Attractions
Beacon Hill Children's Farm
In Beacon Hill Park, off Dallas Road, Victoria
The
Farm is located within beautiful Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, B.C. The Beacon Hill Farm Society takes
pride in being able to bring the farm animal experience into the city
where some children may never see such animals up close in real life.
The hands on approach teaches respect for living creatures and is memorable
for all. The farm provides both an educational and economical form of
entertainment for the whole family.
Butterfly Gardens
1461 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay. 250-652-3822
Visitors come to Victoria Butterfly Gardens for a magical journey where fun and education come together in amazement and discovery. A field trip to the gardens will bring to life all you have been taught about one of nature’s most amazing insects – the butterfly.
Canadian Forces Base - Esquimalt
Inquire about walking and bus tours here.
Craigdorrach Castle Historical Museum Society
1050 Joan Crescent 250-592-5323
Located a short drive or a leisurely walk from the downtown harbour, just off Fort Street at 1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria, BC, Canada, Craigdarroch Castle is a beautiful historic Victorian-era mansion, built in the 1890s by wealthy BC coal baron Robert Dunsmuir. It is now owned by the Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society and almost totally funded by its 150,000 annual visitors.
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
The DAO offers programs both for the interested public and for visiting
research scientists from other institutions. In the summer, you are
welcome to join in public observations with the 1.8-m Plaskett Telescope,
at the Centre
of the Universe.
Galey's Cornmaze 'n' Market
4150 Blenkinsop Road, Saanich 250-477-5713
Galey’s Corn Maze, Market and Railway provides healthy, outdoor fun that challenges the brains of 5 and 65 year olds alike, inspiring imagination as they try to find their way out of Canada’s leading corn maze.
Fisgard Lighthouse
A National Historic Site of Canada, Fisgard provides a guide for mariners
to Royal Roads anchorage, Esquimalt Harbour and its naval base, and
point the way to Victoria Harbour.
Marine Centre at Sidney
9835 Seaport Road, Sidney 250-655-1555
An exciting and dynamic new focus on aquatic education, research and conservation in Sidney, B.C. This new centre, opening in May 2009, is located in one of the finest coastal settings in N. America, and will draw attention to the imposing natural ocean resource that graces our local coastline and to the importance of conserving this fragile marine environment for generations to come.
Mineral World and Scratch Patch
9891 Seaport Place, Sidney 250-655-4367
Here you will find beautiful jewellery, stone works of art, crystals, fossils, unique giftware, Earth Science displays, and the famous Scratch Patch area.
Miniature World
649 Humboldt St., Victoria 250-385-9731
Over 85 great little attractions to thrill and delight the young and young at heart.
National Geographic Imax Theatre
675 Belleville St. Victoria 250-480-4887
With crystal clear images and wraparound digital surround sound, the Victoria IMAX lets you feel like you're really there. Six stories high and 81 feet wide, the screen pulls you in!
Nightmares Entertainment Inc.
1215 Government Street, Victoria 250-388-4024
Quw'utsun Cultural Centre
200 Cowichan Way, Duncan 1-877-746-8119
Vision Statement: To share and to build the pride of we, the First People, through education, art and entertainment of our Guests and ourselves by reflecting the past, striving in the present, to enhance the future of our Native cultures.
Saanich Historical Artifacts Society
7321 Lochside Drive, Saanichton 250-652-5522
Undersea Gardens
490 Belleville St., Victoria 250-382-5717
In the inner harbour of downtown Victoria, BC, the Pacific Undersea Gardens provides the world with an exciting and convenient way to view the marine life of the British Columbia coastal region.
