Arts & Culture
Stand Beneath the Blue Whale at the Beaty
Canada's largest blue whale skeleton hangs over the entrance ramp, just in case you needed a conversation starter.
UBC, Main Mall
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Canada's largest blue whale skeleton hangs over the entrance ramp, just in case you needed a conversation starter.
UBC, Main Mall
More infoBefore you can say hello, an 85-foot blue whale skeleton hangs over the entrance ramp and you both go quiet, which is statistically a lovely way to start a date. The Beaty packs two million specimens into one bright UBC hall: drawers of beetles, jars of deep-sea oddities, and taxidermy giving you side-eye. Beaty Nocturnal runs by donation the third Thursday each month. Closed Mondays outside summer, so confirm first.
Walk straight to the 85-foot blue whale skeleton over the entrance ramp; it genuinely won't fit in your head. Then lose yourselves in drawers of beetles, jars of deep-sea oddities, and a whole lot of side-eyeing taxidermy, around 75 minutes of finding out who you're really dating. For a by-donation visit, aim for Beaty Nocturnal on the third Thursday of the month, then stroll it off through the UBC gardens.
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