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Squeeze Through Fan Tan Alley
Canada's narrowest street, three feet wide at points, once a gambling den, now vintage records and ice cream.
Chinatown, off Fisgard Street
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Canada's narrowest street, three feet wide at points, once a gambling den, now vintage records and ice cream.
Chinatown, off Fisgard Street
More infoFan Tan Alley earns its title as Canada's narrowest street honestly: at points it is three feet wide, so walking it together demands a little coordination. Once the gambling-and-opium heart of Canada's oldest Chinatown, it is now a brick-walled run of tiny shops selling vintage records, curios, and ice cream. It is free and a photo op. Go on a quiet afternoon and let the squeeze do its work.
Walk Canada's narrowest street single-file (or, fine, very close together), three feet wide at points, and duck into the tiny shops for vintage records and oddball curios. It's free, an instant photo op, and only takes about 45 minutes. Use it as the centrepiece of a wider Chinatown ramble, past the Gate of Harmonious Interest and onto Fisgard for dumplings to cap it off.
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