Vancouver Sights

  1. Granville Island Public Market

    A multisensory deli specialising in gourmet fish, cheese, fruit and bakery treats, the covered market is a chatty, visceral place to mix with the locals. It's a great place to pick up picnic fixings (Vanier Park is a short seawall stroll away if you're looking for a spot) and buskers are a regular fixture around the market's exterior.

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  2. Lonsdale Quay

    As well as being a transportation hub - this is where the SeaBus from downtown docks and you pick up transit buses to Capilano, Grouse and beyond - this waterfront facility built for Expo '86 houses a colorful indoor market.

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  3. West 4th Avenue

    A strollable smorgasbord of stores and restaurants may have your credit card whimpering for mercy after a couple of hours here. Since Kits is now a bit of a middle-class utopia, shops where you could once buy cheap groceries or grow-op paraphernalia are now more likely to be hawking designer yoga gear, hundred-dollar hiking socks and exotic (and unfamiliar) fruits from around the world.

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