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Royal British Columbia Museum
A stunning interactive museum with acres of dioramas and fascination.
Don’t forget to check out their special exhibits and the
IMAX theatre
while you’re there.
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Thunderbird Park part of the RBCM, Thunderbird park is a great place to begin your explorations into
First Nations art, culture and history. (link:
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Helmcken House Also located on
the grounds of the RBCM, the house of Victoria’s first doctor, Dr. John
Helmecken is a fascinating trip into Victoria’s past.
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Maritime Museum A great look
at Victoria's marine importance.
Saanich Historical Artifacts Society – Buildings, farm implements and
growing techniques as well as model railroading – what more could the
history and railroad buff ask?
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British Columbia Aviation
Museum located close by the airport (where else would an aviation
museum be?) this place is the place to go if your passion is flying.
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Sidney Museum if you’re
interested in early West Coast pioneer life, or whaling, this is the place
for you! Check out their whale skeletons!
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Royal London Wax Museum -
Virtual Celebrities.
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Victoria's Parliament
Buildings Designed by Francis Rattenbury, one of Victoria’s better
architects and a colourful character in his own right, these are an
architectural feast. Update this link to:
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The Empress Hotel – Another
one of Francis Rattenbury’s creations, the Empress is without doubt one of
the jewels of Victoria and has housed royalty and rogues since it first
opened in 1908.
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Emily Carr House Besides being
the childhood home of Victoria’s most famous daughter, the house is a
sterling example of Victorian West Coast architecture and gracious living.
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Craigdarroch Castle Built in
the 1890s to fulfill a wedding promise, this is one of the most beautiful
examples of aristocratic Victorian living.
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Craigflower Farm and School
House: built in the 1850’s by the Hudson’s Bay company, Craigflower Farm
was one of several Hudson’s Bay Farms in and around Fort Victoria. The
historic site preserves and communicates what life on the West Coast was
like in the early days of our city.
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Point Ellice House Another
Victorian house of the privileged class, the house was built in 1861 and
added to in 1867 to accommodate a growing family. Experience a Victorian
tea in the marvellous gardens and see how an earlier era lived.
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Fort Rodd Hill With its
protected harbours and spectacular and defensible mountains, Victoria has
always had a military presence. Now a spacious, open park, as well as a
historic site, Fort Rodd Hill is a perfect place to both enjoy some open
green space and bone up on your military history.
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Fisguard Lighthouse has been
in continual operation since it was built in 1860 and is open to the
public. Step into a bygone era and listen for the storms, and shipwrecks
and grateful voices of the people whose lives were saved by this light.
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Ross Bay Cemetery. A lot of
Victoria’s history and some of her most colourful characters are here.
Tours available.
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Chinese Cemetery Located on windswept, beautiful Harling Point, this historic site is still visited by the descendants of
the Chinese buried here. Peaceful and serene, it’s worth a visit just to
soak up the peace and view.