If Vancouver is on your list of places to visit soon, you must be curious to know about the city and its landscape. Vancouver, British Columbia, is a lively place with the perfect combination of mountains, forests, and waterbodies to experience and capture with your camera.
The city resides on the West Coast of Canada, just about a 3 hour drive north of Seattle, Washington – it offers diverse cultures and an unbeatable food scene for visitors.
Below are the top Instagrammable places in Vancouver that you must see!
Instagrammable Places Vancouver
Lions Gate Bridge
The best view of Lions Gate Bridge is from Stanley Prospect Point Lookout. You should visit this location during summer when the park is full of tourists and locals. You can click a few shots of the suspension bridge from this point and then turn around to click a few photos of water that Prospect Point looks over.
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Bloedel Conservatory
The domed paradise is located on Cambie Street in Vancouver. Bloedel Conservatory has exotic birds and beautiful flowers displayed inside a giant dome in Queen Elizabeth Park.
When you feel like Vancouver’s weather is not agreeing with you, visit the conservatory to escape and enjoy more than 500 flowers and 200 bird species. The bright conservatory offers beautiful pictures you cannot help but share on Instagram!
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Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Lions Gate is not the only suspension bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. Capilano Suspension Bridge offers the finest view of the city and nature.
You can visit this location anytime during summer or winter because there always is something to capture and upload to your Instagram feed. The bridge leads to evergreens, Treetops Adventure with 7 suspended footbridges–a perfect place for Instagrammable selfies or photos!
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Digital Orca
When looking for what you should include on your Vancouver Instagram feed, make sure to photograph Digital Orca at Vancouver Convention Centre. Digital Orca is a sculpture of a killer whale by Douglas Coupland that was installed in 2009. It’s located in a way that welcomes cruise passengers who arrive at the Canada Place terminal.
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Lynn Canyon Park
When you visit Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, make sure to stop by Lynn Canyon Park. It’s a place of natural beauty with no admission fee or a crowd of tourists. If you want to click some Vancouver forests photos, Lynn Canyon Park and Capilano bridge would be the best places to start.
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Stanley Park Seawall Siwash Rock
Siwash Rock is located in Stanley Park and surrounds a legend that is famous among the Squamish people in Vancouver. The rock is easy to locate as it’s near the Lions Gate Bridge underpass on the Sea Wall path for walking and biking. You can click an Instagrammable photo of the rock itself or have it in the backdrop as you pose near it.
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Kitsilano Wings
It’s one of the most Instagrammable places in Vancouver! If you’re excited about visiting this city, you can’t leave before snapping a few Instagram-worthy photos with the Kitsilano Wings mural. Inspired by the bald eagles of Kits Beach, artists Steve and Sandy Pell created these wings to add a mural to the beauty of Vancouver.
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Science World
Located at the end of False Creek in Vancouver, Science World is a must-visit monument to capture for your Instagram feed. It offers an interesting city landscape that you can capture from various locations near it. You can access Science World from the Science World SkyTrain station or the on-site parking lot.
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Alley Oop
The location will overwhelm you with photo ideas for your Instagram. It was launched in 2016 with murals that line both sides of the lane. This is the first laneway to be reimagined into a place of hope and inspiration after it was transformed from a dark and dull alley. The pink and yellow colors on the wall provide a gorgeous background to take pictures and record some videos.
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Gastown
Gastown is the oldest neighborhood in Vancouver, with a rich history in architecture. It was founded in 1867 with a single tavern and grew into the ‘Gastown’ that we know today. Vancouver’s oldest and most Instagrammable place features galleries and stores that you won’t find anywhere else.
You can feel the historic charm of Gastown as you click photos of the cobblestones and steam clock.
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Hotel Europe
One building you must visit in Gastown is the ‘flatiron’ Hotel Europe.
It’s a six-story heritage structure that was built between 1908 and 1909. Hotelier, Angelo Caroli, commissioned the building at 43 Powell Street, and now, it’s a popular tourist attraction in Vancouver. The brick-faced hotel serves as a great backdrop for an Instagram photo.
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Lighthouse Park
Located in the district of West Vancouver, Lighthouse Park is one of the most picturesque parks in the city. With a large collection of Douglas Fir trees and a beautiful view of the water, you’ll find many spots to take photos.
The Lighthouse Park and station grounds are a National Historic Site. The area around the station grounds is not open to the public, but you can find vantage points for a perfect picture.
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Fun Alley
Yet another alley in Vancouver that serves to bring a smile to the visitors’ faces and create amazing Instagram photos for influencers. Artist Lukas Kasper turned a regular alley into a ‘Fun’ alley using vibrant colors to add flare to North Vancouver.
Fun Alley is 5 minutes away from Lonsdale Quay—a place that is also a great Instagram spot!
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VanDusen Botanical Garden
It’s a perfect place to relax and capture some breathtaking pictures of flowers, greenery, and a breathtaking garden. VanDusen garden is located on Oak Street, and you need to pay an admission fee to enter the place. The fee changes seasonally, but it’s always affordable.
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Bill Curtis Square
Yaletown has a fun location that you can’t miss to snap for your Instagram feed—it’s Bill Curtis Square!
The colorful umbrellas are a representation of the summer season and sunny weather. It represents that everyone is hanging their umbrellas up now that the rainy season is over.
And even if it rains, you can stand under the umbrellas and keep yourself dry.
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Cypress Mountain Lookout
It’s a beautiful spot to snap a few photographs of Vancouver sunrise. You won’t find a better view in Vancouver to photograph the sun lighting up the city and its surrounding mountain ranges.
You can visit the lookout using a rented car because public transport is not available in this area. Make sure to get there early because the car parking spots get filled rather quickly.
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Whytecliff Park
A breathtaking view of the mountains and the coastline welcomes you to Whytecliff Park. It’s located 30 minutes away from Downtown Vancouver and provides a spectacular view of Howe Sound.
You should visit this park because of Whyte Islet, an Instagrammable spot in Vancouver. It’s a little island loved by photographers who are often here to photograph the sunset.
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Summary
Now that you know the must-see Instagrammable places in Vancouver, it’s time to plan your itinerary and get ready to snap as many photographs as possible!
And while you are at it, make sure you enjoy the experience and create great memories.
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