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VanDusen Botanical GardenvsUBC Botanical Garden
Both are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, VanDusen Botanical Garden ranks slightly better than UBC Botanical Garden. VanDusen Botanical Garden comes in at #6 in Vancouver with approval from 5 publications such as Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Time Out.
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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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
UBC Botanical Garden Fodor's Lonely Planet Time Out
Travel + Leisure Michelin Guide Frommer's
6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Fodor's "Ten thousand trees, shrubs, and rare plants from around the world thrive on this 70-acre research site on the university campus." Full review
Lonely Planet "You'll find a giant collection of rhododendrons, a fascinating apothecary plot and a winter green space of off-season bloomers in this 28-hectare complex of themed gardens." Full review
Time Out "The UBC Botanical Garden is a somewhat hidden (but sizeable) jewel at the intersection of SW Marine Drive and W16th Avenue." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Vancouver's vast botanical gardens showcase a collection of approximately 8,000 species of flora, and also serves as a working center for plant research." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The setting, on a bluff overlooking the Strait of Georgia, adds to the pleasure." Full review
Frommer's "44-hectare UBC Botanical Garden, home to more than 8,000 species of trees, shrubs, and flowers grouped into a BC native garden, a physic (or medicinal) garden, a food garden, and several others. " Full review
