Granville Island is a great place to visit! It is a public market with fresh local produce and market artisans that showcase some of their handmade and unique goods. It is located close to the water and there's great restaurants nearby.
Gastown is known for its whistling steam clock where every quarter-hour, the two-ton Steam Clock shows off a bit, whistling and shooting steam from its five whistles in its version of the Westminster Chime. On the hour it marks the time with a toot from each whistle. Along Gastown there are various souvenir shops as well as some great coffee shops, restaurants and shops to browse by.