BC Place Stadium | Canadian Football League | the 2010 Olympics | January

BC Place Stadium, (604) 669-2300, www.bcplacestadium.com. The home of the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions and the intended site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics. In January, a vicious winter storm ripped a gaping hole in the Teflon dome, but now, fully restored, the stadium is once again ready for some football (the season runs July through November) as well as for concerts and other major events held there throughout the year.
Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, (604) 822-5087, www.moa.ubc.ca. Sometimes you can judge a museum by its shop, and the ceramics, glassware, and other goodies at the MOA’s gift store do indeed hint at the endless wonders that make up one of the largest collections anywhere of Pacific Northwest art and archaeology. Particularly noteworthy is the assortment of towering totem poles, not to mention the museum’s own architecture and awesome views.