Vancouver Island
This three-pronged business (craft shop upstairs, bookstore below decks) is Port Hardy's local hub, dispatching the best coffee north of Campbell River and serving flaky scones that you'll have to visit Tofino to emulate. Backing it all up are grilled pesto-flatbread sandwiches and service that is at once laid-back and efficient.
The cafe's book nook is a good place to stock up on inspiring reading matter for the long bus journey south.
25.74 MILES
This must-see longhouse-like facility proudly displays dozens of culturally priceless Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts confiscated when potlatch ceremonies were…
26.52 MILES
A big draw on tiny Cormorant Island, this hidden nature park consists of a small marsh guarded by a clutch of starkly beautiful dead trees (most of them…
3.42 MILES
If you haven’t got time to hit the epic beaches of Cape Scott, decamp to this closer-to-town option mixing urban comforts (picnic tables and parking) with…
Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre
2.14 MILES
Bring your kids and they'll learn all about the salmon lifecycle at this off-the-beaten-path hatchery attraction. Besides lots of hands-on action (as well…
Culture Shock Interactive Gallery
26.32 MILES
This diminutive gallery shop sells contemporary First Nations crafts, T-shirts and jewelry, all made in and around BC. There's a coffee shack alongside if…
Port McNeill & District Museum
19.94 MILES
Trace the town's logging and First Nations history in a handsome gabled log building that's a short walk from the waterfront.
1. Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre
2.14 MILES
Bring your kids and they'll learn all about the salmon lifecycle at this off-the-beaten-path hatchery attraction. Besides lots of hands-on action (as well…
3.42 MILES
If you haven’t got time to hit the epic beaches of Cape Scott, decamp to this closer-to-town option mixing urban comforts (picnic tables and parking) with…
3. Port McNeill & District Museum
19.94 MILES
Trace the town's logging and First Nations history in a handsome gabled log building that's a short walk from the waterfront.
25.74 MILES
This must-see longhouse-like facility proudly displays dozens of culturally priceless Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts confiscated when potlatch ceremonies were…
5. Culture Shock Interactive Gallery
26.32 MILES
This diminutive gallery shop sells contemporary First Nations crafts, T-shirts and jewelry, all made in and around BC. There's a coffee shack alongside if…
26.52 MILES
A big draw on tiny Cormorant Island, this hidden nature park consists of a small marsh guarded by a clutch of starkly beautiful dead trees (most of them…