Queen Elizabeth Park is located on Little Mountain, Vancouver’s highest hill (152-m/499-ft), and has fine views of the city. Despite being built on the site of two former stone quarries, the park’s gardens are continually in bloom, beginning in early spring when multicolor tulips cover the hillsides.

The plastic-domed Bloedel Conservatory is perched on top of the hill, and grows plants from many climactic zones in the world, from rainforest plants and trees to desert cacti. There are also free-flying colorful tropical birds and fishponds filled with Japanese carp.