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daily for a reasonably priced lunch and 5pm-9pm for a more expensive, dressier dinner; re-
servations recommended. To get there by bus, take number 17 south along Burrard Street.
Oak Street runs parallel to Granville Street; access to the garden is on the corner of East
33rd Avenue.
Queen Elizabeth Park
Less than two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the VanDusen Botanical Garden, this 53-hectare
(130-acre) park sits atop 152-meter (500-foot) Little Mountain, the city's highest point,
with magnificent views of Vancouver and the Coast Mountains. Now operated by the Van-
couver Board of Parks and Recreation, the land was sold to the city by the CPR in 1929
and quarried for rock to build roads. The land today is a paradise of sweeping lawns, trees,
flowering shrubs, masses of rhododendrons—a vivid spectacle in May and June—formal
flower gardens including a rose garden in the park's southwest corner, sunken gardens in
the old quarry pits, and mature plantings of native trees from across Canada. Public facilit-
ies include tennis courts and a pitch-and-putt golf course.
The highlight of the park is the magnificent Bloedel Conservatory (604/257-8584,
9am-8pm Mon.-Fri. and 10am-9pm Sat.-Sun. in summer, 10am-5pm daily the rest of the
year, adult $6.50, senior $4.50, child $3.25). It's a glass-domed structure rising 40 meters
(130 feet) and enclosing a temperature-controlled, humid tropical jungle. Inside you'll find
a profusion of exotic flowering plants and a resident free-flying avian population, including
multihued parrots. The park's main entrance is by the junction of 33rd Avenue West and
Cambie Street; to get there from downtown take bus 15 south on Burrard Street.
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (UBC)
The UBC campus sprawls across Point Grey, the westernmost point of Vancouver and the
southern extremity of Burrard Inlet. It enjoys a spectacular coastal location, surrounded by
parkland laced with hiking trails. Many of the trails provide access to the beach. The cam-
pus encompasses more than 400 hectares (990 acres) and serves as many as 35,000 students
at one time.
MM Museum of Anthropology
Containing the world's largest collection of arts and crafts of the Pacific Northwest First
Nations, the excellent Museum of Anthropology (6393 NW Marine Dr., 604/822-5087,
10am-5pm daily in summer, 10am-5pm Tues.-Sun. the rest of the year, adult $17, senior
and student $15) should not be missed. Designed by innovative Canadian architect Arthur