UBC or Golden Ears. The canopy will take most of the rain, it won't be muggy or hot, and the smell of the forest will stay with them forever.

Vancouver aquarium

Fly over Canada
neat experience

Gastown or Granville island

SFU and Burnaby Mountain Park, wth lunch at Horizons Restaurant in the park

Museum of Anthropology

drive to Harrison, the trees are stunning

Museum of Anthropology

Whistler is okay in rain...just dress for it. We are in a Coastal Rainforest after all...they’ll be familiar being from NZ...

Science world, Art gallery

Fly over Canada

Top of grouse mountain

Bridal falls

UBC Anthropology Museum

Amazing ideas. Thanks everyone. For sure we will do some of these.

Planetarium, Science World, Metrotown, Chinatown, Robson Street...

what we do in the shadows at the Rio

Museum of Anthropology and Pacific Spirit Park

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Granville island

The Aquarium, Vancouver Art Gallery.

Bloedel Conservatory on Little Mountain
(Queen Elizabeth Park)

Museum of Anthropology MOA