Vancouver, British Columbia City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Vancouver, British Columbia Travel Guide has been your connection to Vancouver's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Splendid Detours
 Just a ferry ride across the bay from the city of Vancouver is Vancouver Island. At the island’s southern point is Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. While Vancouver is cosmopolitan and bustling, Victoria is laid back and genteel, with an obvious British heritage. The downtown is neatly arranged around a small, yet bustling Inner Harbour. The Legislative Buildings, outlined at night with 3,330 lights, sit adjacent to the renowned Royal British Columbia Museum, rated as one of the finest natural history museums in the world.
Victoria is known as the city of flowers. Lampposts are festooned with magnificent hanging flower baskets and gardens abound throughout the city. Perhaps the most stunning display of flowers is the Butchart Gardens. Once an old quarry, it has been transformed into one of the world's finest and most famous gardens.
At the heart of the British Columbia wine country is the Okanagan Valley. With its lush orchards and famed vineyards, the valley is a great destination for summer fun on the lake. There is even a chance to spot Ogopogo, a distant cousin of the Loch Ness Monster, who lives a secluded life in Lake Okanagan. Situated between two mountains, Whistler and Blackcomb, lies the town of Whistler, the number-one-rated ski area in North America. This chic, pristine area offers activities year-round including cross-country skiing, ice-skating, paragliding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, sleigh rides, and flightseeing. |
