Great collection of totems, native people's art work, and the history of Vancouver Island. There is also a great National Geographic Imax theater.

This museum is well worth your while. There was a special exhibit on the race to the the South Pole wish should not be missed. It was very informative and surprisingly moving.

Great display on the race to the south pole. A lot of information very well displayed. Across the street from the Empress, a great way to spend a morning or afternoon.

One of the best museums we have visited. Even our 4 year old (with a short attention span) found lots of things to interest him. The displays are excellent and very informative. We only had 2 hours here but would have loved to have stayed longer.

This museum has beautiful exhibits which are suitable for all ages. Our toddler enjoyed running around and checking everything out - and so did we.

This is absolutely one of the best things to do!!! We have been here at least a dozen times and always return when we are nearby.

We spent 3 hours in this museum and loved every minute! The exhibition on Scott and Amundsen's expedition to the Antarctic was amazing!!! So informative and interesting. The exhibits on the other floors were also fantastic especially the First Peoples collection of artifacts and totem poles. The exhibits on the old frontier where you can go into the old hotel,... More

Since my time was limited, I only went to the 3rd floor to visit the First Nations art work, Chinatown and the Frontier life during the Gold Rush era. You felt that you were actually in the train station with the bells & whistles going on, the hen clucking away, etc. The totem poles were so well displayed & you... More

I read a Yelp review that said this museum wasn't very interesting because they were from a large city... well, my friends and I are city girls from the US, and all of us were FLOORED by how much we enjoyed this museum! Since none of us are too familiar with Canadian history, I was curious how much of it... More