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Royal BC Museum

675 Belleville St, Victoria, BC V8W 9W2 · Victoria, BC

Why you should go…

The Royal BC Museum is a history and natural history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, founded in 1886. It holds a collection of more than seven million items spanning the province's natural and human history, including Indigenous cultures. The museum sits in the Inner Harbour next to the BC Legislature and received its royal title in 1987.

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Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Royal BC Museum, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Prince of Whales

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    Whale and marine wildlife boat tours departing from Victoria and Vancouver in search of orcas and humpbacks.

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  • Tours
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    Orca Spirit Adventures

    $50+

    Whale watching boat tours from Victoria's harbour in search of orcas, humpbacks and other marine wildlife.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sport & Outdoor
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    Butchart Gardens

    $25–$50

    A 55-acre National Historic Site of Canada near Victoria with sunken, rose, Japanese and Italian display gardens.

    11 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

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    Museum of Anthropology

    $25–$50

    See Northwest Coast First Nations art, totem poles and global ethnographic collections at UBC's museum of anthropology.

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    Science World

    $25–$50

    Interactive science museum in Vancouver's iconic geodesic dome, with hands-on exhibits and an Omnimax theatre.

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    Vancouver Art Gallery

    $25–$50

    Western Canada's leading public art museum with more than 13,000 works in downtown Vancouver.

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