Nine stops for experiencing the whimsy of Vancouver Island.
Vancouver Island is on Fodor’s Go List for 2020 and the largest island on North America’s Pacific Coast doesn’t disappoint. Cleaved by mountains, dotted by ancient cedars, ringed by healthy oceans, and washed by rain (it’s a temperate rainforest, after all), it’s got Canada’s mildest climate and a number of places for outdoor adventure.
It’s a place where magical things happen: Unexplained creatures are seen in deep lakes, ancestors share wisdom from beyond the grave, and fostered honey bees take to the sky. There are enough quirky sights to have you looking at Canada in a new, whimsical light. Here are our picks for places that just might make you believe in magic.