Victoria Bug Zoo
Under $25A downtown Victoria insect and arachnid zoo with about 50 species, guided tours and chances to hold some of the animals.

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Saanich Municipal Hall is a sightseeing stop in Victoria, BC, part of the Vancouver guide. Cost: free.
770 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC
The District of Saanich is a municipality of about 118,000 people wrapping around the north side of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island, and its Municipal Hall on Vernon Avenue is the district's public office. Visitors come to Saanich for its parks and shoreline: the summit trails of Mount Douglas Park (PKOLS), the viewpoints of Mount Tolmie, Cadboro-Gyro Park and the beaches of Cadboro Bay and Cordova Bay. The district also runs several recreation centres and a golf course. Municipal Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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