Anything fun to do or must see in Victoria, BC?

[MJM]

Heading there tommorow until Monday.

Outside of whale watching, anyone have any suggestions?

Any watering hole suggestions would also be appreciated.

The rooftop patio in the Strathcona hotel http://www.strathconahotel.com/roofsand_.html

(edit: sorry, the Sticky Wicket was the pub downstairs...also nice)

IMO the wax museum and underwater gardens are overpriced, but ok if you're looking for touristy things to do.

[You Need a Thneed]

The wax museum and Miniature World were entertaining when I was there.

[Aeneas]

Went to 6 mile and 17 mile pub recently, they are nice.
Beacon Hill park is great if you are looking for things horticultural, and it has a petting zoo if you have children.
My daughter and I enjoyed Miniature World...okay it was mostly me.

Fishermans Wharf was interesting, I know there is food there, probably a drinking establishment also.

You can't go wrong around the inner harbour. The hotel, parlaiment buildings, food and drink, people watching, museums, and the aforementioned touristy things (or more touristy)

[Rerun]

Olympic View Golf course

[Rerun]

Double decker bus sight seeing tour

Butchart Gardens

[North East Goon]

There's lots of little shops to mosey around in. Take the victoria clipper to Seattle, that was a good experience for me.

[Aeneas]

If you are interested in houses etc, you could take a drive from Beacon Hill to Oak Bay marina. Some great houses/ocean views on that route. Or walk it I guess.
Then feed seals and otters at the marina.

[Methanolic]

Old People & Old People. .

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Olympic View Golf course

Is probably one of the worst golf courses on the island. If you are looking for golf there are better options than OVGC IMHO and I have played them all.

Lots of places to drink downtown Darcys and Roof Top are my favorite places to visit. Roof Top on a Sunday can get pretty crazy (Blackout Sundays) and Darcy always has a good band playing.

What types of things are you looking to do?

[MJM]

Originally Posted by HOOT

Is probably one of the worst golf courses on the island. If you are looking for golf there are better options than OVGC IMHO and I have played them all.

Lots of places to drink downtown Darcys and Roof Top are my favorite places to visit. Roof Top on a Sunday can get pretty crazy (Blackout Sundays) and Darcy always has a good band playing.

What types of things are you looking to do?

Just basically have a good time. Have some drinks, do some adventure things (whale watching, deep sea fishing, etc.), sight seeing, etc.

Should I rent a car, or will public transport suffice there?

[MJM]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

There's lots of little shops to mosey around in. Take the victoria clipper to Seattle, that was a good experience for me.

Is it possible to take the Victoria Clipper to Seattle, have a few hours there and return to Victoria or would I have to spend the night in Seattle?

I love Seattle, I would just prefer to not spend the night there because I already booked my accomodations in Victoria.

[Cactus Jack]

Buchart Gardens

[North East Goon]

Originally Posted by MJM

Is it possible to take the Victoria Clipper to Seattle, have a few hours there and return to Victoria or would I have to spend the night in Seattle?

I love Seattle, I would just prefer to not spend the night there because I already booked my accomodations in Victoria.

I am not exactly sure, here is their website for you:

http://www.clippervacations.com/

[kermitology]

Smoke weed with HOOT.. Then go to the strippers.

That's about all there is to do.

[tvp2003]

Public transit is possible -- it's a pretty small city (especiallyi if you're staying within the downtown area) and the bus system is pretty good IMO (double decker!). You'll likely need to take the shuttle from the airport to downtown though.

I would spend some time walking around downtown, around the harbour, and over to Beacon Hill Park. As Aeneas said, there's also a nice scenic driving route along the SE edge of Victoria around Oak Bay. Willows beach is also around that area -- the "sights" are usually better than Cadboro-Gyro beach down by UVic.

Originally Posted by MJM

Is it possible to take the Victoria Clipper to Seattle, have a few hours there and return to Victoria or would I have to spend the night in Seattle?

I love Seattle, I would just prefer to not spend the night there because I already booked my accomodations in Victoria.

If you took the first trip to Seattle, and the last trip back to Victoria, you'd get about an hour in between

[DuffMan]

I'll second the double decker bus tour to do once in your life. you can throw things at the junkies on the sidewalk at the beginning of the tour.
Going through the really rich district is kind of cool also.

[vanisleflamesfan]

Royal BC Museum
The beach!! - Go skimboarding at Willows, or Cadboro Bay (okay pub near there called Smugglers Cove).
Other pubs: Garricks Head pub, Swans and Spinnakers (both are excellent brew pubs).

EDIT*: Ha ha, beaten to the punch on Willows beach, truly a 'scenic' experience.

[Thor]

Cool I'm going there on Friday, leaving Sunday. My nephews AAA team is there for 2 games and I hear near my red lion inn is a strip club.

Life is good.

The strip club is attached to the hotel.
There's another one (or there was 10 years ago) downtown that offer a fairly decent Sunday Muff-et.
edit: don't ask how I know these things.