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by Carolyn B. Heller


  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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