Vancouver International Airport 2 hr 38
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (25 min)
Variety of art, including pieces from Canada & Asia, plus gardens with a Japanese Shinto shrine. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse NHS (26 min)
Oceanfront park offering a historic lighthouse, trails, naturalist tours & old military structures. Victoria Bug Zoo (24 min)
Family-friendly mini-zoo offering a collection of live tropical insects from around the world. The Butchart Gardens (13 min)
Well-known botanical garden spread over 22 hectares & featuring eateries & seasonal entertainment. Victoria Butterfly Gardens (10 min)
Hundreds of free-flying butterflies, plus parrots, chameleons, frogs & more in a lush indoor jungle. Goldstream Provincial Park (26 min)
Trails amid 600-year-old fir trees & broadleaf evergreens, plus waterfalls & a visitors centre. Fisherman's Wharf Park (28 min)
Visitors can see seals & other marine life along this quaint floating pier with food kiosks & shops. Victoria’s Chinatown (22 min)
This Chinese neighborhood, Canada's oldest, has restaurants, shops & colorful architecture. Miniature World (24 min)
Miniature-themed dioramas & displays representing historical times & fictional worlds. Beacon Hill Park (27 min)
Elegant 200-acre Victorian park with trees & landscaped gardens, ponds & peacocks, plus a bandshell. Royal BC Museum (24 min)
This museum showcases natural wonders like dinosaurs & includes an IMAX movie theatre. Hatley Castle (25 min)
Early-1900s mansion with formal gardens previously used as a residence & naval training facility. Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea (16 min)
Nonprofit aquarium exhibiting Salish Sea marine life & including a jellyfish tank & touch pools. Craigdarroch Castle (26 min)
Ornate Victorian castle built by the coal baron Robert Dunsmuir between 1887 & 1890, open for tours. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (25 min)
Landmark parliament buildings featuring ornate neo-baroque architecture, artwork & guided tours. | 
