Broke & Bougie
The Secret Library Rooftop Garden
Level 9 of the Central Library has a free rooftop garden with downtown skyline views. Most Vancouverites have no idea it exists.
Downtown (Library Square)
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Level 9 of the Central Library has a free rooftop garden with downtown skyline views. Most Vancouverites have no idea it exists.
Downtown (Library Square)
More infoEveryone knows the Colosseum-shaped Central Library downtown. Almost nobody knows about the Phillips, Hager and North Garden on its roof, free and publicly accessible on Level 9, with skyline views that feel entirely unreasonable for how easy they are to reach. Food and drink are allowed up there, so bring a coffee, claim a sunny bench before golden hour, watch the city hum below, and then tell exactly nobody.
Ride the elevator to Level 9 of the Colosseum-shaped Central Library and surface onto a free rooftop garden most Vancouverites have no idea exists. Grab a book on the way up (or a coffee, both are allowed up here), claim a sunny bench, and let the city hum below while you have the skyline almost to yourselves. Check the hours, it closes earlier on weekends, before you head up. Budget around an hour, browse the stacks if the weather turns, and tell absolutely nobody.
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