Kitsilano-Granville Island
Kitsilano, South Granville and Granville Island form most of the northern part of the Vancouver west side. In the 1960s Kits was a neighbourhood where hippies "tuned in and dropped out" but today it has some of Vancouver's most expensive properties.Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a maritime museum devoted to presenting the maritime history of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the Canadian Arctic.
Kitsilano Beach
Kitsilano Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Vancouver, especially in the warm summer months.H. R. MacMillan Space Centre
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, is an astronomy museum located at Vanier Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Localities in the Area
West End
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city.
Kitsilano
Photo: Flying Penguin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kitsilano, South Granville and Granville Island form most of the northern part of the Vancouver west side.
Granville Island
Photo: Zhatt, Public domain.
Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, across False Creek from Downtown Vancouver, under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge.
Kitsilano-Granville Island
Latitude
49.27072° or 49° 16' 15" northLongitude
-123.15854° or 123° 9' 31" westOpen Location Code
84XR7RCR+7HWikidata ID
Q14238150Kitsilano-Granville Island Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Hebrew: ונקובר/אזור קיצילאנו וגרנוויל איילנד
In the Area
- Davie VillageNeighbourhood
- FairviewSuburb
- ShaughnessySuburb
- Arbutus RidgeSuburb
- YaletownNeighbourhood
- West Point GreyNeighbourhood
Popular Destinations in Vancouver
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Kitsilano-Granville Island. Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.