Litmaps · Discover Vancouver

1908 Gastown flatiron, Canada's first reinforced-concrete building and a defining piece of early Vancouver history.

1903 Beaux-Arts former Carnegie Library, one of the city's grandest surviving turn-of-the-century buildings.

Vancouver's oldest brick building, tied to merchant-mayor Oppenheimer and the early commercial heart of the city.

War memorial cenotaph anchoring historic Victory Square, a longstanding monument to the city's past.

Stanley Park totem poles preserving Indigenous and early-Vancouver heritage at one of the city's oldest landmarks.

Historic cannon at Brockton Point fired nightly since the 1890s, a long-preserved Vancouver tradition.

Tower clock atop a designated heritage building, a preserved fixture of old Vancouver architecture.

Birthplace of Vancouver where Gassy Jack opened his 1867 saloon, the literal origin point of the city.

1913 Chinatown landmark, the world's shallowest commercial building, raised in defiance against a city land grab.

Vancouver's oldest surviving church from 1889, a Gothic Revival heritage landmark still standing downtown.

1912 landmark once the tallest building in the British Empire, a storied piece of old Vancouver.

1930 Art Deco landmark whose ornate lobby is a preserved monument to Vancouver's interwar architectural ambition.

Vintage neon-lit Hastings diner running since the 1940s, a beloved time-capsule of old Vancouver.

Homegrown Vancouver burger chain dating to 1928, an institution famous for its Triple-O sauce.

Grand 1927 theatre still hosting the symphony and concerts, a cornerstone of Vancouver's arts scene.

Art Deco Granville Street landmark since 1941, still drawing crowds for concerts and live shows.

Kitsilano vegetarian institution open since 1968, famously serving 24 hours to generations of locals.

Gastown pub with deep roots as one of Vancouver's oldest watering holes, still pouring today.

Old-school downtown steakhouse running for decades, a classic special-occasion Vancouver dining room.

Long-running Mount Pleasant members club and live-music haunt, a quietly legendary local hangout.

Gastown's enduring family Italian restaurant, a nostalgic dining staple for generations of Vancouverites.

Filippone-family cabaret running since 1947 that hosted Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.; a true survivor.

The city's enduring amusement park, home of the beloved 1958 wooden roller coaster and midway rides.

Beloved BC chocolatier founded in Vancouver in 1907, an enduring local sweet-tooth institution.