The bridge
Over the canyon.
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A swaying footbridge over the Capilano River canyon in a rainforest on Vancouver's North Shore, 137 metres long and seventy metres above the river, the city's oldest tourist attraction, where the first bridge of hemp rope and cedar planks was built in 1889. Visitors cross the swaying bridge over the drop to the far bank, where a forest of giant firs, some of them centuries old, awaits. The Treetops Adventure is a chain of small suspension bridges linking the trunks at heights of up to thirty metres. The biggest thrill is the Cliffwalk, a series of walkways cantilevered from the cliff face above the river, some with glass floors. By the entrance is a totem pole park and an exhibition on the area's First Nations history. The price changes with the season, roughly C$65 to C$80 per adult, per visitor guides. The park runs a free shuttle from downtown Vancouver, and in winter the site is lit with thousands of lights.
Over the canyon.
Among the trees.
On the cliff.
3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver
By the park's free shuttle from downtown Vancouver, or by public bus.