Ten Quirky Things to Do

  1. Feed the sea otters on a behind-the-scenes tour at the Vancouver Aquarium (www.vanaqua.org).

     

  2. Pitch 'n putt into the twilight hours in Stanley Park (www.vancouverparksgolf.ca).

     

  3. Check out the darker side of the city's history at the Vancouver Police Museum (www.vancouverpolicemuseum.ca).

     

  4. Don your spurs and a ten-gallon hat for the Cloverdale Rodeo (www.cloverdalerodeo.com), a cowboy cavalcade of bareback, bronco and bull riding.

     

  5. Dip into the city's Portuguese side with a series of dances, picnics and cultural events held during June's Portuguese Heritage Month (www.portuguesemonth.com).

     

  6. Trawl through Vancouver's colourful history with a summertime Architectural Heritage Tour offered by the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (www.aibc.ca).

     

  7. Witness one of the wackiest shows on offer at the annual Vancouver Fringe Festival (www.vancouverfringe.com).

     

  8. Take a one-day cooking class at Granville Island's Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (www.picachef.com).

     

  9. Take a train underground and see a real mining tunnel or pan for gold (and you get to keep it!) at the BC Museum of Mining (www.bcmuseumofmining.org).

     

  10. Speed around the race-track in a go-kart at the Richmond Go-Kart Track (www.richmondgokarts.com).
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