Many-sided, unparalleled Vancouver will win every traveler’s heart, no matter what brings them to the stunning Canadian city: picturesque mountain landscapes, endless sea expanses, or cultural life rich in international festivals. The history of the indigenous people of North American Indians is revealed by the ancient exhibits of the Museum of Anthropology, the art of talented artisans – by the canvases of the Art Gallery. To learn about the long-lasting love of Vancouverites for the sea and its inhabitants, you should go to the beautiful urban park called Hadden Park. It is on the English Bay coast, where the one-of-a-kind Vancouver Maritime Museum is located.

Since its foundation in 1959, the Canadian oldest maritime museum has been honored as one of the best maritime museums situated in North America. Here you can see authentic hand-drawn maps that belonged to legendary Captain James Cook, various ship models made of paper, bone, and other materials, as well as a real NASA research vessel named Ben Franklin, or PX-15, built in 1968. The unusual-looking submarine was designed for six people and can spend up to 30 days at a depth of more than a kilometer. The unique exhibits of the Maritime Museum help all visitors familiarize themselves with the history of the first seamen and the consequent progress of Canadian navigation to the present day. Each deserves attention and admiration, but the prime treasure of the Vancouver Maritime Museum is considered the first schooner that circumnavigated all of North America and was owned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The legendary schooner St. Roch, led by the brave captain Henry Larsen, made a fascinating journey, like one the main hero of the captain, Roald Amundsen, had done a few years earlier on his famous sailing ship. Today, the old schooner is a National Historic Site of Canada, and curious tourists from all over the world, thirsty for sea adventures, cross the seas and oceans to see it.