Vancouver Quadra

Worth seeing in and around Vancouver Quadra

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of British Columbia

   The University of British Columbia is a public research university with two main campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada. With an annual research budget of $893 million, UBC funds 9,992 projects annually in various fields of study within the industrial sector, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations.

   3.6 km · public research university in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

   The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a LEED Silver certified indoor arena in Greater Vancouver, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Located on the Point Grey campus lands, it is just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia.

   2.8 km · indoor sports arena at the University of British Columbia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Jericho Beach

   Jericho Beach a Vancouver beach, is located west of the seaside neighbourhood of Kitsilano. It is surrounded by Jericho Beach Park, a grassy area with a pond, which is a picnic destination.

   2 km · beach in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Beaty Biodiversity Museum

   The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a natural history museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Its 20,000 square feet of collections and exhibit space were first opened to the public on October 16, 2010; since then it has received over 35,000 visitors per year.

   3.4 km · natural History Museum in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Regent College

   Regent College is an interdenominational evangelical Christian College of Christian studies, and an affiliated college of the University of British Columbia, located next to the university's campus in the University Endowment Lands west of Vancouver, British Columbia. The school's stated mission is to "cultivate intelligent, vigorous, and joyful commitment to Jesus Christ, His church, and His world." In 2024–25, Regent College reported enrolment at 319 students and 12 faculty.

   3 km · graduate school of Christian Studies in Vancouver, British Columbia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research

   The UBC Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, British Columbia. It maintains a documented living collection of temperate plants for the purposes of education, research, conservation, community outreach, and public display.

   3.3 km · botanical garden at the University of British Columbia in Canada · Wikipedia
7. 07
   University of British Columbia Vancouver

   The University of British Columbia Vancouver, officially known as the Point Grey campus lands, is an unincorporated area that contains the main campus of the University of British Columbia in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the western tip of the Point Grey Peninsula, UBC Vancouver is bordered only by the University Endowment Lands, which separate the campus from the City of Vancouver.

   3.1 km · unincorporated area that contains the main campus of the University of British Columbia in Metro Vancouver · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Spanish Banks

   Spanish Banks are a series of beaches in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located along the shores of English Bay in the West Point Grey neighbourhood. Spanish Banks is located between Locarno Beach to the east and the grounds of the University of British Columbia to the west.

   2.5 km · beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Thunderbird Stadium

   Thunderbird Stadium is a stadium on the UBC Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada. It is located west of Vancouver's city limits, and is primarily used by the UBC Thunderbirds, the athletic program of UBC. It seats 3,500 in the main grandstand, plus grass seating for about 5,000 people on the west side and ends of the stadium, and by using the surrounding grass embankment the facility can accommodate up to 12,000 spectators.

   2.9 km · stadium in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Locarno Beach

    Locarno Beach is one of the beaches that line English Bay in Vancouver. It is situated in the West Point Grey neighbourhood, between Jericho Beach and the Spanish Banks beaches.

    2.2 km · beach in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia

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