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Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre
When people describe what they like most about Vancouver you’ll be sure to hear the scenery top the list. Mountains, ocean, evergreens, park space and beaches are what make our region shine and there’s probably no better vantage point downtown than from the 360 degree deck at the Vancouver Lookout.
Fun facts about the Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre:
- Harbour Centre opened June 8, 1977 and was the tallest building in Vancouver at the time.
- The Vancouver Lookout and business building opened August 13, 1977.
- Neil Armstrong (first man on a moon) left a set of footprints in fresh concrete that are still on display today. [source]
- The glass elevator will whisk you up 430 feet in 40 seconds flat.
- Once at the top, guided or self-guided tours are available.
The heated panoramic deck is open day and night from 9:00am – 9:00pm (October to May) and 8:30am – 10:30pm (May to October). Aside from staring at the Lions all day or peering out to the Fraser Valley, you can also see how the city is growing, spotting a century of architecture downtown.
The Lookout hosts art exhibits throughout the year in the Armstrong Gallery and is currently presenting “BC Sports Hall of Fame celebrates Winter Sports” until February 28, 2011.
On your date of purchase, your ticket is valid from open to close so you can enjoy the early morning sun and the bright colours of dusk.
If you would like to take in the view yourself, I have a family pass available courtesy of the Vancouver Lookout that will be valid for all a full year. This includes admission for two adults and two children (ages 5 to 12, since 5 and younger are free anyway) and has a value of $89.
Here’s how you can enter to win this FREE annual family pass:
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Update With a week left to go in the contest I had the chance to head up to the Vancouver Lookout. Here are a few of the photos I took:
I will draw one winner at random from all entries January 21, 2011 at 12:00pm. The family pass will be valid for a full year from date of issue.
Update The winner is Leeann – have a great time exploring the lookout this year!
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I’ve been in Vancouver for ~3 months and haven’t had a chance to go up yet. The pass would be lovely =D
I always look longingly, but have never yet gone up, this pass would be an amazing prize and would be used every time I go downtown.
Nice! I’ve been wanting to go up to take night photos for the longest time!
Fun!!! haven’t been up in years π
I haven’t been up there since I was 16 and my boyfriend bought me a necklace. Great memories.
We were just talking the other day about how w neither of us have been up there in years. I’d love to go up there all the time.
I’ve lived in Vancouver and have not yet been up to this Lookout. I often consider it when we have out of town guests visiting. If I had a pass I would take people there all the time.
Thanks for doing such great contests.
I have been up there once, but never had a chance to take those awesome pictures that you displayed above.
I’ve lived in Vancouver for a year and haven’t gone up but keep meaning to. I’d love to win!
This is a great prize. Thanks!
What a great contest! I have been up once, but really want to get my hubby up. What a beautiful view!
What a great contest! I have been up once, but really want to get my hubby up. What a beautiful view!
This is on my be a tourist To-Do list and it would be great to be able To-Do it over and over again!
The Lookout is a great way to kill an hour or two if you have kids – mine loves it up there!
Been awhile since I’ve been up there, would love to go again and take my family up there, would make a nice day trip.
My kids love it up there! Rain or shine, a fun thing to do.
I’ve never been but would love to try! I know my boyfriend would love this because he could take some amazing pictures!
I’ve been living in Vancouver for 3 years now, and I haven’t been to the Lookout! I really want to go this year, the view looks amazing.
I haven’t been up there in ages…time to update my photos of vancouver’s landscape
I’ve lived in the lower mainland my entire life and have never been up the harbour centre!
I’ve lived in the Fraser Valley for 20+ years and had never visited Harbour Centre before until this past summer. Didn’t know what I was missing! Spectacular views, absolutely breathtaking!
Always giving away great stuff!
I’ve never been up there, always wondered how good the view is!
My mom would love this (not to say I wouldn’t :D)
Such a great thing for locals to do!
This would be great to have! Perfect way to have a birds eye view of the city π
I’ve never been and what a great reason to start!
have never been here before and i’d love to see how vancouver looks like from above!
I’ve never been up there. Would love to go!
I’ve only been up at night, but would love to catch a sunrise and sunset
Never been up there, would love the pass!
Have never been up there. Great pass!
My wife and I would love this.
It’s been such a long time since I was up there, the pass would be awesome!
Would love this pass. Thanks
I’ve never been! One of those things locals never get around to π
Wow, remember it from my childhood!
Have lived in MetroVan for 25 years, and never been here. Would love to go with my kids. Thanks!
Would love to win!
I’ve lived in vancouver for almost my whole life and I’ve been been there !! the view is just gorgeous !!
I’ve never been up, so this would be a fantastic prize to win!
Sweet View…I have never been up there, but I have to now π
in Rogers Arena, u can always hear, “Go Canucks Go!”
on this comment, i will shout to the whole world, “thanks Miss604 & Harbour Centre thanks” for that amazing prize!
one more thing: imagine, 360 degree deck is just close for a full year of prize which is 365days? sweet!!!!!!!!!
with that prize, it will be my most memorable way of exploring Vancouver.:)
Wow! Should be great!
That would be an awesome prize. I have lived here most of my life and have never been up there. I am sure my kids would love to see the city from a different view.
What a view!
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I would love to FLY by and enjoy ” THE VIEW ” too! Γ’ΛΒΊ
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I can’t believe I’ve never been up there, I’ve lived here for 20 years!
This thing is right beside SFU Vancouver!
i would love to win this!!! i just started getting back into photography and got my new camera for christmas and this would be awesome for taking amazing pictures of the whole year!!!! from winter to summer and back… i would totally love it!!!!
That was the 1st place I visited in Vancouver back in 2007. Now I live here and never got a chance to go on top. Win a pass would be sweet!
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What a great prize! I’ve never been!
Fun!
I’ve never done this. I’d love to though π
So beautiful and a great place to have a hot chocolate and enjoy the city!
something else on my to do list which would be even better if it was free.
I’m 18, born in Vancouver but have never been up there.
Lived here my whole life and I’ve never been. We would love to go
I’m vancity born and bred and I’ve never been up to the Lookout. Sad, I know.
Awesome contest; tweeted as well
That sounds cool!
That sounds cool!
Pick me!
Great place to see the city!
I’ve never been but have always wanted to!
I’ve always wondered what the Vancouver Lookout building was all about. People don’t talk about it as much. Thank you for the wonderful blog post. Will have to give it a try someday.
That sounds amazing, haven’t been up there since I was a kid.
I’ve never gone up there, but would totally love to!
I’d love to see the view from there!
It would be a great experience for both me and my family!
I want that prize!
Awesome prize! I have been to this lookout at Harbour Centre but the last time was in 1994. I’d love to take my son and show him, as well as see how the skyline has changed in the past 15 years!
Awesome views!
Harbour Center is amazing — I would love to go back!
Vancouver is breathtaking to view from any venue that provides a panoramic outlook. I would imagine a view from the Harbour Centre is breathtaking as well. Jocelyne
I suppose I’m not a very good native Vancouverite since I have never been up there! I should go sometime.
Would love to check this out! I lived right next door to it for a year and never went up.
Been there once and enjoyed it.
i’m ashamed to say that even though I’ve lived here nearly all my life, i’ve never actually been there. hope i win π
Never been up there! I know just who I would take with me π
ive never been up there but have lived in the lower mainland my entire life. would love to take unlimited visits up!!
I went with my hubby before we had kids. Really would love to bring kids there. D
The last time I was there was 1986!!
Would love to check it out.
Yes please, would love to go up there and see the city.
Thanks again. π
Vancouver is beautiful from the ground, I’d love to see how spectacular it looks from the sky!
I’d like to be on top of the world!
My nephew loves it up there, please enter us, thanks!
Awesome contest as usual Miss 604… Thanks and good luck to everyone!
I’ve lived in Vancouver my whole life and never been up to see this view…I should be ashamed.
What a view! I’d love a pass. Great contest. Thanks Miss 604.
Been here once, but when I was very young, would love to go up there agian with my family π
I have been up the CN tower, but never the Vancouver Lookout… yet call myself a Vancouverite – help!
That sounds fun! Never been up!
Would love to check it out! What a view!
Have been a Vancouverite myself for the longest time, and still had not been up there to check out the beautiful view of Vancouver. Would be awesome to win this prize!
This would be a great gift for my family!
I have never been before, this would be a great experience to share with my loved ones.
I will love this, for sure. My family should spend more time together.
I’ve lived here all my life (19yrs) and I still have NEVER been .. no joke π I would love to share that experience with my family for sure though!
I went to school at Harbour Centre for two yearsΓ’β¬βbut could never afford to actually go up and check out the view! Awesome prize!
Although I live in Victoria, BC I visit Vancouver just about every month. I would love to see the city through at Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre.
I’m sure I could find lots of ways to use this!
Best place on earth, lots to do.
Catching a view of beautiful Vancouver will be a perfect way to spend a lovely afternoon. I’ll feel on top of the world. What better way to share this experience than with loved ones?
This would be awesome to take my sweetheart to on Valentine’s Day. And then we could continue to celebrate the beauty of Vancouver.
I would love to win this—I haven’t been to the Lookout since I was a child!
those are amazing pictures! I’d love to win the pass, I haven’t been up the lookout since about 1981……
haven’t won anything yet.
this would be spectacular!
Thanks Miss604 for visiting on Friday!! Great pics!! Good Luck to all the entries!!!
I’ve never been up the Lookout but I’ve always wanted to go. It looks fantastic. π
I want to go up there!
Cool prize!
I’ve only been up once! Would love to be able to go up with my whole family!
I went up once a few years ago, and it was great! I’d love to go again.
Wow! Haven’t been up there in years.
Would love to go!
It’s one of the first places I take visiting family & friends and it’s a great place to take my kids on a ProD day. Great memories – It’s where my brother-in-law proposed to my sister with the whole family there.
Looks amazing!
I would love to go up. Have never gone before even though i’ve lived in Vancouver for 20+ years now.
Awesome photos, Rebecca! Enter me in the contest! π
i’ve lived in vancouver most of my life and have never been up!
been living here for my whole life, and i’ve never been
My boyfriend is new to the city and I’d love to take him up!
Beautiful! Would love to give it to my parents and 2 younger sisters π
I have been walking past there for five years gong to and coming from work and I am yet to get there. I would love to take my four year old daughter up there.
You’re making me queasy with this contest. I LOVE IT!
What a great wayto show off my city and keep my nieces entertained on the wetcoast.
Our son is dying to go up to the Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre. Count us in for this contest.
what a view. never been
i haven’t been up there since 1983!
I <3 my beautiful Vancouver!