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UBC Botanical Garden Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Mid-Mar to mid-Oct daily 10am-6pm; mid-Oct to mid-Mar daily 10am-5pm
Address
6804 SW Marine Dr., Gate 8
Location The West Side
Phone 604/822-4208
Web site www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org
Prices Admission C$7 (US$6/£3.15) adults; C$5 (US$3.50/£2.25) seniors, C$3 (US$2.50/£1.35) students, youth; free for children under 6. Dual pass for both the Botanical Garden and Nitobe Japanese Garden C$10 (US$7/£4.50)
Season closed late Dec to early Jan

Frommer's Review

Serious plant lovers will love the University of British Columbia. The prime attraction on campus, besides the must-see Museum of Anthropology , is the 28-hectare (69-acre) UBC Botanical Garden, home to more than 10,000 species of trees, shrubs, and flowers grouped into a B.C. native garden, a physic (or medicinal) garden, a food garden, and several others. You can also peruse the excellent plant and seed store (Note: You can't bring plants in soil across the U.S. border, or back into most countries, including the U.K.). Give yourself at least an hour if you want to explore this garden; an audio guide is available for C$4 (US$3.40/£1.80). The garden is free from mid-October to mid-March.

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