Points of Interest & Landmarks in Penticton
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Points of Interest & Landmarks in Penticton
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- Randy MPenticton, Canada1 contributionVery helpful and convenient to shop at. Highly recommend this book store for everyone. easy to get to , parking is available on street.Written February 22, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- OldIrishCurmudgeonYarmouth, ME1,056 contributionsThis one surprised me when I made it inside. The exterior is in pretty good condition and it’s definitely a fun place to visit when you’re in Penticton. The inside was an eye-opener and I would definitely say this is worth your time while you’re staying in town.Written July 24, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Sarah S3 contributionsThis place is so cool! Highly recommend it for something different to do. We had a great tour guide named Sophie. Her enthusiasm and knowledge was amazing! Tour was about an hour long which was perfect.Written June 1, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Not happy3 contributionsI have been visiting this gallery for years now and always find interesting art. I have also used their framing service and have always been very happy with the results. I especially enjoy Prema as she is so helpful.Written March 18, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Yvonne BPenticton, Canada407 contributionsAs my sister, her son and I walked along the KVR Trail in the Naramata Bench, we stopped to view a 35-foot tall and 50-foot long metal T-Rex affectionately named Alice. She weighs in at 12,000 pounds and looks over the lake and city of Penticton. Although standing on private property, she is situated in a prominent place so that the public can enjoy her too. The landowner commissioned Kevin Stone , a metal artist to create this realistic sculpture with a mirror polished finish. It took two years to complete before Alice could be transported, with great care and difficulty, to her new home. From where we were standing, we could see her very sharp, one-foot long teeth and characteristic small arms. We want to return at night to see Alice again in all her terrifying glory!Written September 29, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Yvonne BPenticton, Canada407 contributionsWhile out searching for geocaches in the Penticton area, my sister and I visited the Skaha Lake Eastside Road Nature Trust Conservation Area. After parking our car, we read the sign that provided interesting information about this conservation area, then entered through the gate. As we hiked along the provided trail, it sloped gently up, giving us a spectacular view of the lake on one side and rugged terrain on the other. We could see why bighorn sheep favor this area as their habitat. We did not see any today. A large expanse of open grassland is dotted with ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. We were successful in finding the geocache and returned to our vehicle, enjoying the towering cliffs and riparian scenery and along the way.Written August 6, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Yvonne BPenticton, Canada407 contributionsThis park and walkway was opened June, 2012 and is part of Penticton's park network. Built to preserve the creekside ecosystem, this area not only is a centralized trailhead but also contains a fenced-in, off-leash dog park. The dog park has potable water for your pet as well as benches and bike racks. The walk surface is covered in Cedar chips. It is named after Thomas Ellis, one of the first European immigrants to arrive in Penticton in 1865. The creek itself splits off from the Okanagan River and runs along Industrial Avenue, beside Penticton Regional Hospital. It is a great place to visit when in Penticton.Written March 3, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Yvonne BPenticton, Canada407 contributionsOn a recent trip to Penticton’s City Hall, I stopped to view a near-by unusual sculpture called “What the Nose Knows” by Vancouver artist Ron Simmer. The outdoor sculpture is of a gigantic nose wearing huge red-rimmed sunglasses. According to the artist, this public art piece is a symbol of how “nosy” corporations advance their interests by spying on the masses. The larger than life nose is made of custom foam with the glasses constructed of aluminum and plastic. You really need to see this hilarious sculpture — it made me think of comedian Jimmy Durante who joked about his own big nose! I remember his nose being big but not as big as the one that this sculpture has!Written February 6, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Yvonne BPenticton, Canada407 contributionsDuring our daily walk, my sister and I stopped at the Solar Timepiece on the beach at Skaha Lake Park. This interactive sculpture was designed by Gwen Boyle in 1998. The huge timepiece has an embossed date scale and zodiac, spanning a concrete area of 65 by 35 feet, consisting of two parts: the hour posts that form an ellipse, marked out in degrees of the earth’s rotation on its axis and a rectangular form, containing the steel analemma (a graduated scale of the sun’s declination and of the equation of the time for each day of the year shaped like a large misshapen figure 8). To tell the time of day, you stand on the gnomon, a triangular plate and cast your shadow that measures the time on the solar calendar. This very large sundial was described in the ancient writings of Greek mathematician Ptolemy.Written September 16, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
