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Vancouver Downtown

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Ranked #12 of 152 attractions in Vancouver
Type: Neighbourhoods
Description: More residential than business.
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Vancouver
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22 reviews 22 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 NEW

Shopping on 4th street or on Robson is a must. Restaurants are all plentiful and delicious. Bring an umbrella in Fall and Winter!

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Bristol, New Hampshire
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42 reviews 42 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 NEW

The people are so polite you would think it is a small town not a city. In many ways similar to Boston. Great walking city but food in shops and restaurants is expensive.

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vancouver
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34 reviews 34 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 NEW

I like Vancouver downtown, but it still lacks a true, meaningful, characteristic and unique flavour. Other downtowns in North America, are just simply unforgettable because of their uniqueness. Vancouver's... not really.

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Colorado
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33 reviews 33 reviews
28 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

I love the walkability of the city., and so much to see and do. The architecture is incredible. Guide books usually include walking tours of the buildings, such as the Marine Building, the Art Gallery, Canada Place on the Bay where cruise ships dock. Buses are available, but I found I could walk to places quicker than waiting for the... More

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Vallejo, California
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71 reviews 71 reviews
19 attraction reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

This was our first time to Vancouver. We thought the city was clean and very friendly. It was easy to get around. They had the subway, bus and hop on hop off tour busses The city had food truck thought out the city with different types of food. We did a foodie tour which was fun to try many of... More

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New York City, New York
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36 reviews 36 reviews
22 attraction reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

So here I am with 6000 cross continental miles -sneaking a peek at the numbers behind the wheel of the family camper peeking at the odometer for confimation, in a city so clean, so beautiful, so civilized, with bowers of florescence everywhere, shimmering beneath evening lamps, and saying to myself, in some ways Vancouver best echoes San Francisco as North... More

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Sydney, Australia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
7 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

We loved Vancouver ! easy to travel by public transport lots of great eateries and breweries from poutine to Atlantic salmon . The people are friendly and helpful and have a great sense of humour too, which is nice. The north shore attractions are easily accessed by public ferries or sea bus and buses to both Capillano suspension bridge and... More

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Montreal, Canada
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33 reviews 33 reviews
10 attraction reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

we were lucky enough to travel in several places around the world so no wonder why we loved this area...we're still in canada but with hundreds of food from the world...Iran, Korea, Chinese, Japanese...we'll review the restaurants soon, some places you shouldn't miss while over there!

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Glendale, Arizona
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26 reviews 26 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

we walked around the area and Yaletown, cruise terminal, convention center. All the sites were wonderful along with the weather-60's. Starbucks was close by-wonderful. Pastries and Canadian beers were great.

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Newcastle, Australia
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48 reviews 48 reviews
31 attraction reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Vancouver is a modern, bright city with a mix of heritage buildings and modern architure sky scrapers. One could not help noticing there is no graffitti in Vancouver city. Transport is very efficient and there is a diverse culture within the city.

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