ATTRACTIONS
Historic
Craigdarroch Castle. 1050 Joan Cres., daily 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 250-592-5323. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse
National Historic Sites. 603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd. Daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 250-478-5849. pc.gc.ca/fortroddhill
Point Ellice House National Historic Site: 2616 Pleasant St. Closed for the season. 250-385-5578.
Saanich Historical Artifacts Society. Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Dr., 9 a.m.4 p.m. daily. 250-652-5522.
St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. Historic chapel and interior, 1-4 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. 250-953-8828. friendsofstannsacademy.com
Museums
Ashton Armoury Museum. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon, 724 Vanalman Ave. 250-363-8346 or ashtonarmymuseum.ca
British Columbia Aviation Museum. Daily 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 1910 Norseman Rd., Sidney. 250-655-3300 or bcam.net CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum. Naden (off Admirals Road). 10 a.m.3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 250-363-4312 or navalandmilitarymuseum.org Canadian Scottish (Princess Mary’s) Museum. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Donation. Wheelchair accessible. Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay St. Parking on Field Street. 250-363-8753.
Nanaimo Museum. 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. nanaimomuseum.ca
Ross Bay Villa House Museum. 1490 Fairfield Rd. Tours every Saturday, 2 p.m. Cost: $5. rossbayvilla.org
Royal British Columbia Museum. 675 Belleville St. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Archives 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in B.C. to June 2017. Commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War film: Answering the Call. Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit, to April 6. 250-356-7226 or royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Saanich Pioneer Society, Log Cabin Museum and Archives. 7910 Polo Park Crescent, open Saturday noon-3 p.m. saanichpioneersociety.org
Sidney Historical Museum. Daily 10 a.m.4 p.m., 2423 Beacon Ave., Sidney. Tenth annual Lego Exhibit to March 31. 250-655-6355. sidneymuseum.ca
Sooke Region Museum. Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 2070 Phillips Rd., Sooke. 250-642-6351 or sookeregionmuseum.com
Victoria Police Museum. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. 850 Caledonia Ave. 250-656-0853.
Family
The Bug Zoo, 631 Courtney St., daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-384-BUGS or bugzoo.bc.ca.
Hillside Mall OceanWall, Hillside Centre, daily mall hours. View the world below the water around Vancouver Island on a large screen at the Food Court. hillsidecentre.com
Imax Victoria located inside the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. Shows hourly from 10 a.m. until early evening. 250-480-4887. imaxvictoria.com
Miniature World, 649 Humboldt St., daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-385-9731. miniatureworld.com
Robert Bateman Centre, 470 Belleville St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. through March, Wednesdays 5-8 p.m. free admission. 250-940-3630. Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, 9811 Seaport Pl. in Sidney Pier Building, Sidney; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 250-665-7511. oceandiscovery.ca
Sidney Museum 10th Annual Lego Exhibit, 2423 Beacon Ave., daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to March 31. Donation.
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, 1461 Benvenuto Ave., Brentwood Bay. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-652-3822 or 1-877-722-0272. butterflygardens.com
Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Garden open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Teahouse, Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. to March 31. 250-598-8096 or conservancy.bc.ca/abkhazi
Butchart Gardens. Daily to Feb. 28, 9 a.m.3:30 p.m., March 1-31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Spring Prelude and Historical Display of launch of War Yukon Steamship in 1918 to March 31. 250-652-5256 or butchartgardens.com.
Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria. Free and open year-round dawn to dusk. Entrance near Interfaith Chapel, parking lot 6. 250-721-7014; uvic.ca/finnerty/
Gardens at HCP. Daily 9-5 p.m. 505 Quayle Rd. 250-479-6162.
Government House Gardens. Dawn to dusk, 1401 Rockland Ave. Free. Tours at 250-356-5139.
Hatley Park Gardens. 10 a.m. to dusk. 250-391-2666 or hatleypark.ca
Parks
Goldstream Provincial Park. Open 9 a.m.
4:30 p.m. 250-478-9414.
Hatley Park National Historic Site. 2005 Sooke Rd.,10 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-391-2666. hatleypark.ca
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends noon-4 p.m. swanlake.bc.ca