James Bay

Worth seeing in and around James Bay

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   British Columbia Parliament Buildings

   The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and are home to the lieutenant governor and the Legislative Assembly. The speaker and the sergeant-at-arms are amongst those responsible for the legislative precinct, which by statute include the Parliament Buildings and grounds.

   1 km · Parliament building complex in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

   The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The legislature also includes the lieutenant governor of British Columbia.

   1 km · single house of the Parliament of British Columbia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St. Andrew's Cathedral

   St. Andrew's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Diocese of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.

   1.8 km · church building in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Royal British Columbia Museum

   The Royal British Columbia Museum, founded in 1886, is a history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year.

   1.2 km · museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Craigdarroch Castle

   Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic, Victorian-era Scottish baronial mansion. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada due to its landmark status in Victoria.

   3 km · historic house museum (victorian era) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Beacon Hill Park

   Beacon Hill Park is a 75 ha park located along the shore of Juan de Fuca Strait in Victoria, British Columbia that is popular both with tourists and locals. The park contains a number of amenities including woodland and shoreline trails, two playgrounds, a waterpark, playing fields, a children's farm, tennis and pickleball courts, many ponds, and landscaped gardens.

   1.5 km · park in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

   Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre is an indoor arena located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and is the largest arena in British Columbia outside of Vancouver. It is primarily used for ice hockey, previously the home arena of the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL, and currently the home of the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League.

   2.3 km · Multi-use indoor arena in Victoria, British Columbia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Thunderbird Park

   Thunderbird Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is next to the Royal British Columbia Museum and home to many totem poles and other First Nation monuments. The park takes its name from the mythological Thunderbird of Indigenous North American cultures, which is depicted on many totem poles.

   1.3 km · park in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Christ Church Cathedral

   Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia is the cathedral church of the Diocese of British Columbia of the Anglican Church of Canada.

   1.9 km · cathedral church in Victoria, British Columbia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Point Ellice Bridge Disaster

    The Point Ellice Bridge disaster occurred on May 26, 1896, in Victoria, British Columbia, when a streetcar crowded with 143 passengers on their way to attend celebrations of Queen Victoria's birthday crashed through Point Ellice Bridge into the Upper Harbour. 55 people were killed in the accident, making it one of the worst transit disasters in British Columbia.

    2 km · bridge in Canada · Wikipedia

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Getting to James Bay

Airports

Victoria (YYJ), 26 km · Vancouver (YVR), 88 km · Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), 134 km

Stations

Victoria Inner Harbour Airport, 1.2 km · Victoria station, 1.6 km

• Vancouver → James Bay

  95 km · quickest by road, 5h 7m · C$19–26
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• Kelowna → James Bay

  327 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · C$160–250
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• Seattle → James Bay

  119 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 19m · $38–122
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