Victoria - Royal British Columbia Museum

British Columbia's provincial museum is situated in Heritage Court, midway between the Parliament Building and the empress Court Hotel. It is by far the best museum of natural and cultural history in Canada.
Three-dimensional displays offer a feast of sights, smells and sounds of British Columbia. Walk through a rainforest, view animals on West Coast beaches and in tidal wetlands.

The Natural History Gallery includes "Ocean Station", where visitors can explore British Columbia's vibrant undersea world. Sit among aboriginal ceremonial poles and masks, walk through a big house, and learn of native people's struggles after European settlement. Sail through the HMS Discovery - the ship that brought Captain Vancouver to these shores, "slosh" through a fish canning factory and explore the worlds of miners and loggers. Window shop in Old Town, visit the Grand Hotel, and see what's playing at the cinema before catching the train home. The 20th Century Hall holds an array of artifacts, reading stations and computer displays on the past 100 years of BC history.