Vancouver

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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features:
I. Lonely Planet City Guides are written by experienced authors with an intimate knowledge of the city. They are smart, streetwise guides with a strong, contemporary design and focus. They feature detailed insights into history, culture, and city life, with opinionated reviews.
II. Lonely Planet City Guides:
1. The smart, streetwise city guide with a strong, contemporary design and focus
2. Two-colour format throughout with full-colour maps
3. Written by experienced authors with intimate knowledge of the city
4. Detailed insights into history, culture, and city life, along with expanded, opinionated reviews
Vancouver:
1. The most comprehensive and detailed guide to the city available, featuring a new Walking and Cycling Tours chapter
2. Opinionated "Top 10" listings of the best places to eat, sleep, shop, and play
3. Covers a range of activities, from kayaking to spas
4. Includes excursions to nearby Whistler, Victoria, and Southern Gulf Islands
Ingram Uncovering the charm of this bustling, ethnically diverse port city, this travel guide includes detailed walking tours and points out all the must-see attractions. Illustrated with color illustrations. 20 maps.
III. Cycle the wilds of Stanley Park, gawk at towering First Nations crest poles, or even get nekkid at Wreck Beach—no matter where you go, Vancouver is the envy of the Pacific Northwest. Scale the heights of the cosmopolitan City of Glass with our smart, streetwise, and stylish guide.
1. GET OUT ABOUT – explore Vancouver’s mosaic of neighborhoods, where the urban jungle is a rainforest and mountains tower over skyscrapers
2. EAT, DRINK BEMERRY – stealths scenes with more than 300 insider reviews of restaurants and nightlife
3. SLEEP LIKE AN ANGEL – at regal historic hotels or peaceful B&Bs with breakfast delivered straight to your door; our independent guide lists the best for all budgets
4. FIND YOUR WAY – from the West End to East Van and back again with our fully cross-referenced color maps
5. GO BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS – rocket down the slopes at Whistler Blackcomb, escape to old-world Victoria, or laze in the lotus land of the Southern Gulf Islands
Vancouver City (pop., 2001: metro area, 1,986,965), southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located on a fine natural harbor, it originated as a lumber-processing settlement in the 1870s. It recovered from a disastrous fire (1886) to become Canada's principal seaport. Its development was aided by the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1887 and the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, which made it economically feasible to export grain and lumber from Vancouver to the North American east coast and Europe. Economic activities include producing lumber and plywood, oil refining, fishing, and shipbuilding.