Attractions, Museums, Arts, and Entertainment
■ Attractions
Downtown/Inner Harbour Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC V8S 1H4, 250-598-8096 www.conservancy.bc.ca One of Canada’s most significant gardens, created by Prince and Princess Abkhazi. Private 1½-acre garden, close to downtown. Enjoy lunch or afternoon tea. Attractions Victoria, PO Box 39047 James Bay Postal Outlet, Victoria, BC V8V 4X8, 250-382-6432 www.attractionsvictoria.com Check out our FREE MAP! Attractions Victoria members range from attractions to museums, buses to carriages, ferries to floatplanes, and specialty retail to a downtown mall. Beacon Hill Children’s Farm, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC V8V 4Z8, 250-381-2532 Carr House, 207 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8V 2K3, 250-383-5843 www.emilycarr.com World-famous goat stampedes daily, lots of baby animals. Walking distance from downtown, located in Beacon Hill Park. Opens late February; call for hours. By Donation. Craigdarroch Castle Historic House Museum, 1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria, BC V8S 3L5, 250-592-5323 www.thecastle.ca Completed in 1890, Craigdarroch Castle displays lavish Victorian-era furnishings, woodwork, and stained glass, stunning views of Victoria and the Olympic Mountains. A must see! Miniature World, 649 Humboldt Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1A7, 250-385-9731 www.miniatureworld.com National Geographic IMAX Theatre, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1A1, 250-480-4887 www.imaxvictoria.com Pacific Undersea Gardens, 490 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC V8V 1W9, 250-382-5717 www.pacificunderseagardens.com Parliament Buildings of BC, Room 144 Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4, 250-387-3046, 800-663-7867 www.leg.bc.ca St. Ann’s Academy Chapel, 835 Humboldt Street, Victoria, BC V8V 4W8, 250-953-8829 www.stannsacademy.com Tony’s Old Time Portraits Studio, 523 Broughton Street, Victoria, BC V8W 3E2, 250-383-2290 www.tonysoldtimeportraits.com Victoria Bug Zoo, 631 Courtney Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1B8, 250-384-2847 www.bugzoo.bc.ca Welcome to the amazing world of insects and arachnids. Home to over 60 species of LIVE giant tropical bugs. Fun. Interactive. Educational. Open year-round. Victoria Harbour Ferry Company Ltd., 1234 N Wharf Street, Victoria, BC V8W 3H9, 250-708-0201 www.victoriaharbourferry.com
Victoria – City Centre Point Ellice House, 2616 Pleasant Street Victoria, BC V8T 4V3, 250-380-6506 www.pointellicehouse.ca
Greater Victoria – Saanich & the Peninsula The Butchart Gardens Ltd., 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1J8, 250-652-4422, 866-652-4422 www.butchartgardens.com Centre of the Universe, 5071 West Saanich Road, Victoria, BC V9E 2E7, 250-363-8262 www.hia.nrc.ca Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Road, Victoria, BC V8X 2C4, 250-477-5713 www.galeyfarms.net Glendale Gardens & Woodlands, 505 Quayle Road, Victoria, BC V9E 2J7, 250-479-6162 www.hcp.bc.ca Saanich Historical Artifacts Society, 7321 Lochside Drive, Saanichton, BC V8M 1W4, 250-652-5522 www.shas.ca Victoria Butterfly Gardens, 1461 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1R3, 250-652-3822, (877) 722-0272 www.butterflygardens.com WWW.TOURISMVICTORIA.COM
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