| If you're going on a date, skip the boring | | | | Popular for their laser, music and light shows like |
| dinner-and-a-movie routine and try one of our picks | | | | Laser Pink Floyd ($10.75). You can see the stars if it's |
| for the top 10 date spots in Vancouver. Most of our | | | | clear out from the observatory on Friday and |
| choices are either free or really cheap, so you won't | | | | Saturday nights. |
| have to spend a lot for a day or night on the town. | | | | 7. Stanley Park Pitch and Putt, near the Beach Ave. |
| 1. The Seawall. Walk, bike or rollerblade the Seawall, | | | | entrance. With 18 holes ranging from 40 to 100 |
| which winds around Vancouver's waterfront from the | | | | yards, it's open year round, but not much fun in the |
| convention centre at Coal Harbour all the way to | | | | rainy months. The best time to go is in the spring or |
| Kitsilano Beach Park. It gives you 22 km to get to | | | | summer, anytime from 7:30 am to dusk. $12.50 per |
| know someone - just expect to be | | | | person. |
| shoulder-to-shoulder with tourists during the summer. | | | | 8. Cypress Bowl Look-Out, North Vancouver. Go to |
| 2. Granville Island Public Market, 1689 Johnston Street. | | | | the Cypress Bowl in the evening for an incredible |
| Food vendors, live entertainment, and artisan stores. | | | | view of Vancouver (and a quiet place to make out)! |
| Take the Aquabus from several downtown spots. | | | | Take the Lions Gate Bridge and follow the signs to |
| Watch out for seagulls if you eat your lunch outside. | | | | Highway One (via Taylor Way), or get on the |
| 3. Lynn Canyon Park, end of Peters Rd., North | | | | Cypress Mountain Shuttle Bus at Lonsdale Quay in |
| Vancouver. A free version of the Capilano Suspension | | | | North Vancouver. |
| Bridge, where they charge you $30 a pop to walk | | | | 9. Grouse Mountain Gondola, 6400 Nancy Greene |
| the wobbly bridge. Lynn Canyon Park also has | | | | Way. Don't even think about doing the Grouse Grind |
| forested trails and waterfalls. Take the Seabus to | | | | on a date, unless you both want to take on a |
| North Vancouver, then the #229 bus. | | | | grueling, hour-and-a-half climb. Instead, take the |
| 4. Spanish Banks, 4801 NW Marine Drive. One of the | | | | Grouse Mountain Gondola, but a cautionary tale: it's a |
| best spots to watch a Vancouver sunset. Bring a | | | | whopping $39 per person, so not suitable for the |
| bottle of wine and a blanket (just keep the wine out | | | | budget conscious. Since you're already spending, you |
| of sight in case security stops by). Spanish Banks | | | | could make a night of it and take your date to The |
| gets busy in the warmer months, but you can still | | | | Observatory Restaurant for a stunning view, and |
| find secluded spots. | | | | pretty astonishing prices. |
| 5. The Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street. | | | | 10. Grandview Lanes, 2195 Commercial Drive. If you |
| Besides the always-changing art exhibits, there's Fuse | | | | want an old-school experience, go to Grandview |
| on Friday nights, when the gallery stays open late for | | | | Lanes - the atmosphere is straight out of the 50's. |
| theatre, music and spoken-word performances. | | | | Try glow-in-the-dark bowling upstairs for $4.50 per |
| Admission is $19.50. | | | | person per game. |
| 6. HR MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street. | | | | |