crafts: 72, 178-180; see also totem poles
Craigdarroch Castle: 212
Crankworx Freeride Mountain Bike Festival: 266
Creekside: 259
crime: 302
cross-country skiing: 269, 308
cruises: 235
culture: general discussion 287-291; Asian 24, 148; Eastside Culture Crawl 151; French 288; Indian Summer Festival 149; Jewish 148; see also aboriginal culture; arts and culture
currency: 304
customs: 299
Cypress Mountain: 168
Cypress Provincial Park: 167
D
Daiso: 85
dance: Downtown and the West End 138; PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 148; Yaletown and False Creek 141
Darwin’s Café: 236, 238
David Foster Harbour Pathway: 209
David Lam Park: 155
Deep Cove Kayaks: 22, 153, 165
demographics: 287-288
Diamond Head: 256
Dine Out Vancouver: 28, 147
Dinesty Dumpling House: 18, 95
discounts: 27
distilleries: Liberty Distilling 72; Long Table Distillery 70; Odd Society Spirits 82; tours 28; Victoria 214-215
Doan’s Craft Brewing Company: 81
Douglas Reynolds Gallery: 136, 145
downtown Vancouver: accommodations 185, 188-192, 195; arts and culture 137-138; highlights 31; map 32, 328-329; nightlife 125-127; restaurants 94-100; shopping 172-174; sights 14-15, 58-61; sports and activities 154-155; walking tour 30-35
Drinkwaters Social House: 235
driving: 294, 297
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: 8, 16, 24, 64
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park: 65
Dude Chilling Park: 163
Dumpling Trail: 21, 120
E
Eagle Run Park: 255
Eagle Spirit Gallery: 14, 72, 136, 141
earthquakes: 280
Eastside Culture Crawl: 151
EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival: 151
Ecology Centre: 90
Ecomarine Paddlesports Centre: 15, 162
economy: 286-287
Edible Canada Bistro: 15, 72, 107
Elaho-Squamish River: 256
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA): 26
Elfin Lakes: 256
embassies: 299
emergency services: 301
Emily Carr House: 209
Empire Seafood Restaurant: 24, 120
Engine 374 Pavilion: 70
English Bay Beach: 15, 19, 23, 153, 154
entry requirements: 26
environmental issues: 281
España Restaurant: 23, 98
European explorers: 282
events: general discussion 28-29; Squamish 255; Tofino 240; Vancouver 147-151; Victoria 215-216; Whistler 266
Expo ’86: 285
Eye of the Wind: 88
F
Fairmont Empress: 200, 208, 217, 223
Fairmont Pacific Rim: 21, 186, 188
False Creek: accommodations 194, 195; arts and culture 140-141; family activities 19; highlights 41; map 42, 332-333; nightlife 128-130; restaurants 103-107; shopping 177-178; sights 68-70; sports and activities 155-158; walking tour 40-43
False Creek Ferries: 75, 76
family activities: 18-21; Beacon Hill Children’s Farm 209; Beaty Biodiversity Museum 78; Capilano Suspension Bridge 89; FlyOver Canada 58; Greenheart TreeWalk 79; Grouse Mountain 88; H. R. MacMillan Space Centre 75; Kidsbooks 181; Kids Market 73; Science World 68; travel tips 303; Ucluelet Aquarium 246; Vancouver International Children’s Festival 149; Vancouver Maritime Museum 75; Victoria Bug Zoo 208; Victoria Buttterfly Gardens 214; Whistler Children’s Festival 266; white-water rafting 256
Fan Tan Alley: 211
farmers markets: Granville Island 72; Kitsilano 26, 111; Tofino 241; UBC 79; Victoria 218; West End 26, 99; Whistler 269
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery: 136, 141
ferries: general discussion 297; False Creek 75; Horseshoe Bay 91, 234, 244, 247; Nanaimo 231; Victoria 200, 225-226
Festival of Lights: 29, 147
festivals: 147-151
film festival: 151, 266
First Nations culture: see aboriginal culture
First Nations Dugout Canoe Tour: 238, 239
First Peak: 255
Fisherman’s Terrace Seafood Restaurant: 85
Fisherman’s Wharf: 209
flightseeing: 236
Flight (Spindle Whorl): 146
FlyOver Canada: 19, 58
folk festival: 149
food: 291; see also restaurants, Restaurants Index
foodie tours: 27, 72, 151
“Food Street”: 120
food trucks: 97
football: 69, 156
Forage: 16, 23, 94, 191
forests: 231
Freebird Chicken Shack: 164
French culture: 288
Function Junction: 259
G
galleries: see art galleries
Galley Patio and Grill: 20, 111
gardens and parks: general discussion 306; Abkhazi Garden 211; Beacon Hill Park 209; best bets 166; Butchart Gardens 213-214; Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 8, 64; Granville Island 158; Hatley Park National Historic Site 215; Lost Lake Park 266; Lynn Canyon Park 22, 90; MacMillan Provincial Park 231; Nitobe Japanese Garden 77; North Shore 167; Queen Elizabeth Park 80; Stanley Park 7, 62-63, 166; Tofino Botanical Gardens 235; UBC Botanical Garden 78; VanDusen Botanical Garden 80; Vanier Park 75; Victoria Buttterfly Gardens 214; Yaletown and False Creek 155
Garibaldi Lake: 256
Garibaldi Provincial Park: 256
Gassy Jack Statue: 66
Gastown: accommodations 185, 193-194, 195; arts and culture 139-140; highlights 37; map 38, 330-331; nightlife 127-128; restaurants 100-103; shopping 172, 175-176; sights 16, 64-68; walking tour 36-39
Gastown Steam Clock: 16, 67
Gate of Harmonious Interest: 210
geography: 279-280
goat stampede: 209
Go Fish: 19, 107
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts at Simon Fraser University: 148, 150
Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant: 17, 24, 93, 119
Golden Village: 21, 24, 84, 120
gold rush: 282
gondolas: 253, 259
Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory: 75
government: 286
Granville Island: accommodations 185, 195; arts and culture 141-143; family activities 19; highlights 44-45; map 334-335; nightlife 131; people-watching 19; restaurants 107-108; shopping 178-180; sights 14-15, 71-74; sports and activities 158
Granville Island Brewing: 73
Granville Island Hat Shop: 72, 178
Granville Island Public Market: 8, 14, 19, 22, 71
Granville Street: 172
Greenheart TreeWalk: 20, 79
Green Lake: 268
Green Leaf Brewing: 91
Green Wave: 146
Grouse Grind: 16, 22, 88, 89, 153, 165
Grouse Mountain: 11, 15, 16, 19, 22, 57, 87-88
Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife: 19, 87
Guelph Park: 163
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site: 17, 24, 164
Guu Garden: 17, 24, 93, 96
Guu Richmond: 85
H
Habitat Island: 71
Harmony Lake Trail and Loop: 261
Harmony Meadows Trail: 262
Harrison Galleries: 106
Hatley Park National Historic Site: 215
Hawksworth Restaurant: 21, 94, 188
health: 301-302
Helmcken House: 201
Hetux: 146
High Note Trail: 262
high season: 25
hiking: general discussion 306-307; Grouse Mountain 88, 165; Lynn Canyon Park 90; Meares Island 238; Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 233, 234; Squamish 254, 255-256; Stanley Park 63; Tofino 240
; UBC and Point Grey 162; Ucluelet 246; Whistler 261, 266; Whistler-Blackcomb 259, 261
Hill’s Native Art: 16, 136, 139
historic sights: Bastion, the 228; B.C. Parliament Building 201; Britannia Mine Museum 250; Craigdarroch Castle 212; Emily Carr House 209; Engine 374 Pavilion 70; Hatley Park National Historic Site 215; Helmcken House 201; Roedde House Museum 61
history: 282-285
hockey: 156
Hollow Tree: 62
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral suppers: 113
Horseshoe Bay: 91, 252
hospitals: 301
Hotel at River Rock: 197
hotels: see accommodations, Hotels Index
hot springs: 236
Hot Springs Cove: 236, 238
Hoyne Brewing Co.: 211
H. R. MacMillan Space Centre: 75
Hudson’s Bay: 171, 172
Hugging the World: 146
Human/Bear Mask: 146
I
ice-skating: general discussion 308; Downtown and the West End 155; Grouse Mountain 89; Richmond 165
immigrant history: 283
immigration and customs: 26, 299
Indian Arm fjord: 22, 165
Indian Summer Festival: 149
Inner Harbour, Victoria: 199, 200
insurance, health: 301
International Buddhist Temple: 17, 24, 86
International Summer Night Market: 84
itineraries: Vancouver 14-24; Victoria 208; West Coast, Vancouver Island 236; Whistler 261
J
Japadog: 18, 24, 96
Japanese gardens: 77
jazz: 149
Jericho Beach: 20, 153, 160
Jericho Sailing Centre: 20, 160
Jetside Bar: 196
Jewish culture: 148
jogging/walking paths: Burnaby Lake Regional Park 163; Cathedral Grove 231; David Foster Harbour Pathway 209; Seawall 58
John Fluevog: 171, 175
K
Kaboom Box, The: 97
kayaking: general discussion 307; best bets 166; Broken Islands Group 233; False Creek 19, 155; Granville Island 72, 158; Indian Arm fjord 22, 165; Meares Island 238; North Shore 165; Point Grey 20; Stanley Park 62; UBC and Point Grey 162; Whistler 268
Ken Spencer Science Park: 68
Ketel One Ice Room: 261, 265
Kids Market: 19, 73
Kitsilano: accommodations 185, 195; arts and culture 143; highlights 46-47; map 323; nightlife 131-132; restaurants 108-111; shopping 180-182; sights 74-76; sports and activities 159
Kitsilano Beach: 19, 153, 159
Kitsilano Pool: 153, 159
Kuma Tofino: 238, 241
Kwisitis Visitor Centre: 233, 234, 238
L
L’Abbatoir: 17, 93, 100
Lee’s Donuts: 71
Legacy Art Gallery: 210
Les Amis du Fromage: 171, 181
Le Tigre Cuisine: 97
Letter Writing Club: 183
LGBTQ culture: general discussion 29; nightlife 126; travel tips 303; Vancouver Pride Festival 150; Whistler Pride and Ski Festival 266
Liberty Distilling: 15, 72
libraries: 61
Lighthouse Loop: 246
Lighthouse Park: 15, 153, 167
Lions Gate Bridge: 62, 231
literature: 289
Locarno Beach: 161
logging: 255
Lone Cone Trail: 238
Long Beach: 234, 239
Long Beach Unit: 233
Long Table Distillery: 70
Longtail Kitchen: 164
Lonsdale Quay: 17, 90
Lost Lake: 268
Lost Lake Park: 266
Lumberjack Show: 19, 87
Lunar New Year: 28, 148
Lynn Canyon Park: 22, 90
M
MacKenzie Beach: 239
MacMillan Provincial Park: 231
Main Gracious Hall: 86
Main Street: 172
maps: Cambie Corridor 340-341; Chinatown 330-331; Commercial Drive 342-343; downtown Vancouver 328-329; False Creek 332-333; Gastown 330-331; Granville Island 334-335; Kitsilano 338-339; North Shore 346-347; Point Grey 336-337; Richmond 344-345; University of British Columbia 336-337; West End 328-329; Yaletown 332-333
Maquinna Marine Provincial Park: 236
marathons: 149
maritime museums: 75
Meares Island: 238
media: 305
medical services: 301
meditation: 266
military sights: 228
Millennium Gate: 66
mining: 250
Mobi bike sharing: 157
Modern Café: 229
Mom’s Grilled Cheese: 97
money: 304
Monument for East Vancouver: 83
Moon Under Water Brewery and Pub: 211
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery: 77, 144
mountain biking: 259, 261, 262
Mount Seymour: 169
Museum of Anthropology: 9, 16, 20, 57, 76
Museum of Vancouver: 74
music: general discussion 290; Beacon Hill Park 210; Downtown and the West End 125, 137; Gastown and Chinatown 127; Granville Island 131; PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 148; TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival 149; UBC and Point Grey 144; Vancouver Folk Festival 149; Victoria festivals 216; Whistler 265; Yaletown and False Creek 130
Musqueam Welcome Figures: 146
N
Nanaimo: 228-232
Nanaimo bars: 229
Nanaimo Museum: 228
Nanaimo Visitor Centre: 229
Nat Bailey Stadium: 163
national parks: 232-235, 306
neighborhoods: 30-55; Cambie Corridor 48-49; Commercial Drive 50-51; Downtown and the West End 30-35; Gastown and Chinatown 36-39; Granville Island 44-45; Kitsilano and UBC 46-47; North Shore 54-55; Richmond 52-53; Yaletown and False Creek 40-43
NEXUS card: 26
nightlife: 123-134; Cambie Corridor 132; Commercial Drive 133-134; Downtown and the West End 125-127; Gastown and Chinatown 127-128; Granville Island 131; highlights 124; Kitsilano 131-132; Whistler 265; Yaletown and False Creek 128-130; see also Nightlife Index
night markets: 26, 84
Nitobe Japanese Garden: 16, 57, 77
North Shore: accommodations 187, 197; family activities 19; highlights 54-55; map 346-347; restaurants 121-122; sights 16, 87-91; sports and activities 165-169
Nuu-chah-nulth Trail: 234
O
observatories: 75
Odd Society Spirits: 17, 57, 82
Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria: 213
old-growth forests: 231
OLO: 208
Olympic Cauldron: 58
Olympics of 2010: 71, 263, 285
Olympic Village: 15, 69
outdoor adventure: 12, 22-24, 166; see also sports and activities
Oyama Sausage: 71
oysters: 240
P
Pacific Central Station: 26
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve: 199, 232-235, 238
Pacific Rim Visitor Centre: 233
Pacific Rim Whale Festival: 240
Pacific Spirit Regional Park: 20, 153, 162, 166
packing tips: 302
Pajo’s: 17, 21, 164
Panorama Trail: 254
paragliding: 22, 88
Parallel 49 Brewing Company: 17, 57, 81
Parliament Building: 208
passes, sightseeing: 27
passports: 26, 298
Peak Chalet: 87
PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola: 259, 261
people-watching sites: 19
pharmacies: 301
Phillips Beer: 211
photo tours: 27
Pirate Chips: 229
planetariums: 75
planning tips: 25-29
Point Artist-Run Centre: 265
The Pointe: 238, 241
Point Grey: accommodations 195-196; arts and culture 144-145; map 336-337; restaur
ants 111-112; sights 20, 76-80; sports and activities 160-162
police museum: 66
politics: 286
Polygon Gallery: 91
population: 287-288
Porteau Cove Provincial Park: 252
Powell Street Craft Brewery: 81
Powerhouse Living Foods: 229
Presentation House Gallery: 91
Prospect Point: 62
publications: 305
public transportation: 295
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: 148
QR
Queen Elizabeth Park: 80
rafting: 256
Railspur Alley: 14, 72
Rattenbury, Francis Mawson: 210
Rawlings Trail: 63
reading, suggested: 309-310
recreation: see sports and activities
Red Light Rendezvous Tour: 66
religion: 289
Rennie Collection at Wing Sang: 65
reservations, advance: 26
resources, Internet: 310-311
restaurants: 92-122; general discussion 291; Cambie Corridor 112-116; Commercial Drive 116-118; Dine Out Vancouver 147; Downtown and the West End 94-100; EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival 151; Gastown and Chinatown 100-103; Granville Island 107-108; highlights 93; Kitsilano 108-111; Nanaimo 229; North Shore 121-122; Richmond 118-121; Squamish 257; Tofino 240-242; UBC and Point Grey 111-112; Ucluelet 246; Victoria 217-222; Whistler 279-282; Yaletown and False Creek 103-107; see also Restaurants Index
Richmond: accommodations 187, 196-197; Asian culture 24, 120; family activities 20; highlights 52-53; map 344-345; restaurants 118-121; sights 17, 84-87; sports and activities 165
Richmond Night Market: 17, 21, 24, 57, 84
Richmond Olympic Experience: 86
Richmond Olympic Oval: 86, 165
River Market: 164
Robert Bateman Centre: 208
Robson Square Ice Rink: 155
Robson Street: 172
rock climbing: 253, 260
Rocky Mountaineer: 294
Roedde House Museum: 61
romantic sights: 21
Ron Basford Park: 72, 158
Ross Bay Cemetery: 212-213
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre: 148
Royal British Columbia Museum: 199, 201, 208
S
Saanich Peninsula: 213-215
safety: 301-302
sake: 73
salmon candy: 71
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