Vancouver & Victoria - Downtown & West End (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Vancouver’s bustling heart occupies an ocean-fringed peninsula that divides into three: the grid-pattern city center of glass towers fanning from the intersection of Granville and West Geor-gia Sts; the West End’s well-maintained residential streets; and Stanley Park, Canada’s finest urban green space.

Vancouver & Victoria - Downtown & West End (PDF Chapter)

- stroll or cycle the winding perimeter pathway of Stanley Park Seawall for incredible views of the forest-fringed ocean

- maps

- spot the multiple ocean- and transport-themed motifs on the exterior of Marine Building, an art-deco skyscraper masterpiece, then duck inside to peruse the grand marble lobby

- transport

- nose around the antique-lined rooms of handsome Roedde House Museum, an evocative reminder of well-to-do yesteryear Vancouver

- restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities.