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Queen Elizabeth ParkvsVanDusen Botanical Garden
Both are praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, VanDusen Botanical Garden scores slightly higher than Queen Elizabeth Park. VanDusen Botanical Garden ranks #6 in Vancouver with accolades from 5 sources like Time Out, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Queen Elizabeth Park
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler
Frommer's
4600 Cambie St, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Y 2M4, Canada
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Fodor's "This 52-hectare (130-acre) park has lavish sunken gardens (in a former stone quarry), a rose garden, and an abundance of grassy picnicking spots." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Panoramic views of the mountain-framed downtown skyscrapers – this 52-hectare park claims to house specimens of every tree native to Canada." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Highly popular park, which stretches across the open hillside. At the northwest end of the park is an arboretum." Full review
Afar Magazine "Hundreds of people gather every New Year’s Day on English Bay to watch crazy/brave souls take a Polar Bear Dip into the freezing cold water. " Full review
Afar Magazine "A manicured space of shrubs, cascading streams and flowers in bloom, Queen Elizabeth Park is the garden of choice for meditative walks and games of lawn bowling and pitch and putt." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Built in on a former quarry 500 feet above sea level, this park is the highest vantage point in Vancouver." Full review
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Anything we should be sure to check out while we're there?
Frommer's "The big attraction is the gorgeously landscaped, flower-filled quarry garden, but the arboretum, featuring trees from all over the world, is also a big draw, as are the Henry Moore sculptures" Full review
VanDusen Botanical Garden Fodor's Lonely Planet
Time Out Michelin Guide Afar Magazine Condé Nast Traveler Frommer's
5251 Oak St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 4H1, Canada
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Fodor's "An Elizabethan maze, a formal rose garden, a meditation garden, and a collection of Canadian heritage plants are among the many themed displays at this 55-acre site." Full review
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Extremely wheelchair accessible.
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The city's favorite green space, this 22-hectare, 255,000-plant idyll is a web of paths weaving through many small, specialized gardens." Full review
Time Out "The VanDusen Botanical Garden... is rated one of the best in the world." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A genuine feat of horticultural showmanship, it offers a series of theme gardens and huge outdoor sculptures." Full review
Afar Magazine "This 22-hectare green space in the Shaughnessy neighborhood is an assemblage of stylized gardens with connecting paths." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This 55-acre garden features an Elizabethan hedge maze made of 3,000 cedars, an Instagram-ready walkway, and much, much more." Full review
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So what should we be sure to check out?
Frommer's "This lush, 22-hectare (54-acre) garden concentrates on whole ecosystems...the gardeners at VanDusen attempt to re-create the plant life of a number of different environments. " Full review
