City: Robson Street
Top Things to do in Robson Street
Top 10 Things to do in Robson Street, Canada
Vancouver was founded as “Gastown” by an Englishman with a penchant for beer and storytelling. Today Gastown is a historic section of the Canadian metropolis, and the lively pubs still reflect the area’s former status as a sort of community drinking center. The city’s forests, grand parks, and impressive suspension bridge beckon travelers to explore them, as do the city’s shops and museums. Relive the glory of the 2010 Winter Games with visits to Olympic venues and the marvelous Olympic Cauldron.
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1. GyPSy Guide
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5.0 based on 36 reviews
An innovative way to enhance your road trip, GyPSy Guide is a small device that you plug into your car or RV stereo and it automatically plays commentary on the best things to see and do as they come into view. A team of professional tour guides has filled GyPSy Guide with stories, facts, tips and advice to make sure you don’t miss any of the best attractions and sightseeing. The audio is recorded by real people and plays as you drive, just like listening to the radio.
2. Wild BC Tours and Guiding
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5.0 based on 76 reviews
Private Sightseeing Tours on the west coast of Canada. Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria. Private tours are the way to go, Classic Cadillac Touring limos with all seats facing forward and that famous Cadillac ride. Small groups, professional talented local guides. Sightseeing, gardens and mountains, whale watching, wine tasting, Segway tours and good times.
3. Smile Thai Wellness Spa
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5.0 based on 312 reviews
Visiting Vancouver? Vacation, weekend break, visiting family or working holiday? Feeling tired or achy from a long flight, a long walk in the park or the seawall or simply need a relaxation time? We provide the Traditional Thai Massage, Relaxing Thai Aroma Oil Massage, Therapeutic Deep Tissue Massage as well as Thai Herbal Spa Treatments. These are the alternative healing therapies that designed to restore your body and mind to full health, performed by our team of professional holistic therapists in Vancouver. Smile Thai Wellness Spa Vancouver is also the place for Couples Massage in Vancouver. Located in the heart of Downtown Vancouver, close to the Westend & Yaletown and all major hotels in Vancouver, where you can relax and unwind in this oasis of serenity, friendly and warm atmosphere created by our therapists and surroundings. If you wish to improve your holistic health, manage your wellness lifestyle or try one of the best massages in Vancouver, book your appointment today.
Reviewed By theWONDERtwinz - Vancouver, Canada
My husband and I enjoyed a 90 minute EAST MEETS WEST massage and it was heavenly, brought back a lot of memories of massages we had in Thailand Service is impeccable, nothing to fault Highly, highly recommend
4. Bare Essentials Skin Bar
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5.0 based on 57 reviews
Vancouver's Premier Boutique Skincare Centre Bare Essentials is a boutique spa that offers a unique holistic approach to skincare. We focus on essential skin health and your well being. We are tucked away under the L’Hermitage Hotel, we are the perfect escape from the city! Our boutique spa lets Amy get to know you and your skin personally to provide you with consistent service and to take your skin to the next level. Amy, is excited to pair her medical aesthetics background and knowledge to develop a holistic concept for skincare in Vancouver. Great skin comes from within, education, and a balanced lifestyle. Our skin is the largest organ in the body, whenever there is imbalance it always shows up on the skin. Being mindful of that is half the battle. Don't forget to refill on all of your Dermalogica Skincare Products.
5. The Spa at the Wedgewood Hotel
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5.0 based on 36 reviews
An intimate oasis tucked away in the heart of downtown Vancouver, the Spa at the Wedgewood Hotel offers an elegant boutique retreat for rejuvenation, wellness, and beauty. We invite our Spa guests to enjoy an array of indulgent services, a eucalyptus steam room, and a tranquil Relaxation Room with a lovely garden terrace.
Reviewed By 618poppie - Vernon, Canada
Outstanding service and treatments at this SPA World class products The facial is the best I had in a long time
6. Freedom Bikes
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Freedom Bikes offers new 2019 Specialized bicycles for you to bike around Stanley Park, over the Lions Gate Bridge, or along the Vancouver Seawall to Science World, Olympic Village, Granville Island, the beaches of Vancouver or anywhere else in Vancouver that you wish to explore. Our prices include the lock, helmet, and basket!
Reviewed By 565annettep - Revelstoke, Canada
We went to all of the rental places on Denman before we settled on this shop, he generously stayed late for us to go for a ride, the bikes were the best we’ve rented and the service was great!
7. Vancouver Public Library (Central Library Branch)
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4.5 based on 1,283 reviews
A striking modern building contains over 130 photo albums on the history of the city.
Reviewed By PookyCake - Victoria, Canada
The Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch) is an architectural marvel. Completed in 1995, this snazzy postmodern structure represents everything a good book emporium should be: It is stylish yet practical in design and execution; it is well maintained by the on-site staff; it is well stocked in books and reference materials (1.3 million texts and counting); it is multi purpose; and it is pleasing to both the eye and the soul. Moshe Safdie’s unique design is surely the first thing that catches everybody’s eye. Designed to resemble the Colosseum in Rome, the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is able to bring together classical and contemporary elements into a beautiful architectural gestalt. The building’s exterior harkens back to the ancients while its interior – part of Library Square – looks towards the moderns and the future. In this way, the VPL is able to function as an important emporium of knowledge while always being cognizant of the fact that the future is fluid, always moving. The VPL’s internal glass façade exemplifies this in a very apt way. It is lively, yes, but it also allows for vita contemplativa. It is only once you enter the actual library that you realize the leviathan you’ve stepped into. At 9 levels and well over a million books and resources, the VPL is a definite monolith of knowledge. It is also one that I’ve made use of a fair amount over the years. When I was doing my Masters Degree research, the VPL infrequently figured into my research time. I’d use the computer room, access the library stacks, sit, read and take notes. Later, even after I’d finished my degree, I’d still visit the VPL to calm and relax my mind. There’s been more than one occasion where I’ve come in during late morning, found a classic book (Robertson Davies’ “Question Time” or Robin Mathews’ “Air 7,” for example), and read it from cover to cover before leaving. I’ve just found the VPL to be an oasis of calm in the heart of our bustling City of Glass. Of course, the VPL is much more than just a library. It is a multi-purpose venue. Here, you can hold meetings, chat with friends, browse the web, borrow musical instruments, partake in artistic modes of expression in Library Square, dine and, yes, even enjoy the cityscape of Vancouver amongst the plants on the VPL’s rooftop garden (opened in 2018). While I’ve only visited the garden once, it proved to be a serene space that offered beautiful contrasts: Urban and rural; traditional and postmodern. Taken together, each of these elements make for an experience just as unique as the city itself. Architecture, history, technology, and the arts combine to show us why the Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch) is more than the sum of its parts. It also demonstrates why I, and many others, return time and again.
8. Roedde House Museum
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4.5 based on 75 reviews
Welcome to the Roedde family's home. Gustav and Matilda Roedde settled in Vancouver in 1888. Gustav opened the first bookbinding business in Vancouver and by 1893 was successful enough to afford to build a house in the new West End neighbourhood. Roedde House, attributed to famed architect Francis Rattenbury, is a City of Vancouver-designated Class A Heritage House. Since 1980, the Roedde House Preservation Society has taken painstaking care to renovate and furnish the house to reflect the ambience of late Victorian family life. Feel free to walk into every room; you will even be invited to touch some artefacts. Come in and experience life in the late 19th century for yourself.
Reviewed By SeanF222
Jen was a great tour guide and the history of the family was amazing. The house was beautifully restored and full of interesting artefacts. My wife and I couldn’t recommend it more
9. Orpheum Theatre
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4.5 based on 298 reviews
Best known as the home of internationally renowned Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – the largest performing arts organization in Western Canada – the Orpheum also features regular performances by some of the city’s finest choirs, as well as performing artists visiting from around the world.
Reviewed By GayanLovesToTravel - Vancouver, Canada
As far as I know, this is one of the oldest and most ornate theatres in Vancouver. Being a young city, we are eclipsed by the historic buildings of much older cities, but the Orpheum takes you back to a time of grandeur that you won’t see in its contemporary counterparts.. As the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO), there are events taking place at the Orpheum year-round. If you’re a lover of the orchestra, stop by the box office to try your luck at scoring rush tickets to an event happening on the same day. If you prefer to make plans, book your tickets online or join the VSO mailing list to find out what they have coming up.
10. Library Square
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4.5 based on 269 reviews
Reviewed By on_the_go_98765
It was completed in 1995 (pretty close to 2000) and fulfilled the architect's design mission of creating a multi-use hybrid structure combining retail, dining, an atrium, entertainment, and (of course) a library (but not in the traditional sense). The library is a 9-floor structure with a roof-top garden. This was (and is) a highly innovative approach to public spaces; it is practical but still remains inspiring. We found the best view of the crumbling coliseum from across the street, down an alley. The outside walls, as well as the color, evoke ancient Rome's influence. We stopped on every floor, did some exploring, appreciated that there were places for people to bring their lunch and eat in spaces designed for that purpose, and had children's areas for postcard making. In the days of ancient Rome, the coliseum was built for the people and today, so too, is his treasure of a building (and its atrium-covered interior mall space). This unique design is a real head-turner!
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