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VANDUSEN BOTANICAL GARDEN
GARDENS
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( www.vandusengarden.org ; 5251 Oak St; adult/child $10.75/5.75; 9am-9pm Jun-Aug, reduced
off-season; 17) The city's favorite green space, this 22-hectare, 255,000-plant idyll
featurs a web of paths weaving through many small, specialized gardens: the Rhodo-
dendron Walk blazes with color in spring, while the Korean Pavilion is a focal point for
a fascinating Asian collection. Great views of the Vancouver cityscape provide photo-
ready vistas. Free tours are offered daily at 2pm April to October.
In addition, there's a fun Elizabethan maze and an intriguing menagerie of marble
sculptures here. VanDusen is also one of Vancouver's top Christmastime destinations,
complete with thousands of twinkling fairy lights illuminating the dormant plant life.
Check the website for the dates and also to see what's in bloom seasonally.
QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK
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( www.vancouverparks.ca ; entrance cnr W 33rd Ave & Cambie St; 15) F The city's
highest point - it's 167m above sea level and has panoramic views of the mountain--
framed downtown skyscrapers - this 52-hectare park claims to house specimens of
every tree native to Canada. Sports fields, manicured lawns and two formal gardens
keep the locals happy, and you'll likely also see wide-eyed couples posing for their
wedding photos.
Check out the synchronized fountains at the park's summit (home to the Bloedel
Conservatory), where you'll also find a hulking Henry Moore bronze called Knife Edge
- Two Piece . If you want to be taken out to the ball game, the park's recently restored
Nat Bailey Stadium is also a popular summer hangout for baseball fans.
BLOEDEL CONSERVATORY
GARDENS
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