3.9 km from Highlands, Malahat Skywalk leads the list
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 3 of its 5. Highlands itself has none of them. A day out reaches Royal British Columbia Museum, 17 km away.
The first to see around Highlands
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Highlands
Ashton Armoury Museum marks the outer edge, 11 km away.
The dashed line is Highlands’ municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Grouped by kind
3 museums or galleries and 2 other attractions top the count.
Green: inside Highlands. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Highlands → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Highlands →
Worth the drive
MuseumRoyal British Columbia Museum17 km south · 350K visitors a year (2012)
National park · Parks CanadaGulf Islands National Park Reserve24 km northeast
MuseumCraigdarroch18 km south · 150K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral17 km south
MuseumFort Rodd Hill12 km south
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral17 km south
Art galleryUniversity of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries16 km south
MuseumHelmcken House17 km south
MuseumArt Gallery of Greater Victoria18 km southArt galleryArt galleryAlcheringa Gallery16 km south
ZooPacific Undersea Gardens17 km southPlaces well known beyond Highlands (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Good to know in Highlands
What is there to see near Highlands?
No attraction is mapped inside Highlands itself. Within 5 km of it are Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Studio Bauer and Centre of the Universe.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Highlands?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (Parks Canada), 24 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Highlands?
Within 40 km: Craigdarroch (18 km), St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral (17 km), Fort Rodd Hill (12 km), Christ Church Cathedral (17 km).
How is this list made?
The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (10)
- Royal British Columbia Museum: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulf Islands National Park Reserve: Paul Gierszewski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigdarroch: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral: Original uploader was Drhaggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Rodd Hill: Storeswallah at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: This photo was taken by Ryan Bushby( HighInBC ) with his Canon PowerShot S3 IS . To see more of his photos see his galle, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries: Heather Stone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmcken House: Hans-Jürgen Hübner / Hans-Jürgen Hübner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pacific Undersea Gardens: H at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).