Quick Facts
Setting: Urban
Population (core): 3.4M
Population (metro): 6.7M
Best time to visit: Year-round
Top Sights
UBC Museum of Anthropology
Large Arthur Erickson–designed museum at UBC devoted to cultural artifacts from around the world.
C$25.0
/ Adult
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Dog-friendly park offering 73km of trails amid old-growth trees & a bog with interpretive boardwalk.
FREE
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Venue with renowned acoustics for local, international & student performers in many disciplines.
C$10.0
/ Adult
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Nitobe Memorial Garden
Serene Japanese manicured park with water features plus traditional tea ceremonies at the teahouse.
C$7.0
/ Adult
Wreck Beach
Sandy, 7.8km stretch known as North America's largest official naturist beach.
FREE
UBC Botanical Garden
A vast botanical garden with plant life from local rainforests, Asia & global alpine regions.
C$11.0
/ Adult
Spanish Banks
Bustling sandy beach offering tidal flats for skimboarders & kitesurfers, plus volleyball courts.
FREE
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Natural history exhibits with over 2 million specimens, plus Canada's largest blue whale skeleton.
C$18.0
/ Adult
Jericho Beach
FREE
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
FREE
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
FREE
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