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CANADA
PLACE/JACK
POOLE PLAZA
With its five tall sails and
bowsprit jutting out into
Burrard Inlet, Canada
Place – a convention centre
and cruise ship terminal –
resembles a massive sailing
ship. Take a tour of Canada
by foot (along the Canadian
Trail illustrated promenade)
or by air (with a ride on
flight simulator FlyOver
Canada). Then follow the
promenade north toward the
iconic cauldron that was lit
for the 2010 Olympic Winter
Games and the Vancouver
Convention Centre West,
with its impressive six-acre
"living roof."
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WATERFRONT
STATION
This Beaux Arts edifice
was originally built to
accommodate passengers
travelling the Canadian
Pacific Railway; look high
up on the walls to see oil
paintings depicting scenes
you might encounter on a
trans-Canada trip by rail.
Leaving the front doors,
turn left down cobblestoned
Water Street, Gastown's
main thoroughfare. Most of
this neighbourhood's original
construction was fuelled by
Klondike gold in the boom
years between the Great Fire of
1886 and the First World War.
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STEAM CLOCK
A quirky urban timepiece and
iconic Vancouver photo-op,
the steam clock at the corner
of Water and Cambie streets
gives a steamy rendition of
the Westminster Chimes every
15 minutes, drawing its power
from the city's underground
steam-heat system.
THE CITY BY FOOT
Take a peek into Vancouver's storied – and
sometimes scandalous – history on a walking tour
of downtown, starting from the Visitor Centre
Jack Poole Plaza
Waterfront Station
Photos: TVan/Clayton Perry; Darren Kirby [Flickr]; Mikano [Wikipedia]; TVan/A. Rios
