A joyful communion of ethical husbandry and fiber artistry. Take a virtual walk through natural dye gardens where eco-friendly, plant based, colours grow. Meet the contented angora goats, coloured sheep, llamas, and angora rabbits, that provide the fiber for our “wearable, huggable art” and outrageously joyful yarns -- yarns to make you smile.

Big Rock Candy Mountain offers family-friendly nature tours to this BC Heritage, internationally famous crystal collecting area. Cominco’s Rock Candy Mine operated here in the 1920’s. Your family can collect sparkling quartz crystal geodes, fine fluorite in green & purple, and beautiful barite, while enjoying spectacular mountain scenery & abundant wildflowers.

Tambolanes
7227-2nd St.
Grand Forks
250-442-3012
This bowling facility provides computerized scoring, as well as Cosmic Bowling for hours of entertainment.

What's up in Grand Forks

A reconstruction of a typical Doukhobor village as lived in from 1908 to 1938 showing all the major buildings, tools handicrafts and implements used at that time. The Doukhobor Discovery Centre will introduce you to Doukhobor culture and their unique lifestyle as it evolved in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. Over 1,000 artifacts represent the pioneering, fascinating arts and crafts, customs and religion of the people.

Castlegar's Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Museum is housed in a 99 year old station, one of the best preserved in the province. Once inside you can envision the hustle and bustle of the passengers boarding the trains. The station agent's residence on the upper floor provides you with a wonderful sensation of the early 1900's. The newspaper archives will give you hours of enjoyment. The beautifully landscaped area around the front of the station is a wonderful spot to rest with accessible parking to the downtown shops.

Take a walk around our island park and discover a heritage of human and natural history unique within the Columbia River Valley. Your visit will take you back several thousands of years when the Lakes Salish Indian people first fished and built their winter pit houses here; almost 200 years ago, in 1811 when David Thompson canoed down the Columbia River past this island; and 60 years ago when Alexander Zuckerberg built his unique Russian Orthodox Chapel House.

The Warehouse indoor BMX track and skateboard park
Nelson and District Youth Centre
608 Lake St.
Nelson V1L 4C8
250-352-5656

Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art & History
502 Vernon Street
Nelson V1L 4E7
250-352-9813

Displaying the culture and history of Nelson and District in its museum, archives and art gallery.

Nelson Street Car rides

Shopping

Antique Shops

Ainsworth Hot Springs
250-229-4212

Features three odorless pools, 150 foot horseshoe cave, main lounging pool and stream-fed cold plunge. The pools provide the perfect place to relax and enjoy some of West Kootenay’s majestic scenery – Purcell Mountains and Kootenay Lake.

The Rossland Historical Museum Association has developed this museum and its outdoor history park along with the Le Roi mine tour for your edification and enjoyment. It is the only attraction in Canada offering you the unique experience of an underground tour into a historic hard-rock gold mine.

Kettle River Museum
Hwy 3
Midway
250-449-2614

Built in 1900, the original Station House, located at "Mile O" of the Kettle Valley Railway, currently houses exhibits commemorating the steam railway era of southern British Columbia and the British Columbia Provincial Police force. Visitors can also climb aboard a restored Canadian Pacific Railway caboose and many other outdoor artifacts. The main museum houses interpretive exhibits on the Kettle River Valley's rich cultural heritage, along with a gift shop that showcases regional history and contemporary arts and crafts.

Stonerose Fossil Interpretive Centre & Eocene Fossil Site
15-1 North Kean Street
Republic, Washington 99166
509-775-2295