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Visit the Museum of Anthropology at UBC for First Nations art.\r\n\r\nSpend summer days on Kitsilano and English Bay beaches, kayak in False Creek or Deep Cove, and visit the Richmond Night Market on summer weekends.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Stanley Park seawall | Cycle or walk\r\nGranville Island | The public market\r\nLynn Canyon | A free suspension bridge\r\nGrouse Grind | A steep climb with views","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Vancouver","hw_hub_city_free_title":"And what it costs nothing to do","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Stanley Park, the seawall and the city's beaches are free. 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