University of British Columbia - Vancouver

Area Attractions

Attraction	Description
Museum of Anthropology	The museum houses one of the world's finest displays of Northwest Coast First Nations art.
Pacific Museum of the Earth	The Museum displays rocks and minerals, fossils, a seismograph, tomado machine, and exhits relating to ocean and atmospheric sciences. Also on display is a skeleton of the dinosaur Lambeosaurus - over 80 million years old! Admission to the Museum is by donation.
Nitobe Memorial Garden	Considered the best traditional, authentic Japanese Tea and Stroll Garden in North America. Complimentary audio guide tours are offered daily with admission.
UBC Botanical Garden	The garden contents a world-wide collection of plants from temperate climates. Also home of the Greenheart Canopy Walkway - a 308-metre walkway high above ground that allows visitors to enjoy a unique treetop adventure.
University Golf Club	An 18-hole public golf course and a driving range within 5 minutes by car from campus.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery	The Gallery houses UBC's growing collection of contemporary art and artists archives. Free admission.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum	More than two million specimens of plants, marine invertebrates, insects, fish, terrestrial vertibrates, fungi, and fossils showcase the stunning natural history of British columbia and beyond. the Beaty is also home to the largest blue whale skeleton on display in Canada.