The ultimate guide to the 100 best things to do in BC | Curated (2024)

1. Squeeze through Victoria’s Fan Tan Alley 2. Watch the ocean sparkle with bioluminescent algae 3. Explore Little Huson Caves Park 4. See the SuperDogs at the PNE 5. Hug the more than 1,100-year-old Hollyburn Fir tree on the North Shore 6. Vibe at Shambhala Music Festival 7. Wander amongst the Fraser Valley’s sunflowers 8. Spend a week on Hornby Island 9. Indulge in afternoon tea at the Empress 10. Eat a fresh honey-dip donut at Lee’s 11. Camp at Joffre Lakes 12. Watch a championship Whitecaps game at BC Place 13. Shop at Granville Island Market 14. Check out the powwow trail 15. Ski or (or aprés!) in Whistler 16. Go kayaking around one of the Gulf Islands 17. Ride Canada’s only wine train 18. Cross the Golden Skybridge 19. Watch the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks in Vancouver 20. Walk with wolves 21. Hike Eagle Bluffs 22. See a perfectly heart-shaped lake 23. Take a train journey through the province 24. Visit a real-life ghost town 25. Make a splash at the Vancouver Aquarium 26. Zip down one of Canada’s longest ziplines 27. Marvel at the incredible Spotted Lake in Osoyoos 28. Learn about railway history in Hope’s Othello Tunnels 29. Shop authentic South-Asian clothing 30. Scratch Panorama Ridge in Garibaldi Park off your bucket list 31. Get a refreshing massage with a view of the Vancouver skyline 32. See all the best views along the Sea to Sky Highway 33. Get up close with the Rockies along the Meadows in the Sky Parkway 34. Relax in the grotto spa at Tigh-Na-Mara 35. Experience the Sooke Potholes 36. Explore the 100-year-old Britannia Mine Museum 37. Take a scenic tour of Vancouver from a seaplane 38. Visit Fort Langley’s adorable town and historic fort 39. Hike through golden larch trees 40. Wander the Enchanted Forest 41. Ride the Sea to Sky Gondola 42. Go for a swim at Cameron Lake 43. Eat a taco at the original Tacofino in Tofino 44. Take it all off at Wreck Beach 45. Do the Grouse Grind 46. Bob around in a cranberry bog during harvest season 47. Dip in Liard River Hot Springs 48. See the Northern Lights in Dawson Creek 49. Go whale watching on the coast 50. Celebrate love at the Vancouver Pride Parade 51. Ride at the Whistler Sliding Centre 52. Bounce around on a floating water park 53. Get a natural high at the Malahat Skywalk 54. Peer into the tidal pools at Botanical Beach 55. Eat everything in sight at the Richmond Night Market 56. Spot dozens of hidden teapots on Teapot Hill at Cultus Lake 57. Raft class 4 rapids on the Kicking Horse River in Golden 58. Fish and stay at century-old Telegraph Cove 59. Catch the whitewater wonder at the Skookumchuck Narrows 60. Sunbathe with sea lions at Whytecliff Park 61. Say hi to our southern neighbours at Peace Arch Park 62. Test yourself along the West Coast Trail 63. Find the hidden waterfall at Sombrio Beach 64. Eat your way through Vancouver’s Michelin-recognized restaurants 65. Scuba dive to a sunken airplane near Chemainus 66. Try the BC Ale Trail full of craft breweries 67. Rent a boat in the Okanagan on a summer day 68. Soak up the cherry blossom petals as they rain down in spring 69. See an impressive collection of potlatch artifacts at Alert Bay 70. Bust out your chicest fit for a day at Hastings Racecourse 71. Smoke some of that good BC bud, endorsed by Seth Rogen himself 72. Eat your way along the Nanaimo Bar Trail 73. Spend the day on Bowen Island 74. Climb to Cox Bay lookout in Tofino 75. Visit Finn Slough, the floating fishing village in Richmond 76. Get swept away on the charming Sunshine Coast 77. Enjoy a brewery bike crawl in East Vancouver 78. See the totem poles in Stanley Park 79. Ice skate in a forest at Apex Mountain Resort 80. Relax at the Scandinave Spa in Whistler 81. Zip down every waterslide at Cultus Lake Waterpark 82. Chase waterfalls at Wells Grey Provincial Park 83. Live it up at Bass Coast Music Festival 84. Surf in Tofino 85. Catch a glimpse of the view from the Lions Gate Bridge at night 86. Bike the Stanley Park Seawall 87. Experience the beauty and culture of Haida Gwaii 88. Eat Indian street snacks in Surrey 89. Take a spin along on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail 90. Check out the goats on the roof at Coombs Old Country Market 91. Warm up in Canada’s pocket desert,Osoyoos 92. Spend the night in a tree pod at Free Spirit Spheres 93. Go winery hopping in the Okanagan 94. Explore the Upana Caves on Vancouver Island 95. Have an omakase experience in Vancouver 96. Take the ferry from Vancouver to Vancouver Island 97. Walk the longest pier in Canada in White Rock 98. Be an extra in a movie filmed here in Hollywood North 99. Cross the Capilano Suspension Bridge 100. Keep exploring, because you know this is just the beginning FAQs References