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Featured Attraction of the Week: Harbour Cruises (Free Tickets!)

by Inside Vancouver in Deals on December 5, 2011

photo: Harbour Cruises

Welcome to Inside Vancouver’s new “Featured Attraction” series. Each Monday we’ll be featuring a different Vancouver attraction, and will be giving away free tickets to our readers. To be eligible you just need to post a comment.

The Carol Ships ‘Parade of Lights’ began over 50 years ago with just one boat decorated with Christmas lights in Coal Harbour. Harbour Cruises is proud to continue this tradition with their decorated vessels throughout the winter season.

The Parade is a flotilla of brightly coloured vessels, lit up on the outside and decorated in their Christmas best on the inside. This holiday tradition features a combination of decorated private and public vessels. This is the only time of year that vessels are allowed to display coloured exterior lighting.

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Featured Attraction of the Week: Harbour Cruises (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (Free Tickets!)

by Inside Vancouver in Deals on November 28, 2011

Lootaas (Wave Eater), 1993. Ink Drawing by Bill Reid © Bill Reid Estate

Welcome to Inside Vancouver’s new “Featured Attraction” series. Each Monday we’ll be featuring a different Vancouver attraction, and will be giving away free tickets to our readers. To be eligible you just need to post a comment.

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art opened in May 2008 in downtown Vancouver. This public art gallery is named after Bill Reid (1920 – 1998), the acclaimed Haida master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer, spokesman and one of Canada’s greatest artists. The Gallery is devoted to understanding and appreciating contemporary Aboriginal art of the Northwest Coast.

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Featured Attraction of the Week: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Beaty Biodiversity Museum (Free Tickets!)

by Inside Vancouver in Deals on November 21, 2011

photo: Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Welcome to Inside Vancouver’s new “Featured Attraction” series. Each Monday we’ll be featuring a different Vancouver attraction, and will be giving away free tickets to our readers. To be eligible you just need to post a comment.

Fall in love with the diversity of life as you explore 20,000 square feet of exhibits, visit their teaching lab, and stare through the jaws of the largest creature ever to live on Earth—the blue whale, at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.

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Featured Attraction of the Week: Beaty Biodiversity Museum (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Grouse Mountain (Free Tickets!)

by Inside Vancouver in Deals on November 14, 2011

photo: Grouse Mountain

Welcome to Inside Vancouver’s new “Featured Attraction” series. Each Monday we’ll be featuring a different Vancouver attraction, and will be giving away free tickets to our readers. To be eligible you just need to post a comment.

Sleigh bells ring, choirs sing! During the month of December, the spirit of Christmas comes alive with a magical celebration and a multitude of festivities on top of Grouse Mountain.

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Featured Attraction of the Week: Grouse Mountain (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Vancouver Lookout (Free Tickets!)

by Inside Vancouver in Deals on November 7, 2011

photo: Vancouver Lookout

Welcome to Inside Vancouver’s new “Featured Attraction” series. Each Monday we’ll be featuring a different Vancouver attraction, and giving away free tickets to our readers. To be eligible you just need to post a comment.

Where else can you enjoy a 360º aerial view of Vancouver, “the most beautiful city in the world”? Your adventure at the Vancouver Lookout starts with a 40 second glass elevator ride, whisking you 130m (430ft) skyward to the panoramic observation deck. Enjoy intimate views of cosmopolitan Vancouver, historic Gastown and bustling Coal Harbour. Look beyond for enchanting views of the stunning natural landscape including world famous Stanley Park, the Pacific Ocean, the majestic North Shore Mountains and the Olympic Peninsula Mountains.

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Featured Attraction of the Week: Vancouver Lookout (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Harbour Cruises (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Beaty Biodiversity Museum (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Grouse Mountain (Free Tickets!)

Featured Attraction of the Week: Vancouver Lookout (Free Tickets!)

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