![The ultimate guide to the 100 best things to do in BC](https://dpdajlq3ew794.cloudfront.net/20200727125109/Garibaldi-Provincial-Park.jpg?format=auto&width=1920)
Beautiful BC has so much to see and do, and it can honestly be a bit overwhelming when it comes to your choices. We’ve rounded up our top 100 ultimate things-to-do list, and if you are a local, it might even have some bucket list ideas you’ve never tried.
For those just visiting BC, we hope some of these suggestions let you get a glimpse of all that British Columbia offers, but you’ll have to come back to see it all!
1. Squeeze through Victoria’s Fan Tan Alley
![fantan alley](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804113243/fantan-alley.jpg)
Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock
2. Watch the ocean sparkle with bioluminescent algae
![Sea Sparkle: Here's where to catch the natural phenomenon in Vancouver](https://dpdajlq3ew794.cloudfront.net/20230813130542/bioluminescence.jpg?format=auto&width=1920)
RugliG/Shutterstock
3. Explore Little Huson Caves Park
![caves](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804120419/caves.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
4. See the SuperDogs at the PNE
![superdogs](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804121140/superdogs.jpg)
SuperDogs/Facebook
5. Hug the more than 1,100-year-old Hollyburn Fir tree on the North Shore
![tree](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804122335/tree.jpg)
ittipon/Shutterstock
6. Vibe at Shambhala Music Festival
![music festival](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804123326/music-festival.jpg)
Shambhala Music Festival/Facebook
7. Wander amongst the Fraser Valley’s sunflowers
![sunflowers](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804123954/sunflowers.jpg)
Chilliwack Sunflower Festival/Facebook
8. Spend a week on Hornby Island
![hornby island](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804124419/hornby-island.jpg)
Tomas Kulaja/Shutterstock
9. Indulge in afternoon tea at the Empress
![tea](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804125402/20190217-FairmontEmpress-6743-LeilaKwok.jpg)
Leila Kwok
10. Eat a fresh honey-dip donut at Lee’s
![donut](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804130209/lees-donuts.jpg)
leesdonuts.ca/Instagram
11. Camp at Joffre Lakes
![lake camping](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804131935/lake-camping.jpg)
karamysh/Shutterstock
12. Watch a championship Whitecaps game at BC Place
13. Shop at Granville Island Market
![granville island](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804140853/granville-island.jpg)
Robert Mullan/Shutterstock
14. Check out the powwow trail
![powwow](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829145344/powwow.jpg)
Indigenous Tourism BC/Facebook
15. Ski or (or aprés!) in Whistler
![whistler](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829151541/whistler-e1700756286856.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
16. Go kayaking around one of the Gulf Islands
![kayaking](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829151807/kayaking.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
17. Ride Canada’s only wine train
![wine train](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829153948/wine-train.jpg)
Daily Hive
18. Cross the Golden Skybridge
![golden skybridge](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830142942/golden-skybridge.jpg)
Golden Skybridge/Facebook
19. Watch the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks in Vancouver
![fireworks](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830144903/fireworks.jpg)
Alina.Kalinina/Shutterstock
20. Walk with wolves
![wolf](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830162444/wolf.jpg)
Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Centre/Facebook
21. Hike Eagle Bluffs
![eagle bluffs](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831131505/eagle-bluffs.jpg)
Elena_Alex_Ferns/Shutterstock
22. See a perfectly heart-shaped lake
![hike](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831131652/saxifrage-peak.jpg)
Time Gage/Flickr
23. Take a train journey through the province
![train](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831151030/train.jpg)
joseph s l tan matt/Shutterstock
24. Visit a real-life ghost town
![ghost town](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831151451/ghost-town.jpg)
JR Reyes/Shutterstock
25. Make a splash at the Vancouver Aquarium
![aquarium](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831152404/vancouver-aquarium.jpg)
Maxim Shad/Shutterstock
26. Zip down one of Canada’s longest ziplines
![zipline](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230901142326/zipline.jpg)
Ondra Ovesny/Shutterstock
27. Marvel at the incredible Spotted Lake in Osoyoos
![Spotted Lake](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240207103009/shutterstock_1415114090-e1707330624712.jpg)
Galyna Andrushko/Shutterstock
28. Learn about railway history in Hope’s Othello Tunnels
![Othello Tunnels to partially reopen this summer](https://dpdajlq3ew794.cloudfront.net/20230403131905/othello-tunnels.jpg?format=auto&width=1920)
Othello Tunnels (Harry Beugelink/Shutterstock)
29. Shop authentic South-Asian clothing
![The ultimate guide to shopping for a South Asian wedding in Metro Vancouver](https://dpdajlq3ew794.cloudfront.net/20230911142917/South-Asian-clothing-for-wedding.jpg?format=auto&width=1920)
Photo by Dimitry Loiseau | Sunny’s Bridal Gallery/Instagram
30. Scratch Panorama Ridge in Garibaldi Park off your bucket list
![Woman standing outdoors with arms outstretched](https://images.dailyhive.com/20220607102252/PanoramaRidge-Shutterstock-EBAdventurePhotography.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
31. Get a refreshing massage with a view of the Vancouver skyline
![best spas in vancouver](https://images.dailyhive.com/20220124123556/Screen-Shot-2022-01-24-at-12.35.42-PM-e1676499228428.png)
Fairmont Pacific Rim/Instagram
32. See all the best views along the Sea to Sky Highway
![Sea to Sky Highway](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230921145844/sea-to-sky-highway.jpg)
freidensonsphoto/Shutterstock
33. Get up close with the Rockies along the Meadows in the Sky Parkway
![meadows in the sky parkway](https://images.dailyhive.com/20220929135445/meadows-in-the-sky-parkway.jpg)
Megan Devlin/Daily Hive
34. Relax in the grotto spa at Tigh-Na-Mara
![grotto spa](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230901144637/grotto-spa.jpg)
Grotto Spa at Tigh-Na-Mara/Facebook
35. Experience the Sooke Potholes
![sooke](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831132535/sooke.jpg)
poemnist/Shutterstock
36. Explore the 100-year-old Britannia Mine Museum
![mine museum](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830165302/mine-muesum.jpg)
Alexander Sviridov/Shutterstock
37. Take a scenic tour of Vancouver from a seaplane
![float plane](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830160951/float-plane.jpg)
illuminaphoto/Shutterstock
38. Visit Fort Langley’s adorable town and historic fort
![fort langley](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830155327/fort.jpg)
Daniel Avram/Shutterstock
39. Hike through golden larch trees
![larches](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830144019/larches.jpg)
MontanaMountainPhotos/Shutterstock
40. Wander the Enchanted Forest
![enchanted forest](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830143452/enchanted-forest.jpg)
Enchantedforestbc.com
41. Ride the Sea to Sky Gondola
![gondola bc](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829150856/gondola.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
42. Go for a swim at Cameron Lake
![cameron](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804154147/cameron.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
43. Eat a taco at the original Tacofino in Tofino
![taco](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804132752/taco.jpg)
Tacofino/Facebook
44. Take it all off at Wreck Beach
![wreck beach](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804154824/wreck-beach.jpg)
pr2is/Shutterstock
45. Do the Grouse Grind
![grouse grind](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804155754/grouse-grind.jpg)
ApinBen4289/Shutterstock
46. Bob around in a cranberry bog during harvest season
![cranberry](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804160020/cranberry.jpg)
Hachapite/Shutterstock
47. Dip in Liard River Hot Springs
![hot springs](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804160358/hot-springs.jpg)
Milan Sommer/Shutterstock
48. See the Northern Lights in Dawson Creek
![northern lights](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804161120/northern-lights.jpg)
Beth Ruggiero-York/Shutterstock
49. Go whale watching on the coast
![whale watching](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829144610/whale-watching-bc.jpg)
Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock
50. Celebrate love at the Vancouver Pride Parade
![pride](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804160727/pride.jpg)
Einstein Barathyraj/Shutterstock
51. Ride at the Whistler Sliding Centre
![whistler sliding centre](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830163159/whistler-sliding-centre.jpg)
whistlerslidingcentre/Instagram
52. Bounce around on a floating water park
![water park](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830164838/water-park.jpg)
Harrison Watersports/Facebook
53. Get a natural high at the Malahat Skywalk
![malahat skywalk](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831132858/malahat-skywalk.jpg)
Mr.Nikon/Shutterstock
54. Peer into the tidal pools at Botanical Beach
![botanical beach](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230831153602/botanical-beach.jpg)
Max Lindenthaler/Shutterstock
55. Eat everything in sight at the Richmond Night Market
![richmond night market](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804114146/richmond-night-market.jpg)
sen yang/Shutterstock
56. Spot dozens of hidden teapots on Teapot Hill at Cultus Lake
![Teapot Hill](https://images.dailyhive.com/20210708075301/pjimage.jpg)
Teapot Hill/Instagram
57. Raft class 4 rapids on the Kicking Horse River in Golden
![Golden Kicking Horse River](https://cdn.tourismgolden.com/sites/default/files/styles/itinerary_image/public/Golden-BC-activities-rafting-5_0.jpg?itok=OfpCsNB-)
tourismgolden.com
58. Fish and stay at century-old Telegraph Cove
![Telegraph Cove](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240403143658/shutterstock_2272572155.jpg)
One of the few boardwalk communities left in BC is on northern Vancouver Island. (Max Lindenthaler/Shutterstock)
59. Catch the whitewater wonder at the Skookumchuck Narrows
60. Sunbathe with sea lions at Whytecliff Park
![Sunset at Whytecliff Park near Vancouver](https://images.dailyhive.com/20220620161353/shutterstock_230547313.jpg)
Pierre Leclerc/Shutterstock
61. Say hi to our southern neighbours at Peace Arch Park
![Peace Arch Park](https://images.dailyhive.com/20210210153346/shutterstock_1444728647-1.jpg)
Pixeljoy/Shutterstock
62. Test yourself along the West Coast Trail
![West Coast Trail Hiking](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240201094801/Shutterstock_1490210324-1.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
63. Find the hidden waterfall at Sombrio Beach
![sombrio beach](https://images.dailyhive.com/20220626141918/sombrio-beach-waterfall.jpg)
Galyna Andrushko/Shutterstock
64. Eat your way through Vancouver’s Michelin-recognized restaurants
![Okeya Kyujiro](https://images.dailyhive.com/20231005203542/Okeya-Kyujiro.jpg)
@okeyakyujiro/Instagram
65. Scuba dive to a sunken airplane near Chemainus
66. Try the BC Ale Trail full of craft breweries
![](https://images.dailyhive.com/20220418095246/16-CAMP-BEER-CO-Langley-BC-Ale-Trail.jpg)
CAMP Beer Co, a local brewery in the Fraser Valley (The Fraser Valley)
67. Rent a boat in the Okanagan on a summer day
68. Soak up the cherry blossom petals as they rain down in spring
![](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240415075601/cherry-blossoms-toronto-e1713192982149.jpeg)
Henry Huy/blogTO
69. See an impressive collection of potlatch artifacts at Alert Bay
![umistapotlatch.ca](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240403142956/aide-help-1536w-eng-e1712179938877.jpg)
The U’mista Cultural Centre is one of the longest-operating and most successful First Nations cultural facilities in BC. (umistapotlatch.ca)
70. Bust out your chicest fit for a day at Hastings Racecourse
![Hastings Racecourse](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240419152956/Hastings-Racecourse.jpg)
Hastings Racecourse/Submitted
71. Smoke some of that good BC bud, endorsed by Seth Rogen himself
![bonify cannabis retail](https://images.dailyhive.com/20181212123932/shutterstock_1157299330-e1544647229608.jpg)
Shutterstock
72. Eat your way along the Nanaimo Bar Trail
![nanaimo bar](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824104909/nanaimo-bar.jpg)
Shutterstock/photogal
73. Spend the day on Bowen Island
![Apodaca provincial park bowen island](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230504115104/apodaca-provincial-park.jpg)
Apodaca Provincial Park on Bowen Island (Jason Wilde/Shutterstock)
74. Climb to Cox Bay lookout in Tofino
![Cox Bay lookout](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240423143811/cox-bay-lookout.jpg)
Chase Clausen/Shutterstock
75. Visit Finn Slough, the floating fishing village in Richmond
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76. Get swept away on the charming Sunshine Coast
![Sunset canoes](https://images.dailyhive.com/20220214150446/Sunset-canoes.jpg)
Lamb-bay Beach in Tuwanek (Daily Hive Vancouver)
77. Enjoy a brewery bike crawl in East Vancouver
![Parallel 49 Brewing Oktoberfest](https://images.dailyhive.com/20210920092648/210917_P49_4773.jpg)
Parallel 49 Brewing
78. See the totem poles in Stanley Park
![totem poles](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230830160712/totem-poles.jpg)
poemnist/Shutterstock
79. Ice skate in a forest at Apex Mountain Resort
![ice skating](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829154906/ice-skating.jpg)
Apex Mountain Resort
80. Relax at the Scandinave Spa in Whistler
![spa](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230829154601/spa.jpg)
Scandinave Spa Whistler/Facebook
81. Zip down every waterslide at Cultus Lake Waterpark
![waterslide](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824165630/waterslide.jpg)
Cultus Lake Waterpark/Facebook
82. Chase waterfalls at Wells Grey Provincial Park
![wells grey](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824165437/wells-grey.jpg)
Harry Beugelink/Shutterstock
83. Live it up at Bass Coast Music Festival
![bass coast festival](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230920153256/bass-coast-festival.jpg)
@basscoastfest/Instagram
84. Surf in Tofino
![tofino](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824165101/tofino-2.jpg)
Dorse Media House/Shutterstock
85. Catch a glimpse of the view from the Lions Gate Bridge at night
![bike](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824164821/bike-2.jpg)
Pierre Leclerc/Shutterstock
86. Bike the Stanley Park Seawall
![bike](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824164636/bike.jpg)
Lissandra Melo/Shutterstock
87. Experience the beauty and culture of Haida Gwaii
![haida](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824164428/shutterstock_2273988243.jpg)
Russ Heinl/Shutterstock
88. Eat Indian street snacks in Surrey
![snacks](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824163306/snacks.jpg)
India Picture/Shutterstock
89. Take a spin along on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail
![biking](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804122717/biking.jpg)
Amy K. Mitchell/Shutterstock
90. Check out the goats on the roof at Coombs Old Country Market
![goat](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824163117/goat.jpg)
poemnist/Shutterstock
91. Warm up in Canada’s pocket desert, Osoyoos
![osoyoos](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824162910/osoyoos.jpg)
EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock
92. Spend the night in a tree pod at Free Spirit Spheres
![spheres](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824162724/spheres.jpg)
Free Spirit Spheres
93. Go winery hopping in the Okanagan
![winery](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824162454/winery-e1699463160217.jpg)
Valmedia/Shutterstock
94. Explore the Upana Caves on Vancouver Island
![caves](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230804121441/caves-2.jpg)
Raymond Champagne/Shutterstock
95. Have an omakase experience in Vancouver
![sushi](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824162221/sushi.jpg)
Sugrit Jiranarak/Shutterstock
96. Take the ferry from Vancouver to Vancouver Island
![bc ferries](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824162040/bc-ferries-1.jpg)
Volodymyr Kyrylyuk/Shutterstock
97. Walk the longest pier in Canada in White Rock
![white rock](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824161733/white-rock.jpg)
Max Lindenthaler/Shutterstock
98. Be an extra in a movie filmed here in Hollywood North
![film extra](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824161546/film-extra.jpg)
Paul McKinnon/Shutterstock
99. Cross the Capilano Suspension Bridge
![suspension bridge](https://images.dailyhive.com/20230824105108/suspension-bridge.jpg)
Colin Hui/Shutterstock
100. Keep exploring, because you know this is just the beginning
![Capilano Suspension Bridge](https://images.dailyhive.com/20240423155405/capilano-suspension-bridge.jpg)
Maridav/Shutterstock
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This piece was first published in April 2024