UBC AREA ATTRACTIONS
While you are attending the conference at UBC, please take time to enjoy any of these wonderful attractions on our beautiful campus!
Arriving early or staying late? For a complete list of things to see and do in British Columbia, be sure to visit Hello BC for provincial tourism information. For the Vancouver area, visit the Destination Vancouver website.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
Tel (604) 827 4955
www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca
A museum dedicated to enhancing the public’s understanding and appreciation of biodiversity. It is home to over 20,000 fossils from all over the world, including the largest blue whale exhibit in Canada.
UBC Aquatic Centre
6080 Student Union Boulevard
Tel (604) 822 4501
www.recreation.ubc.ca/aquatics/
The UBC Aquatic Centre features a 50-metre indoor pool, seasonal 55-yard outdoor pool, whirlpool, fitness/weight room, sauna/steam rooms, seasonal patio area, and diving boards from one to ten meters.
Summer Hours: Please call for swim times, lessons, etc.
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
4915 W 16th Ave
Tel (604) 224 5739
www.vancouvertrails.com
The Pacific Spirit Regional Park encompasses 763 hectares of forest and foreshore surrounding UBC, and boasts 73 kilometers of walking trails. Experience a variety of landscapes, from estuary marshes, rock and cobble beaches, wooded ravines, ancient bog, and upland forests. Regional Park Interpreters offer customized group programs on themes ranging between edible plants, birds, and bog ecology.
Nitobe Memorial Garden
1895 Lower Mall
Tel (604) 822 4208
www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/visit/
Considered to be the best traditional, authentic Japanese Tea and Stroll Garden in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside Japan, the Nitobe Garden includes a rare authentic Tea Garden with a ceremonial Tea House. The exquisite work of art was created out of two-and-a-half acres of pristine forest by landscape architects and gardeners recommended by the government of Japan.
UBC Recreation Centre
6000 Student Union Boulevard
Tel (604) 822 6000
www.recreation.ubc.ca
UBC Recreation offers many activities available to guests during the summer months. With two fitness facilities, including the SRC is one of Canada’s premier University fitness facilities. It includes 1,800 square-feet of gym space, a full service fitness and weight room, a 2,300 square-foot dance studio, and a 1,600 square-foot traditional martial arts dojo.
Summer Hours (Bird Coop Gym): Mon-Thu 6:30am-9pm, Fri 6:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun + Holidays 12pm-5pm
UBC Museum of Anthropology
6393 NW Marine Drive
Tel (604) 827 5932
www.moa.ubc.ca
The Museum of Anthropology was established in 1949 as a department within the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia. In 1976, it moved to its current home, an award-winning concrete and glass structure designed by Canadian architect Arthur Erickson with the grounds landscaped by Cornelia Oberlander. MOA is committed to promoting awareness and understanding of culturally diverse ways of knowing the world through challenging and innovative programs and partnerships with Indigenous, local and global communities.