Take a scenic stroll through Cominco Gardens, the only formal gardens in the Kootenay Rockies, where 45,000 flowers bloom each year. Known as the "gem of the Kootenays," the 3-acre garden combines formal and informal beds, and contains more than 100 memorial roses.

During the mining boom of the late 1890s Fort Steele thrived as the commercial, social and administrative centre of the region. Today, Fort Steele is a Heritage Town, where visitors can travel back in time and enjoy daily re-enactments of the town's past history and heritage year-round.

A ribbon of steel united Canada when the railway line from the east to the Pacific coast in the west was completed with the driving of the 'Last Spike' at Craigellachie on November 7, 1885. This historical event is commemorated at Craigellachie in Eagle Pass in the BC Kootenays.

The Revelstoke Dam is the second largest power generating facility in BC, with enough energy to power 747,600 homes a year! The multi-level visitor centre features new interactive displays and exhibits. Take an elevator ride to the dam crest lookout located atop the massive 175-meter high concrete dam.

The Moyie is the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler. Located against the stunning scenery of the town of Kaslo, the Moyie awaits all who want to step back in time and experience life at the turn of the last century. The sights, sounds and smells have all been recreated aboard this grand vessel.