Greater Victoria Attractions - over 75 things to see and do

• Historic and Tourist Attractions

• Greater Victoria Gardens

• Greater Victoria Museums

• West Coast Maritime Sites

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Victoria BC Whale Watching, Sightseeing Tours and more
Experience the best of Victoria, BC with one of our many sightseeing tours. We offer everything from whale tours, combo tours to bus tours. (advertisment)

Art Gallery Greater Victoria
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is one of Canada's finest art museums with a permanent collection of 15,000 objets d'art. Collection features art from Asia, Europe and North America. Canadian and Japan exhibits. Address: 1040 Moss Street, Victoria BC, Phone: (250) 384-4101

Butchart Gardens
World famous for its fifty-five acres of floral display. Spectacular views as you stroll along flower laden paths. Sunken Garden to the famous Rose Garden. Address: 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay BC, Phone:  (250) 652-4422 or Toll Free: 1-866-652-4422

Butterfly Gardens
Over 2000 exotic butterflies flying freely in a tropical garden. Tropical plants, flowers and a variety of wild birds, throughout the lush gardens. Observe caterpillar eggs, and pupae hidden among the plants. Address: 1461 Benvenuto Avenue. Phone: (250) 652-3822

Centre of The Universe
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, BC, Canada. Featuring the 1.8-metre Plaskett Telescope. Summer evenings public and star gazing tours. Address: 5071 West Saanich Road, Victoria BC, Phone: (250) 363-8262

Craigdarroch Castle
Built as the home of Robert Dunsmuir, the richest man in nineteenth century BC. Once a Military Hospital and was known as Victoria College for twenty-five years. Address: 1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria BC, Phone: (250) 592-5323 Fax: (250) 592-1099

Craigflower Manor
This was one of Vancouver Island's first farming communities, established in 1853 along Victoria's Gorge Waterway to meet the Hudson's Bay Company's obligations to Britain to support colonization. Corner of Admirals and Craigflower Road, Victoria BC

Emily Carr House
One of Canada's greatest and most loved artists. Feeling a spiritual connection with her subjects, her paintings are world famous include both landscape and native west coast villages. Address: 207 Government Street, Victoria BC, Phone: (250) 383-5843

Goldstream Provincial Park
Experience the splendour of an old growth temperate rain forest year round. Watch world class salmon spawning in the stream where Chum Salmon return between October and December. Enjoy the excellent interactive centre suitable for all ages to enjoy.

Galloping Goose Trail
World famous, here you can cycle, walk, run, jog, in-line skate, wheelchair accessible, ride your horse, commute to work, spend any part of a quiet day enjoying a variety of scenic routes on this multi-use, 55 km former railway line.

Government House Gardens
Home to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Over 27 beautiful gardens ranging from a English Country Garden, a formal Victorian Rose Garden to a Woodlands Garden, BC plants are conserved. Address: 1401 Rockland Ave, Victoria BC

Hatley Park
This 565 acre Edwardian estate is Canada's largest and most diverse National Historic Site. At the centre is a magnificent castle built in 1908 by former British Columbia Premier and coal baron, James Dunsmuir. Open Year round, with daily tours of Hatley Castle, museum, Japanese, Italian and Rose Gardens.

Helmcken House
Now the oldest house in BC on its original site. Owner Dr John Sebastian Helmcken a surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company., offers you a glimpse into the way life was lived over a 100 years. Address: 10 Elliot Street Sq, Victoria BC, Phone: (250) 383-4627

Mineral World
The Scratch Patch is an outdoor garden filled with gemstones. Pan for gold. Excavate real fossils. What fits in your collector's bag, you keep! A perennial family favorite. Indoors.Interpretive Centre has over 30 hands-on exhibits. Address: 9891 Seaport Place, Sidney BC, Phone: (250) 655-GEMS

Miniature World  
Little people's Wonderful World of Smallness! walk down its road -- step into the Story Books of fact, fiction and fantasy. Return to those fond memories of yesteryear, those childhood dreams. 649 Humboldt Street Victoria BC. Phone: (250) 385-9731

Pacific Undersea Gardens
Located in Victoria's Inner Harbour, where a large variety of Pacific Coastal marine life can be observed. Watch divers play with and feed; wolf eels, crabs, star fish, and a giant Pacific octopus. Address: 490 Belleville Street, Phone: (250) 382-5717

Parliament Buildings
Overlooking Victoria's Inner Harbour the Provincial Parliament Buildings reside on five hectares of manicured grounds. The building was designed by a British architect named Francis Rattenbury. There are over 3330 light bulbs illuminate the building at night.

Point Ellice House
Gold Rush Magistrate and Commissioner Peter O'Reilly acquired Point Ellice House in 1867. The flowers in the heritage gardens surrounding this home that accurately reflects the Victorian history. For more information or tea reservations, 250 380 6506. Address: 2616 Pleasant St, Victoria BC .. Treat yourself to a lovely scenic ride between downtown and Point Ellice on the little Harbour ferries, for only $5.00 pp.

Ross Bay Cemetery  
Victoria's Ross Bay Cemetery opened in 1873 to serve the burial needs of the growing city of Victoria. Overlooking Ross Bay, it is 11 hectares in size (27.5 acres). Not just a burial ground, it serves as a park and restful get away.

St Ann's Academy
St Ann's  Academy predates Victoria's incorporation as a city. In 1858 when four Sisters of St. Ann and a lay helper arrived in Victoria from Quebec to begin their mission of teaching and health care. Address: 835 Humboldt S, Victoria, BC, Phone: (250) 953-8828

Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary  
Two distinct areas the marshy lowlands surrounding Swan Lake with 2.5-kilometre loop trail and the oak forested highlands of Christmas Hill. Nature education centre address: 3873 Swan Lake Road, Victoria BC V8X 3W1 Phone: (250) 479-0211

Abkhazi Garden An exquisite heritage home. Prince and Princess Abkhazi began creating their garden in 1946. The garden is very discreet from the street. The garden is blessed with dramatic glaciated rocky slopes, magnificent native Garry oaks and gorgeous vistas.

Butchart Gardens World Famous for its floral anf fauna beauty. Through the years subtle changes alter the face of The Gardens. Each month there is something of beauty and interest, from the glorious relief of spring to the mass display of fall colour

Geranium & Fuchsia Society The Society was formed to support and promote the growing of Geraniums and Fuchsias.

Glendale Gardens 103 acres that demonstrate sound gardening practices using the diversity of plants which can be grown in this area, to preserve natural plant and animal habitats environment and preparing students for careers in horticulture. 505 Quayle Road, Victoria, B.C

Government House Gardens The grounds embrace 14.6 hectares, consisting of 8.9 hectares of a rare Garry Oak ecosystem, and 5.7 hectares of formal gardens including the Bruce Pavilion, Rotary Garden of International Friendship, Victorian and Sunken and Rose Gardens.

Hatley Park Gardens This 565 acre Edwardian estate is Canada's largest and most diverse National Historic Site. At the centre is a magnificent castle built in 1908 by former British Columbia Premier and coal baron, James Dunsmuir. Open Year round, with daily tours of Hatley Castle, museum, Japanese, Italian and Rose Gardens

Horticulture Centre of the Pacific A nonprofit organization founded in 1979.Over 103 acres cultivating public interest in sound gardening practices that demonstrate the diversity of plants that can be grown in this area, of preserving natural plant and animal habitat.

University Finnerty Gardens Finnerty Gardens contain a major collection of rhododendrons, as well as many other varieties of plants. The gardens are always interesting, but the months of April and May are the peak blooming season and the best time to visit. Open to the public every day during daylight hours.

Victoria Rock and Alpine Garden Society VIRAGS is a club of plant lovers living near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, who visit, study, photograph, draw and grow alpine plants, bog dwellers and woodlanders, whether native or exotic. We encourage the propagation and distribution of plants.

Victoria Horticultural Society The VHS is a non-profit organization whose objectives are To collect and diffuse information on all topics relating to horticulture, stimulate the knowledge and love of horticultureand co-operate and/or affiliate with other horticultural organizations

Victoria Rhododendron Society Monthly meetings of the Victoria Rhododendron Society are held the first Thursday of every month, from September to June. Visitors are welcome!!

B C Aviation Museum Dedicated to preserving aircraft and aviation artifacts. Exhibits of restored aircraft and artifacts as they relate to the history of aviation in Canada, with emphasis on British Columbia.

CDN Scottish Museum Displays from the earliest days of the Regiment to United Nations peacekeeping operations. Exhibits of Lee-variant rifles, probably one of the most unique firearms collections in Canada

CFB Naval and Military Museum The archive and library includes photographs and documents that follows Naval development from its 1848 beginnings to turbulence of two World Wars, the conflict in Korea, and beyond.

City of Victoria Archives The City of Victoria Archives acquires, preserves and provides access to civic and private records documenting the history of Victoria BC

Architectural Walking Tours | Cemetery Tours | Rockland Heritage Walking Tour | Galloping Goose Trail | Fernwood & Spring Ridge Walking Tour | BC Parliament Tours | Canadian Forces Base Tours | Oak Bay Walking Tours | City of Victoria Hertiage Walking Tour |

Web Cam Race Rocks | BC ferries | BC Museum | Herons Beacon Hill Park | Saanich Garden Waste | Sidney Institute of Ocean Sciences

B C Heritage Through its programs, the Heritage Branch encourages and facilitates the protection and conservation of heritage property in British Columbia. One of  the roles of the Heritage Branch is the operation and promotion of 13 Victoria historical sites.