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Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum
Craigdarroch was built between 1887-1890 for Robert Dunsmuir, a Scottish immigrant who made his fortune from Vancouver Island coal. This legendary Victorian mansion, built on a hill overlooking the City of Victoria (Craigdarroch means "rocky, oak place" in Gaelic) announced to the world that Robert Dunsmuir was the richest and most important man in Western Canada. He died in 1889 leaving his entire estate to his wife Joan who lived in the Castle until her death in 1908. |
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Maritime Museum of BC
Maritime Museum of BC invites you to come aboard and journey back to a time of splendour and luxury. For one evening, the Museum will transform itself into a beautiful historic CP Steamship and will bring guests on an unforgettable voyage. |
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Royal British Columbia Museum
British Columbia’s past, present and future are alive at the Royal BC Museum. With a collection of more than seven million unique objects and documents, there’s something incredible to see and do every time you visit. |
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Royal London Wax Museum
The "World of Wax" originally opened in 1961 in a street level location of the Crystal Garden at the corner of Belleville and Douglas. Displaying some ninety figures, this attraction establish North America's first exhibition of Josephine Tussaud wax figures from England. In April of 1971, Canada's 13th Prime Minister, the Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker, officiated at the museum's grand re-opening. |
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Barrie Museums