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British Columbia

Things to see in British Columbia

34 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

Rocky coast seen from the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet

Tofino · Natural Wonders

Wild Pacific Trail

Clifftop coastal trail in Ucluelet, a short drive south of Tofino
A landscape view of a rocky, grassy knoll with several pine and deciduous trees under an overcast sky, with a few people visible in the background near a fence line.

Victoria · Gardens

Beacon Hill Park

A green headland on Victoria's southern shore holds both the city's favourite park and the zero point of the Trans-Canad...
A modern concrete building with large glass windows displaying interior artifacts, situated next to a grassy area with a path and several tall wooden totem poles in the background.

Vancouver · Architecture

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

At the edge of the cliffs above the Strait of Georgia, a concrete building made of tall posts and beams stands in a gard...
The slopestyle course of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park

Whistler · Natural Wonders

Whistler Mountain Bike Park

The Whistler Mountain Bike Park is a lift-served downhill riding area on Whistler Mountain in British Columbia, and it i...
A high-angle view of a terraced botanical garden featuring winding stone pathways, vibrant flowerbeds in yellow, red, and white, manicured hedges, and a tall brick chimney visible in the background forest.

Victoria · Gardens

Butchart Gardens

Jennie Butchart began Butchart Gardens in 1904 as a way of hiding a mess. Her husband, Robert Pim Butchart, ran a cement...
A low-angle street view of historic brick buildings and cobblestones with the distinctive Vancouver Lookout tower rising in the background.

Vancouver · Food & Markets

Gastown

John Deighton arrived on the shore of Burrard Inlet in 1867 with a barrel of whisky and a promise to the local mill work...
A large, illuminated sculpture of the five interlocking Olympic rings stands on a stone base in a paved public plaza at night, with buildings and trees visible in the background.

Whistler · Culture & Leisure

Whistler Olympic Plaza

A cluster of five giant coloured rings stands at the entrance to Whistler Village, a reminder of the 2010 Winter Olympic...
An indoor market scene featuring a meat counter on the left and a produce stand on the right, with a distinctive red curved track running along the ceiling and a "Sunlight Farms" sign visible.

Vancouver · Historic Mills

Granville Island Public Market

In Vancouver, a shed full of salmon, cheese, bread and flowers sits under the Granville Street Bridge, and it is the rea...
The Royal BC Museum in Victoria

Victoria · Culture & Leisure

Royal BC Museum

The Royal BC Museum is the provincial museum of British Columbia, standing in the middle of Victoria’s Inner Harbour dis...
Boardwalk past a giant western red cedar on Meares Island

Tofino · History & Heritage

Meares Island Big Tree Trail

Boardwalk among ancient red cedars on Meares Island, across the harbour from Tofino
A large, ornate stone castle with a red roof, multiple turrets, and balconies, photographed at twilight with lights on inside.

Victoria · Architecture

Craigdarroch Castle

Craigdarroch Castle is a Victorian mansion on a hill above downtown Victoria, British Columbia, built in the late 1880s...
A tall, rectangular office building topped with a distinctive circular observation deck and a flagpole flying the Canadian flag, set against a cloudy sky with other city buildings in the foreground and background.

Vancouver · Guided Tours

Vancouver Lookout

Observation deck in downtown Vancouver