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A little to the west of Granville Island, Vanier Park conveniently collects most of the city's main museums: the Vancouver Museum , the Maritime Museum and the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre (the last combines the old planetarium and observatory). The complex sits on the waterfront at the west end of the Burrard Bridge, near Kitsilano Beach and the residential-entertainment centres of Kitsilano and West 4th Avenue, and Vanier Park itself is a fine spot to while away a summer afternoon. You could easily incorporate a visit to the museums with a trip to Granville Island using the ferry , which docks just below the Maritime Museum. Coming from downtown, take the #22 Macdonald bus south from anywhere on Burrard or West Pender - get off at the first stop after the bridge and walk down Chester Street to the park. The park's pleasant but open - there's little shade - and has a few nice patches of sandy beach on its fringes if you don't want to trek all the way to Kits and Jericho beaches .
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