I like air planes. I like museums. I really like it when the two come together and the Comox Air…read moreForce Museum is a great example of just that. While the Comox museum may not rival the Smithsonian Air & Space museum, it does have an excellent collection of artifacts and exhibits that are well maintained and organized in a coherent and thoughtful manner. Admission is by donation, which makes the museum a cost-effective way to entertain your family while still learning about Canadian history. Along with the main exhibit hall, the museum maintains a heritage air park where you're able to get up close to vintage aircraft. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and even provided me with batteries for free when my camera unexpectedly died. I would have liked to spend more time at the museum however my girlfriend's enthusiasm for aviation history had worn out, and we had other Canada Day activities to take in.

From the owner: The Comox Air Force Museum displays the history of 19 Wing and the heritage of military aviation on…read morethe west coast of Canada. The Museum has a main gallery of exhibits, an aviation art gallery, an aviation reference library and a Heritage Air Park with eleven static aircraft on display. The Museum is also in partnership with Vintage Wings of Canada in the restoration of a Mark IX Spitfire. Stop by the Museum and request a tour of this restoration project. The Museum also has a Gift Shop where you can purchase all your aviation souvenirs and memorabilia.

This small museum is well worth a visit. Tucked away just off the main drag it could be easily…read moremissed but once you find this hidden gem there is so much to see. There are lots of great displays and the museum director, Lewis, is extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic about each and every piece of history inside. He makes everything come alive! Great place to take out of town guests or for anyone interested in history. I definitely would recommend a visit :)

From the owner: Our museum specializes in the stories of every day Canadians in times of war and peace. Visitors…read moreto our museum can see artefacts and documents, letters, and photographs of members of the Canadian military from the Great War of 1914-1918 all the way to the present day Canadian Forces. Four times a year we host new or guest exhibits from other national or international museums as well as our own displays, many of which are rotated depending on our season.

My boyfriend and I went here earlier today and had a great experience. Love the walk to the…read moreentrance with descriptions of native plants to Campbell River, Vancouver Island. Open the door pass the gift store you are greeted by friendly attendants. This was a great experience. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. We took about an hour and a half while other people with kids took maybe 15 minutes (just a guess).

We went here to kill some time before a whale watch trip and found it to be quite interesting…read more There is one large fishing boat (The BCP45) the only known example of a wooden seiner (in its original configuration) still in existence in the center of the room and a volunteer will give you the history. There are many antique maritime instruments, a number of photos of the restoration of the original boat, and information about the fishing industry. You are able to go inside the boat and see how the fishermen lived on the boat. You can also see where the captain steered the boat and the fishing nets used. It was quite interesting and wish we had had more time to see everything.

Very nice people who are clearly trying very hard to have an educational, pleasant museum that…read morehonors the history of their little town ... or at least that part that post-dates the arrival of Europeans. Based on these displays, however, you probably wouldn't know there were First Nations people living in the area in between the dinosaurs on the one hand, and BGen Money on the other hand who apparently did much of the early land speculation and development. But maybe they don't feel that's their warrant?

we wish we had been able to stay a second night at Haig-Brown House. It's a lovely, peaceful…read moreproperty, the house is interesting and the room was comfortable. Marjorie's homemade breakfast was delicious.

Recently, my husband and I stayed three nights at the Haig-Brown B&B. I took up fly fishing not…read morelong ago and I read as much as I can on the subject. I fell in love wtih Roderick Haig-Brown's writing on fishing and many other things and discovered his house on the Campbell River had been turned into a B&B/museum--we had to go. When we arrived, Catherine greeted us with tea and cookies and began telling us stories about the Haig-Brown family, his conservation work, his writing, and his fly fishing. She took us into the family library, where Haig-Brown wrote many of his books, and she sent us down to the river to see where he had spent many hours fishing. Catherine responded to every question we asked with knowledge and good advice--we followed all the tips she offered and enjoyed every single one. The breakfasts Catherine made and served--bacon, eggs and potatoes, or home-made granola, berries and yogurt, or her sinfully delicious fresh out-of-the-oven scones-- set us up for our days of adventure. By the time we left, we both felt we had a new friend. We hated to leave, so we vowed to come back. This place and its host deserve the absolute highest rating--we would recommend it a thousand times!

Hey Tourists...don't miss stopping into this friendly, interesting museum in this friendly,…read moreinteresting town! From Nainamo bars and bathtub races, to hockey and 1920's women's fashion, we thoroughly enjoyed this small museum! They did an especially great job with the coal exhibit part. Even the gift shop is full of interesting items at reasonable prices. They were simply requesting a small donation for admittance, and we were happy to do so.

I'm not going to lie; given that the admission is only $2, I had pretty low expectations for the…read moreNanaimo Museum. However, I was pleasantly surprised! There were so many interesting things to learn about, most especially a large (possibly new? It looks new) exhibit on immigration. Very interesting and touching. The gift shop was nice too, with lots of things to buy at reasonable prices.

It is a recreated historic town site run by an association. Fee is by donation. There is a…read moremuseum and many town buildings including school, church, homes, blacksmith. And some outdoor equipment. A lot of artifacts and recreated rooms to see inside of the buildings. Centers on the homesteading of a James Craig in the 1890's. Everything is close together so U could easily get through it in a half hour. Worth a visit. They have a Sunday market which plays loud pop music and not historic themed.