Rogers Arena features major sporting events throughout the year. The Vancouver Canucks, who play in the National Hockey League, feature at least 41 home games a season not counting possible playoff home games. The 475,000-square-foot facility also offers public tours on Wednesdays and Fridays. The arena hosts concerts of major recording artists and international persons of note. Past concert performances at the arena include Lady Gaga, Toby Keith, Justin Beiber and Alice In Chains. The arena offers a variety of concessions during events such as hot dogs, popcorn, deli sandwiches, quesadillas, pizza, nachos and soft drinks.
Science World at the TELUS World of Science offers a mixture of permanent and visiting science exhibitions. Some of the permanent areas include Eureka! games center and Our World, an exhibit that focuses on sustainable electricity. Each day staff members present science demonstrations on the Science World stage. The center also features an OmniMax Theatre that shows exciting science documentary films such as "Ultimate Wave Tahiti", "To The Limit" and "Human Body." Each showing lasts approximately 45 minutes and easily fits into an afternoon visit to the center. The center opens at 10 a.m. every day and closes 6 p.m. on Sunday through Wednesday. The center features extended hours until 9 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Sitting less than 20 minutes north of downtown Vancouver, the Capilan Suspension Bridge offers a wildness adventure high above the ground. Completed in 1889, the bridge sits 230 feet in the air and is 450 feet long. The bridge's park also offers Treetop Adventures, which allows guests to travel high above the ground on suspension bridges connected to Douglas Fir trees. Guests also learn about the cold temperature ecosystem at the Rainforest walking tour. The First Nations' Cultural Center teaches guests about the native peoples of the area and the park maintains massive totem poles in their original condition. The park hours vary depending on the time of the year, but it generally opens at 9 a.m. and closes between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
