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MUSEUM

EXPERIENCE Vancouver Island Regarded as one of the best museums in Canada, The museum’s Carillon
⌂ 675 Belleville St, Victoria @ 3, 4, 28, 30 # 10am–5pm

daily (to 10pm in summer) ∑royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
the Royal BC Museum houses a spectacular collection
of exhibits tracing the natural and human history of
Did You Know?
British Columbia. Its superb selection of First Nations
artifacts and art is second to none.
(bell tower) was a gift
Founded in 1886, the Royal BC Museum has an engaging and
from the Dutch to
immersive way of presenting BC history. Stand close to a furry
and tusked woolly mammoth and see live crabs scuttling inside
birthday in 1967.
a tidal pool in the Natural History Gallery. Stroll through an honor Canada’s 100th
authentically recreated scene from 19th-century Chinatown in
the Modern History Gallery and get a chance to peek inside a
3,000-year-old First Nations pit house. The traveling exhibits
too, are remarkable, and cover topics such as the Vikings,
Ancient Egypt, and the Mayans. Outside, a dozen replica totem
poles carved with colorful mythical figures preside over
Thunderbird Park, and you can step inside the 1852 Helmcken
House, one of the oldest houses in BC.

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