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The PETTING ZOO at Beacon Hill
Park - Baby animals of all kinds to get your hands on. Within walking
distance of the Admiral Inn. (need to find a link to this)
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FISGARD LIGHTHOUSE AT FORT
RODD HILL. Shipwrecks and lifesaving. Gun batteries and underground
chambers. Take a picnic and a soccer ball or frisbee. (use links listed
elsewhere)
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MARITIME MUSEUM. Lots of
really interesting boatstuff. (http://www.mmbc.bc.ca/)
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ROYAL BC MUSEUM. No end of
fascinating displays and exhibits. (use link elsewhere in these pages).
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MINIATURE WORLD Ever wondered
how Gulliver felt? (link to:
http://www.miniatureworld.com/)
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BUTTERFLY GARDENS (Summer).
You'll be tickled. (link to:
http://www.butterflygardens.com/)
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MINERAL WORLD. Scratch the
Patch and Pan for Gold! The Best Show on Earth! (link already exists)
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The Centre of the Universe –
once one of the foremost radio observatories in the world, increasing
light pollution has changed the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory into a
hands-on, interactive wonderland for astronomy buffs of all ages. (link
to:
http://www.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cu/main_e.html)
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Whale Watching – check out not
just our whales but all kinds of aquatic life with one of the many outfits
in town. Prince of Whales (link to: http://www.princeofwhales.com/), Orca
Spirit Adventures (link to: http://www.orcaspirit.com/), Eagle Wing Tours
(link to: http://www.eaglewingtours.com/), Ocean Explorations (link to:
http://www.oceanexplorations.com/) and more.
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LASERCITY FUN CENTER – laser
tag, video games, pool or just relax over a cold pop and watch the action!
749 View Street, 250-382-1361. (no website)
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VIDEO GAMES – Johnny Zee’s –
1225 Blanshard St. 10:30 am till midnight. (no website)
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BEACHES AND PARKS. Start with
the rocky beach by the breakwater, move to the great tide pools at Clover
Point, stop for a quiet swim in Gonzales Bay and make sure you don’t miss
Willows Beach in Oak Bay, Witty’s Lagoon in the Western Communities and
Mount Doug Beach at Cordova Bay. (perhaps link to a map to show some of
these – can be included in the scenic drive maps and link to those from
here.)
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SWIMMING. There’s the
Commonwealth Pool, (link to: http://www.saanich.ca/resident/recreation/scp.html)
built to host the 1996 Commonwealth Games, with its wave pool, diving pool
and lots of dry land activities as well. In town, there’s the Crystal Pool
(link to: http://www.victoria.ca/cityhall/departments_comrec_crystl.shtml),
and the OAK BAY REC CENTRE POOL (link to:
http://recreation.oakbaybc.org/).
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Rock Climbing – best for teens
and young adults, it’s the most fun you can have without being Tom Cruise
in Mission: Impossible. (link to:
http://www.urbancliffculture.com/)
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WAX MUSEUM. Nearly everybody
famous is in here - see them just as in real life. (link to:
http://www.waxmuseum.bc.ca/)
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BUG ZOO. Now this is really
something to tell your friends about when you get home. (link already
exists)
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UNDERSEA GARDENS. So this is
what it's like to be a fish. (link to:
http://www.pacificunderseagardens.com/)
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KITE FLYING. Take your own or
watch others at Clover Point. Check out the sailboarders and the hang
gliders on windy days, too. (link to a map to Clover Point.)
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HARBOUR FERRY RIDE. Something
to see all the time. Cute boat too. (link to:
http://www.victoriaharbourferry.com/)