Vancouver Maps and City Guides are available at most tourist center’s but what about people that want to plan ahead? We know that quite a few people are going to come here for the Olympics so we’ve put together a list of different Vancouver Maps and Vancouver City Guides to help people plan things to do while in Vancouver.  Enjoy!

Lonely Planet’s Guide to Vancouver is a great map and guide to Vancouver. As with any Lonely Planet Book,there are lists of all the popular tourist attractions, as well as many of the off-the-beaten-path places to see. A worthwhile read for anyone coming to Vancouver

Best Places Vancouver is a informative and this trusted guide that helps steer visitors to Vancouver’s best spots to eat, sleep, shop, and explore. Now completely updated with 70 percent new material, this edition features revised restaurant and lodging reviews, expanded coverage of the growing communities of West Vancouver and Richmond, and an all-new chapter on wine touring in the Okanagan Valley.

Whether you are visiting Vancouver or are a native to our rainy city, we all get a hankering for chocolate now and again. Here we run down some of the best chocolate stores in Vancouver, BC where you can purchase chocolate gifts or indulge in gourmet chocolate delicacies.

Lindt Chocolate Boutique - 701 Granville Street in Vancouver, BC

In this chocolate store you will find the famous truffle balls made by the Swiss Chocolate experts. Keep your eyes peeled for those elusive Lindt Chocolate Bunnies covered in gold foil, they’re usually only found around Easter time. Stop by their website for more chocolate gifts perfect for the fall season.

Mink, A Chocolate Cafe – 863 Hastings Street West, Vancouver, BC

If you go to a chocolate shop or store looking for the best chocolate bar there is then Mink is your destination. The chocolate bars here are like no others with flavours and names such as The Maidens(Tahitian vanilla in dark chocolate ganache) and O Canada (pecans caramelized in maple syrup in a maple syrup milk chocolate ganache). Check their website for the full chocolate bar menu.

Olde World Fudge Co. Ltd. – 1689 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC

This gem of a chocolate store is located on Granville Island. Go and watch how traditional fudge is made in a multitude of flavours some old favourites and maybe some new ones too (like pumpkin fudge or Oreo cookie fudge).

Whichever chocolate store you choose you and your sweet tooth will not be disappointed!