Maritime Museum of British Columbia
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is a museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, that engages people with the maritime culture and history of the Pacific Northwest through rotating exhibits, educational and community-based programs, research services, and more.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal British Columbia Museum and Victoria Bug Zoo.
Royal British Columbia Museum
Museum
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The Royal British Columbia Museum, founded in 1886, is a history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year. Royal British Columbia Museum is situated 260 metres southwest of Maritime Museum of British Columbia.
Victoria Bug Zoo
Zoo
The Victoria Bug Zoo is a two-room minizoo that is located in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, one block north of the Fairmont Empress Hotel. It was sold to Xing Chen in 2014. The Victoria Bug Zoo is run by General Manager Jaymie Chudiak. Victoria Bug Zoo is situated 160 metres north of Maritime Museum of British Columbia.
Thunderbird Park
Park
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Thunderbird Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is next to the Royal British Columbia Museum and home to many totem poles and other First Nation monuments. Thunderbird Park is situated 220 metres south of Maritime Museum of British Columbia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Chinatown.
Victoria
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Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
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The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.
Esquimalt
Town
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The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and… Esquimalt is situated 3½ km west of Maritime Museum of British Columbia.
Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- Type: Museum
- Address: 744 Douglas Street
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.42177° or 48° 25′ 18″ northLongitude
-123.36635° or 123° 21′ 59″ westOpen location code
84WRCJCM+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4988766604OpenStreetMap feature
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