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“The University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus is located at the western tip of the Point Grey Peninsula in the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
More than 400 hectares in size, the stunning campus is surrounded by forest on three sides and ocean on the fourth, and is just a 30 minute bus ride to Vancouver’s downtown core. The campus has been located on this site for most of its 100-year history; a location that is the traditional territory of the Musqueam people.
As a top-ranked research university, the Vancouver campus is home to some outstanding facilities, including:
TRIUMF — one of the world’s leading laboratories for subatomic physics
UBC Library — one of Canada’s leading academic libraries, with 21 branches and divisions on this campus
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts — one of the world’s great concert halls
The Centre for Interactive Research in Sustainability (CIRS)
The Arthur Erickson designed Museum of Anthropology — Canada’s largest teaching museum
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum — home to Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton
The world class UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
The UBC Farm — the only working farm in the city of Vancouver
Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre — home to Thunderbird Ice Hockey and 2010 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Venue
Nitobe Memorial Garden — considered one of the top five Japanese Gardens outside of Japan” UBC website
How to get to UBC from:
Cambie Lodge B&B – click here
Douglas Guest House – click here
Windsor Guest House – click here
Address: 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Website: https://www.ubc.ca/