Lonely Planet Vancouver & Victoria

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781787013612
• eBook ISBN: 9781788686761

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Vancouver & Victoria is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Shop for vintage shoes in quirky Gastown, hit the powdered slopes of Grouse Mountain and sample an Indian Pale Ale in a hidden microbrewery - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Vancouver & Victoria and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Vancouver & Victoria: NEW pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card with Wi-Fi, ATM and transportation info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Over 50 maps Covers West End, Gastown, Chinatown, Granville Island, Whistler, Victoria, the Southern Gulf Islands, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Vancouver & Victoria is our most comprehensive guide to Vancouver and Victoria, and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, eBooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Downtown & West End

Top Sights

Sights

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Sports & Activities

Downtown & West End

DOWNTOWN | WEST END

Neighborhood Top Five

1Stanley Park Seawall Strolling or cycling the winding perimeter pathway for incredible views of the forest-fringed ocean.

2Marine Building Spotting the multiple ocean- and transport-themed motifs on the exterior of this art-deco skyscraper masterpiece, then ducking inside to peruse the grand marble lobby.

3Roedde House Museum Nosing around the antique-lined rooms of this handsome, middle-class heritage home, an evocative reminder of well-to-do yesteryear Vancouver.

4Vegan Pudding & Co Hunting down this tiny hole-in-the-wall counter and trying to choose between matcha, chocolate and black sesame varieties.

5Vancouver Public Library Hitting the 9th-floor elevator button and heading up to a lofty public garden, complete with cityscape views.

Explore Downtown & West End

Radiating from the intersection of Granville and Georgia Sts, the downtown core is easily walkable. But start your exploration a few blocks north at waterfront Canada Place, heading slightly uphill along Burrard or Granville Sts. You’ll pass plenty of stores and cafes before reaching Robson St, downtown’s main shopping drag. Browse the boutiques here before arriving at the Robson and Denman intersection. Check out the West End’s midrange restaurants, side-street heritage homes and friendly ‘gayborhood’ vibe. From either end of Denman, you can stroll into Stanley Park. Hitting the seawall here is highly recommended. It takes several hours to loop the park via this 8.8km pathway or you can just dip your toes in: walk the seawall from Georgia St to the totem poles and back or wander around Lost Lagoon where you’ll almost certainly see raccoons, herons and sunbathing turtles.

Local Life

ABookshops The intersection of Richards and W Pender Sts is home to several browse-tastic used bookstores, including old-school Macleod’s Books and nearby young pup, Paper Hound.

ARestaurants Join locals a...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Vancouver & Victoria
• Vancouver’s Top 10
• What’s New
• Need to Know
• Top Itineraries
• If You Like…
• Month By Month
• With Kids
• Like a Local
• For Free
• Eating
• Drinking & Nightlife
• Entertainment
• Shopping
• Sports & Activities
• LGBT+
• Neighborhoods at a Glance
• Downtown & West End
• Gastown & Chinatown
• Yaletown & Granville Island
• Commercial Drive
• Main Street
• Fairview & South Granville
• Kitsilano & University of British Columbia
• North Shore
• Day Trips from Vancouver
• Sleeping
• Victoria
• Understand Vancouver
• Vancouver Today
• History
• Green Vancouver
• Arts & Culture
• Transportation
• Directory A–Z
• Behind the Scenes
• Vancouver Maps
• Our Writers