MUSEUMS
Ashton Armoury Museum. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon, 724 Vanalman Ave. 250-363-8346 or ashtonarmymuseum.ca
British Columbia Aviation Museum. Daily 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 1910 Norseman Rd., Sidney. 250-655-3300 or bcam.net
CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum. Naden (off Admirals Road). 10 a.m.3: 30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 250-363-4312 or navalandmilitarymuseum.org
Canadian Scottish (Princess Mary's) Museum. Tuesdays 9 a.m-3 p.m. Donation. Wheelchair accessible. Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay St. Parking on Field Street. Don't miss our Centennial Victoria Cross display, For Valour at the Royal B.C. Museum until Dec. 2. 250-363-8753.
Maritime Museum of B.C. Daily 10 a.m.5 p.m. Bastion Square. Guardians of the Coast: Celebrating more than 50 years of the Canadian Coast Guard on the Pacific exhibit to March 23. 250-385-4222. mmbc.bc.ca
Royal British Columbia Museum. 675 Belleville St. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Archives 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Envisioning the World: The First Printed Maps, 1472-1700 exhibit, to Jan. 27. Monday-Friday, 3: 30 to 5 p.m. half price admission to March.250-356-7226 or royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Saanich Pioneer Society, Log Cabin Museum and Archives, 7910 Polo Park Cres., Saturday, noon-3 p.m. and by appointment. 250-658-8347.
Sidney Historical Museum. Daily 10 a.m.4 p.m., 2423 Beacon Ave., Sidney. 250-655-6355.
Sooke Region Museum. Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 2070 Phillips Rd., Sooke. 250642-6351 or sookeregionmuseum.com
Victoria Police Museum. Monday-Friday 1-4 p.m. 850 Caledonia Ave. 250-656-0853.
FAMILY
The Bug Zoo, 631 Courtney St., Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.5: 30 p.m. 250-384-BUGS or bugzoo.bc.ca.
Imax Victoria located inside the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. Shows hourly from 10 a.m. until early evening. 250-480-4887. imaxvictoria.com
Miniature World, 649 Humboldt St. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-385-9731. miniatureworld.com
Pacific Undersea Gardens, 490 Belleville St., daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday/Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. pacificunderseagardens.com
Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, 9811 Seaport Pl., in Sidney Pier Building, Sidney; daily, 10 a.m.-4: 30 p.m. 250-665-7511. oceandiscovery.ca
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, 1461 Benvenuto Ave., Brentwood Bay. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1-877-722-0272. butterflygardens.com
PARKS
Goldstream Provincial Park. Open 9 a.m.4: 30 p.m. 250-478-9414.
Hatley Park National Historic Site. 2005 Sooke Rd., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-391-2600. hatleypark.ca
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. Monday-Friday 8: 30 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends and holidays, noon-4 p.m. swanlake.bc.ca