- The ultimate insider\'s guide to Victoria, British Columbia, for locals and experienced travelers - Features interesting and unusual Places not found in traditional travel guides - Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide - Appeals to both the local market (more than 92.000 people call Victoria home)and the tourist market (nearly 4 million people visit Victoria every year!) - Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs Authors Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies take you to find the cool, the quirky, and the unusual Places hidden in Victoria amidst the fascinating architecture and glorious outdoor scenery.
God Save the King!.
Vestiges of the old British Empire can still be spotted in the majestic colonial buildings in the inner harbor, the red double decker buses on its busy streets and the occasional old fashioned British telephone booths.
Later, the Hudson\'s Bay Company established the spot as a trading post, naming it Fort Victoria after the reigning British queen.
If it\'s history you\'re after, consider That James Cook was the first non-indigenous person to set foot near here in 1778.
See the world\'s tallest totem pole while it still stands.
Or take a date to a secluded, waterfront fish-and-chips shop.
Answer the call of nature in a pub\'s haunted loo.
Explore Canada\'s largest ant farm.
Visit the place where author Rudyard Kipling slept. - The ultimate insider\'s guide to Victoria, British Columbia, for locals and experienced travelers - Features interesting and unusual Places not found in traditional travel guides - Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide - Appeals to both the local market (more than 92.000 people call Victoria home)and the tourist market (nearly 4 million people visit Victoria every year!) - Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs Authors Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies take you to find the cool, the quirky, and the unusual Places hidden in Victoria amidst the fascinating architecture and glorious outdoor scenery
