From Wikitravel

UBC is short for University of British Columbia and recently it has unofficaly been refered to as "Unending Building Construction". Located on the western edge of Vancouver near the coast, it and the surrounding University Endowment Lands include not only the University, but a residential area, a commercial area and is surrounded by Pacific Spirit Park, a large Nature reserve.

Contents 1 Get In 2 See 3 Do 4 Buy 5 Eat 6 Drink 7 Sleep

Get In

UBC is well served by buses. Generally the best bus to take is the 99B Line which is an express bus that goes along Broadway and 10th Avenue from the Broadway/Commercial Skytrain station to UBC. It only stops at a few major bus stops along the way.

See

• UBC Museum of Anthropology Devoted to world cultures, but with an emphasis on the First Nations of the British Columbia coast. http://www.moa.ubc.ca/
• UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 SW Marine Drive (Catch a bus to UBC campus then go for a 20 minute hike across campus to the gardens or drive), 604-822-9666. Every day, hours vary with season but generally 9 AM to 6 PM. Canada's oldest remaining university garden, it contains over 8000 different kinds of plants in both designed landscapes and coastal forest settings. Must-sees are the Asian garden, the alpine garden and the food garden. Services for visitors are poor compared to the more-visited VanDusen Botanical Garden, but the remoteness of the garden means fewer people and a quieter, more private setting - at least until the high-rise next door is completed. http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/
• Chan Centre for the Performing Arts a concert hall and events centre; often the location of convocation ceremonies.
• Nitobe Memorial Garden. A traditional Japanese garden. Official website. Location on Google Maps

Do

• Wreck Beach. Probably North America's most famous and busiest clothing optional beach. The trail to Wreck beach is near the West Parkade, or more precisely at the extreme west end of University Boulevard just past the Place Vanier residences. You can either park on Marine Drive or you can take transit to UBC and continue down the same road the bus brought you on foot. The steep stairs are not recommended for the faint of heart. There is always a festive atmosphere at this beach and many types of goods are for sale from jewelry, to food, to beer. Watch out the police do occasionally crack down on drug use and open consumption of alcohol.

Buy

University Village has a number of stores including a Staples office supply store, photocopying services, several restaurants (including a subterranean foodcourt), a grocery, coffee shops, a liquor store, a newsstand, etc.

Eat

There is a full service Starbucks Coffee located in the University Village as well as a Blenz, Omio Japanese Restaurant, Pita Pit, a number of smaller cafes etc. The Village also has a McDonald's. And just next to it there is an underground food court with a selection of Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Persian cusine in a $5-$6 range. The main bus route onto campus passes this large shopping and commercial area.

The AMS (Alma Mater Student Society) operates a number of campus restaurants including the Pendulum restaurant and Pacific Spirit Cafe. UBC Food services also manages a number of locations.

Drink

• The Pit student pub run by the Alma Matter Society.

• Koerners, a pub in the Graduate Student Building (run by the Grad Student Society) primarily catering to grad students and professors.

Sleep

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