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Sidney Visitor Information Centre, Sidney, BC

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Sidney Visitor Information Centre

Sidney Visitor Information Centre is a sightseeing stop in Sidney, BC, part of the Vancouver guide. Cost: free.

2281 Beacon Avenue · Sidney, BC

Why you should go…

The Sidney Visitor Information Centre is the year-round information desk for Sidney by the Sea, run by the Sidney Business Improvement Area Society since 2017. Staff and volunteers hand out maps and advice on the town's waterfront walkway, independent bookstores, galleries, restaurants, whale-watching departures and the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea aquarium. It sits on Beacon Avenue, the main street that runs down to the pier, minutes from Victoria International Airport and the Swartz Bay and Anacortes ferries.

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What's around here?

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