• Museum of Art & History, [4]. Displaying the culture and history of Nelson and District in its museum, archives and art gallery. Located at 512 Vernon St. Tel: 250-352-9813

• Nelson Mining Museum. Features thousands of rock, gem, fossil and mine core specimens from the West Kootenays and British Columbia. An extensive collection of books, mining publications and maps, both new and old, are available for public use. The facility is open year-round – check for daily and seasonal hours. Located at 215 Hall St. Tel: 250-352-5242

• Nelson & District Visitor Info Centre. Open year round. 225 Hall Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5X4. Telephone: (250) 352-3433 Fax: (250) 352-6355 Toll Free (877) 663-5706

• Streetcar 23. Open weekends and all summer. Historic restored streetcar that used to run down Baker Street now runs from Lakeside Park to Chahko Mika Mall and beyond along the lakeside.

Nelson is located 657km ( a 9 hour drive) from Vancouver and 624km from Calgary on hwy 3A. It is also 237km from Spokane, WA, 496km from Banff and 454km from Kamloops.

• Air Canada, [1]. Offering daily flights from Vancouver and Calgary to Castlegar Regional Airport, (40 kms away), with shuttle service to Nelson provided by Queen City Limo. It is recommended to book shuttle in advance. Budget and National car rentals are also available in the Castlegar Regional Airport.

• Greyhound, [2]. Offering twice daily bus service to towns and cities throughout BC. Buses from Vancouver and Calgary take approximately 12 hours in total, including stops.

• BC Transit, [3]. Offering a regional bus service throughout BC, apart from the Greater Vancouver region.

• Nelson Municipal Airport, offers a 3100x75 asphalt runway for private aircraft only. No commercial flights land here.

• Budget car rentals are located in the foyer of the Prestige Inn.

• Rent-a-wreck are located by Nelson Municipal Airport.

• BC Transit, see above.

• Chahko Mika Mall, [9]. Located on the lake front. Contains approx 30 stores/services including restaurants, clothing, supermarket, Wal-Mart, newsagent, book store etc.

• Still Eagle Planetary Persuasions [10]. British Columbia's first hemp store and one of the largest distributors of hemp, organic and fair-trade clothing products in Canada.

Fast Food

Quizno's, KFC, A&W and Edo Japan are all located in Chahko Mika Mall, see above.

A&W, another restaurant is located at 512 Railway St.

Subway, located on Baker Street

Moderate

• Max and Irmas -- wood fired pizzas, Italian california
• Outer Clove -- everything garlic
• Mike's -- Something for everyone
• KC'S Kitchen -- The only good sushi in town, the Chinese is a miss
• Jackson's Hole -- Dixie's Cafe in the movie Roaxanne, Something for everyone
• Redfish Grill -- eclectic and conventional food
• Bite [11] -- The fry truck from March to October on Baker - the very best burgers, fries, organic poutine, fries, wraps, salads and more.
• Baker Street Cafe -- Great fish and chips, greek meals, burgers, meals, draft on tap

High End

• All Season Cafe
• Rice asian cuisine in a trendy atmosphere

• Taffy Jacks located in the Hume Hotel, mixed crowd with DJ's on weekends and the occasional live act
• The City of Nelson has its own brewery, The Nelson Brewing Company.[12]