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Fly: Both Williams Lake and Quesnel — the two largest towns in the region — are serviced by Central Mountain Air, which flies from Vancouver International Airport. Stay: Step (and sleep) back in time at Mountain Thyme Getaway, a three-bedroom cabin that looks and feels — and was, once — a 1930s and 1940s gold miners’ cabin, but with modern conveniences like a TV/DVD player and a deep-soaker tub. Eat: Recently renovated and reopened, the Pooley Street Café, located inside the historic Wells Hotel, offers a wide variety of very good food, including smokedon-site ribs, pork and chicken, Mexican favourites and classics made with a twist. Finish off your dinner by choosing from 345 varieties of scotch at the hotel pub, just across the lobby. Visit: Recognized as both a provincial Heritage Property and Park and a National Historic Site, Barkerville well preserves its 1860s boom town feel, attracting some 60,000 visitors annually to its 100+ heritage buildings. Do your research: hellobc.com