Waterfront sights in Canada
- Sort by:
- Popular
-
A
Seawall Promenade
The 9km (5.5mi) Seawall Promenade - ideal for cycling, walking, jogging and in-line skating - hugs Stanley Park's shoreline. Keep in mind that cyclists and skaters, like vehicles, must travel counterclockwise around the park, and it can get crowded on weekends.
reviewed
-
B
Lumberman’s Arch
Once the site of a Coast Salish village, Lumberman’s Arch received its modern name from the beefy, rough-hewn archway donated by the Lumberman’s and Shingleman’s Society. If your kids have overheated themselves by running wild in the sun, cool them off here at the giggle-inducing seafront Water Park. Just east along the seawall from here is the Girl in a Wetsuit bronze statue by Elek Imredy – sometimes wearing a sweater to preserve her modesty – and the colorful ship’s figurehead of the SS Empress of Japan, which commemorates Vancouver’s early trade with Asia.
reviewed
-
C
St Lawrence Seaway
This system of locks, canals and dams that opened in 1959 along the St Lawrence River enables oceangoing vessels to sail 3200km inland via the Great Lakes. Across Pont Victoria from the city is an observation tower over the first locks of the system, the St Lambert Locks, where ships are raised/lowered 5m. From January to March, the locks are closed – they’re frozen like the river itself until the spring thaw. The site can be reached by the bike trail on the south shore of the St Lawrence, about 300m southwest of Pont Jacques-Cartier.
reviewed
-
D
Horseshoe Bay
The small coastal community of Horseshoe Bay marks the end of West Vancouver and the start of trips to Whistler, via the Sea-to-Sky Hwy (Hwy 99), or Vancouver Island, Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast via the BC Ferries network. It’s a pretty village with great views across the bay and up Howe Sound to distant glacial peaks. Cutesy places to eat and shop line the waterfront on Bay St, near the marina, where you can also take a whale-watching boat trek with Sewell’s Sea Safari.
reviewed
