Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria (2012.17.ed).pdf

Vancouver &

Victoria 17th Edition

by Chris McBeath & Chloë Ernst

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CONTENTS

List of Maps vii

1 THE BEST OF VANCOUVER & VICTORIA 1

The Most Unforgettable Vancouver

Experiences 2

THE BEST WEBSITES FOR VANCOUVER

& VICTORIA 4

The Most Unforgettable Travel

Experiences: Victoria 6

The Most Unforgettable

Experiences Beyond

Vancouver & Victoria 7

The Best Things to Do for Free

(or Almost) in Vancouver 9

The Best Things to Do for Free

(or Almost) in Victoria 10

2 VANCOUVER & VICTORIA IN DEPTH 11

Vancouver & Victoria Today 12

Looking Back at Vancouver &

Victoria 15

A SHORT HISTORY OF FIRST NATIONS 16

VICTORIA’S SECRET 18

Vancouver & Victoria

Architecture & Art 18

FRANCIS RATTENBURY: FAMOUS ARCHITECT

& MURDER VICTIM 20

NATIVE ART OF THE NORTHWEST:

A CULTURE OF CARVING 22

Vancouver & Victoria in Pop Culture:

Books, Film & Music 23

THE CITY AS STAND-IN: FILMS FILMED

IN VANCOUVER 24

Eating & Drinking in

Vancouver & Victoria 26

When to Go 27

VANCOUVER & VICTORIA CALENDAR

OF EVENTS 28

The Lay of the Land 34

Responsible Travel 36

Tours 37

3 SUGGESTED VANCOUVER & VICTORIA

ITINERARIES 38

THE BEST OF VANCOUVER IN 1 DAY 39

THE BEST OF VANCOUVER IN 2 DAYS 43

THE BEST OF VICTORIA IN 1 DAY 45

THE BEST OF VANCOUVER, VICTORIA &

WHISTLER IN 1 WEEK 47

4 GETTING TO KNOW VANCOUVER 50

Orientation 51

Getting Around 55

FAST FACTS: VANCOUVER 59

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