Ocean Island Victoria Guide

Here, among a superb array of artifacts, you will find fascinating displays on Pirates, Heritage Vessels, Shipwrecks and Featured Exhibits. It is also home to three very singular sailboats – Dorothy, Trekka and Tilikum – each with their own incredible story of adventure and enchantment.    

  If you’re curious as to why Victoria is called “The Garden City,” then you have to visit Government House. Home to the Lieutenant Governor of BC, Government House is where all the important ceremonies are held. This is where the Queen of England stays when she’s in town! So you know that the House [...]

  This legendary Victorian mansion, built on a hill overlooking the City of Victoria (Craigdarroch means “rocky, oak place” in Gaelic) announced to the world that the Dunsmuir family were the richest and most important family in Western Canada.  The immense fortune of the Dunsmuir family is reflected in the four floors of exquisite stained [...]

Located right downtown, Miniature World boasts itself as “The biggest little show on Earth.” See the world’s smallest operational sawmill, view two of the world’s largest doll houses, tour through miniature enchanted valleys, and, well, lots more teensy, tiny things.    

We LOOOOVE this place and have recommended it to many guests and they’ve always come back happy they went!  

The Royal B.C. Museum showcases the human and natural history of British Columbia and is critically acclaimed as one of the top museums in North America. Go see for yourself.