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Excite your senses! Explore history! Create memories! Sidney-by-the-Sea has something for every age, interest and fitness level. The registered attractions and museums listed here will become an unforgettable part of your holiday experience.

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre
  
Our ocean lives here at Vancouver Island’s newest attraction, the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre. This extraordinary centre showcases living marine life of the Salish Sea in aquarium habitats. Giant octopus to microscopic plankton, this is a hands-on/hands-wet experience that reveals the mysteries of the ocean to all ages. See thousands of fish, invertebrates and more, from giant octopus to tiny plankton, all at home in 87 tonnes of seawater. Located  in Sidney, BC, at the foot of Beacon Avenue in the Sidney Pier building. Open daily - For rates and hours call (250) 665-7511 or visit www.oceandiscovery.ca



A young boy with a star fish  Curious eyes  Jelly fish tank  Kids on the beach


Booktown - Canada's Only Booktown

British Columbia Aviation Museum

Butterfly Gardens

Emerald Sea Adventures -  whale watching

Heritage Acres

Marine Ecology Centre - A Unique Experience

Mineral World and Scratch Patch

Sea Quest Adventures - Whale Watching & Kayaking

Sidney Museum & Archives - Take a Walk Through Time

The Butchart Gardens - Over 100 Years in Bloom


Just minutes off the Pat Bay Highway, adventures above and below the sea await -- we invite you to choose your's. Boating, CampingDiving, Fishing, Kayaking and indoor and outdoor Sports.

 A geological family experience at Mineral World & Scratch Patch.  Enjoy hands-on biology at the Marine Ecology Centre.  The wonderful world of Booktown!  The excitement of flight at the BC Air Museum. 
All photos by Rick Hudson



 

 

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