Forty-five minutes quests in Vancouver

Read the noticeboard at Carnegie

Cities still tape paper to walls. Carnegie Community Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Game Center

Cities still tape paper to walls. Game Center is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Gathering Place

Cities still tape paper to walls. Gathering Place is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at John Braithwaite Community Centre

At John Braithwaite Community Centre (north-east of centre, Vancouver), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Piranha

Cities still tape paper to walls. Piranha is a working room: one notice, then out.

Watch False Creek go gold from the Cambie Bridge walkway

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Cambie Street Bridge — west sidewalk, above False Creek for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Ferguson Point

Ferguson Point faces the last light north-west of centre, Vancouver. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Read the plaque at 2010 Olympic Cauldron

2010 Olympic Cauldron (near the centre, Vancouver): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Andy Slobodian Memorial

Andy Slobodian Memorial (south of centre, Vancouver): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at CK Choi Memorial Bell

A two-minute stop at CK Choi Memorial Bell. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Empress of Japan Figurehead

A two-minute stop at Empress of Japan Figurehead. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Memorial Park Obelisk

A two-minute stop at Memorial Park Obelisk. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at The Pacific Bell and Bell Tower

A two-minute stop at The Pacific Bell and Bell Tower. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at UBC Echo Chamber

A two-minute stop at UBC Echo Chamber. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Victory Square Cenotaph

Victory Square Cenotaph (east of centre, Vancouver): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Inventory the water from Jericho Pier

Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Jericho Pier until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.

Rain plan: Kitsilano library, one unfamiliar aisle

VPL Kitsilano Branch (on Macdonald Street, south-west of centre, Vancouver) is a named public place in Vancouver. Do the steps. Leave with something you can point at.

Watch the sun drop from Little Mountain

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Little Mountain for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Rain plan: Mount Pleasant library, one unfamiliar aisle

VPL Mount Pleasant Branch (on Kingsway, south-east of centre, Vancouver) is a named public place in Vancouver. Do the steps. Leave with something you can point at.

Inventory the water from Jericho Station

Jericho Station is a public deck over water. Five things on the water or the far shore, then turn around.

Rain plan: VPL: Britannia Branch

Rain plan at VPL: Britannia Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: VPL: Champlain Heights Branch

Rain plan at VPL: Champlain Heights Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: VPL: Firehall Branch

VPL: Firehall Branch (on West 10th Avenue, south-west of centre, Vancouver) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: VPL: Fraserview Branch

VPL: Fraserview Branch (on Argyle Drive, south-east of centre, Vancouver) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: VPL: Joe Fortes Branch

Rain plan at VPL: Joe Fortes Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: VPL: Kensington Branch

VPL: Kensington Branch (on Cedar Cottage Mews, south-east of centre, Vancouver) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: VPL: Marpole Branch

VPL: Marpole Branch (on Granville Street, south-west of centre, Vancouver) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: VPL: nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch

VPL: nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch (on East Hastings Street, east of centre, Vancouver) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: VPL: South Hill Branch

VPL: South Hill Branch (on Fraser Street, south-east of centre, Vancouver) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: VPL: Terry Salman Branch

Rain plan at VPL: Terry Salman Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

One loop of Riley Park

45 minutes in Riley Park (south-east of centre, Vancouver): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

Watch the sun drop from 26R Spotting Location

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at 26R Spotting Location for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Brockton Point

Brockton Point faces the last light north of centre, Vancouver. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Lowden’s Lookout

Lowden’s Lookout faces the last light north-west of centre, Vancouver. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Mount Everett

Mount Everett faces the last light south-east of centre, Vancouver. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Old Marine Drive Viewpoint

Old Marine Drive Viewpoint faces the last light south-west of centre, Vancouver. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Simon Fraser Viewpoint

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Simon Fraser Viewpoint for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Siwash Rock Viewpoint

Be at Siwash Rock Viewpoint (north-west of centre, Vancouver) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Ting Lookout

Be at Ting Lookout (south-west of centre, Vancouver) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Viewpoint Vancouver

Viewpoint Vancouver faces the last light north of centre, Vancouver. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.