Museum · Victoria · British Columbia

Miniature World

Miniature World is a museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Nearby, Royal British Columbia Museum (300 m) leads the list.

Where

In Victoria

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 29%

#1,476 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Victoria

Inside Victoria

Miniature World sits inside Victoria’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Victoria the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 4°111 mm

Feb9° / 4°61 mm

Mar11° / 5°62 mm

Apr14° / 6°36 mm

May17° / 9°28 mm

Jun19° / 11°19 mm

Jul21° / 12°13 mm

Aug21° / 12°16 mm

Sep19° / 11°28 mm

Oct14° / 8°85 mm

Nov10° / 5°129 mm

Dec8° / 4°87 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Victoria, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Victoria Gonzales (City) (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Victoria’s full climate →

About

Miniature World

You’ll find it in Victoria, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Museum
Town: in Victoria
Official site: miniatureworld.com

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

HoursEvery day 10:00–21:00

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Miniature World on the map

The numbers show what else is near Miniature World, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases near Miniature World

The biggest base of the 8 is Saanich (126,011 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Victoria

103,888 people · 47 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km west of it

Juan de Fuca (Part 1)

5,439 people · 55 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Esquimalt

19,512 people · 42 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Saanich

126,011 people · 54 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Miniature World is	People	Places to visit
Victoria	It’s in town	103,888	47
Juan de Fuca (Part 1)	1.6 km west of it	5,439	55
Esquimalt	1.9 km northwest of it	19,512	42
Saanich	2.9 km northeast of it	126,011	54
Oak Bay	3.1 km east of it	18,626	38
New Songhees 1A	4.3 km northwest of it	2,052	35
View Royal	7.1 km northwest of it	12,795	20
Colwood	9.2 km northwest of it	22,794	13

Make a day of it

Also near Miniature World

There are 3 museums, 2 art galleries and 2 zoos within 15 km, and more besides.

MuseumRoyal British Columbia Museum300 m away · 350K visitors a year (2012)2

MuseumHelmcken House300 m away 3Art galleryArt galleryAlcheringa Gallery300 m away

ZooPacific Undersea Gardens300 m away

5MuseumMuseumMaritime Museum of British Columbia100 m away 6ZooZooVictoria Bug Zoo100 m away 7Art galleryArt galleryMark Loria Gallery300 m away 8Historic siteHistoric siteThe Mungo Martin House300 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Miniature World: the answers

Where is Miniature World?

In Victoria, British Columbia, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Miniature World stands.

What is Miniature World?

Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

When is the best time to visit Miniature World?

In Victoria, afternoons are warmest from June to September, at 19–21°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Royal British Columbia Museum: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helmcken House: Hans-Jürgen Hübner / Hans-Jürgen Hübner, Public domain, 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).