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Steveston Village — Storybrooke
Moncton St at 3rd Ave, Steveston, Richmond · Canada Line to Richmond–Brighouse, then bus 401/402/407 (~20 min)
Hollywood North · Once Upon a Time
Moncton Street is the main street of Storybrooke. The fishing harbour is the pier. Interiors were a soundstage; the fronts are real businesses that would like you to buy a coffee rather than block the door for a reel. Canada Line to Richmond–Brighouse, then bus 401/402/407, about 20 minutes. Combine it with fish off the dock or a whale-watching trip from the same harbour.
Steveston whale-watching and village walks cover Storybrooke's street and pier in one afternoon.
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Walking order
- Cannery Café, 3711 Moncton St — Granny's Diner exterior. Eat there. The chowder is not a prop.
- 3480 Moncton St — Mr. Gold's pawn shop storefront. It is a shop. Look, don't occupy the doorway.
- Steveston Antique Mall — Storybrooke Library exterior. Then the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site if you want the industrial history the cameras also used.
- Harbour / Storybrooke Pier at late afternoon, when the street lamps come on with light still on the water. That is the show's evening look.
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland used the same village. Deer Lake in Burnaby appears elsewhere in the mother show. Steveston is the one that rewards a whole afternoon. Our Steveston neighbourhood guide has the rest of the town (boats, fish, the boardwalk) without the fairy-tale overlay.
On the map
Pins for this title only. Full dossiers — scene vs today, access, source — stay on the Hollywood North hub so we do not maintain two copies.
Deer Lake Park & Burnaby Village
6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby · Metrotown Station, then bus 144, or a 20-minute walk from Royal Oak Station
FAQ
Where is Storybrooke in real life?
Steveston Village, Richmond, BC. About 40 minutes south of downtown Vancouver.
Can I go inside Granny's Diner?
You can go inside the Cannery Café, which is a real café using that storefront. The diner interior from the show was a set.
Is Steveston free?
The streets, harbour walk and shopfronts are free. Cafés, the cannery museum and boat trips are paid. Treat it like a fishing village that hosted a TV show, because that is accurate.
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Photo credits
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