Located downtown, the Royal BC Museum Cultural Precinct, is a city block wide area that offers a complete history of British Columbia from prehistoric times up to the present day. The precinct's main attractions include the Royal BC Museum whose collection includes over 7 million artifacts and the BC Archives which houses over 200 years of original BC documents and photos. The precinct is also home to the oldest building in BC, the Helmcken House and one of the most modern buildings, the National Geographic IMAX theater whose screen is over four stories high. The precinct begins at the corner of Belleville and Government Streets, across from the Parliament building.
Royal BC Museum
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BC Archives
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National Geographic IMAX Theater
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Beacon Hill Park provides a convenient downtown setting to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. In addition to offering over 200 acres of gardens, fountains, fields and ponds to stroll around, Beacon Hill is also home to the Beacon Hill Children's Farm which houses a variety of animals including miniature horses, goats and peacocks. Beacon Hill Park is also a popular location for concerts and festivals such as the Luminara Lantern Festival each July that combines, music, fun and paper lanterns for park visitors.
Beacon Hill Park
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Beacon Hill Children's Farm
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While the entrance to the Pacific Undersea Gardens is above sea-level, the most interest parts of the the gardens happen underwater. The Gardens is actually a floating structure extending from the shore into the Victoria's Inner Harbor. The Gardens offers an underwater viewing gallery 15 feet below the surface. From the gallery, visitors are able to get a "fish-eye" perspective of harbor sea life. The Gardens offers a underwater show where visitors inside, watch and communicate with divers outside as they explain the features of the Inner Harbor.
Pacific Undersea Gardens
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