Lonely Planet Pocket Vancouver
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Lonely Planet Pocket Vancouver

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Lonely Planet Pocket Vancouver

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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781788687256
Print ISBN
9781787017573

Downtown & West End

The heart of Vancouver is an ocean-fringed peninsula easily divided into three: the grid-pattern city center streets of shops, restaurants and glass towers fanning from the intersection of Granville and West Georgia Sts; the well-maintained 1950s apartment blocks and residential side streets of the West End (also home to Vancouver’s gay district); and Stanley Park, Canada’s finest urban green space.
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The Short List
AStanley Park Seawall Strolling or cycling the perimeter pathway for sigh-triggering views of the forest-fringed ocean.
AMarine Building Spotting multiple ocean- and transport-themed motifs on the exterior of this art-deco skyscraper masterpiece.
ARoedde House Museum Nosing around antique-lined rooms at this handsome heritage home, an evocative reminder of yesteryear Vancouver.
Getting There & Around
2 Downtown’s grid street system is walkable and easy to navigate.
d SkyTrain’s Expo Line and Canada Line both run through downtown.
g Bus 5 trundles along Robson St, bus 6 along Davie St, bus 10 along Granville St and bus 19 into Stanley Park.
u There are multiple car parks and parking meters here. Stanley Park has pay-and-display parking.

Top SightStanley Park

One of North America’s largest urban green spaces, Stanley Park is revered for its dramatic forest-and-mountain oceanfront views. But there’s more to this 400-hectare woodland than looks. The park is studded with nature-hugging trails, family-friendly attractions, sunset-loving beaches and tasty places to eat. There’s also the occasional unexpected sight to search for (besides the raccoons that call the place home).
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AIt takes around three hours to walk the 8.8km Stanley Park seawall; bike rentals are also available on nearby Denman St.
AIn summer, the seawall is packed; arrive early morning or early evening instead.
ASidestep the Vancouver Aquarium’s summer queues by making it your first stop of the day.
AGather together a...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to Vancouver
  3. Top Sights
  4. Eating
  5. Four Perfect Days
  6. Need to Know
  7. Vancouver Neighborhoods
  8. Downtown & West End
  9. Lower Lonsdale Wander
  10. Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
  11. Gastown & Chinatown
  12. Yaletown & Granville Island
  13. Commercial Drive Beer & Bites
  14. Main Street
  15. Fairview & South Granville
  16. Kitsilano & University of British Columbia
  17. Survival Guide
  18. Behind the Scenes
  19. Our Writer