The Waterfront Walk to Tod Inlet

Victoria's most over-delivering sunset walk, from driftwood logs on the bluff to Clover Point's kite-filled sky.

A 360-degree summit view ranked among Canada's most beautiful, and the whole trick is you drove here.

A floating boardwalk into a city wetland ten minutes from downtown, where the turtles are sunning and the eagles are showing off.

Soft sand facing Discovery Island and Mount Baker, a promenade for strolling and paddleboards for falling off together.

Victoria's Lieutenant Governor opens 36 acres of roses, Garry oak meadows and an Olympic Mountains view to the public. Free.

The sunset Victorians quietly beg you not to put on a list, from a 1914 observatory perch only locals know.

A wobbly candy-coloured village of floating homes, harbour seals, and fish and chips on the dock.

Sidney's flat seaside walk past bronze sculptures and loafing seals, with the Gulf Islands and Mount Baker for a backdrop.

An easy lakeside walk on the Ed Nixon Trail, with a floating boardwalk out over Langford Lake and benches for the view.

Hike 20 minutes through old Garry oaks, or drive up after noon, for a 360-degree view over Victoria and Mount Baker.

The breakwater dares you to walk 800 metres straight into the ocean, and there is absolutely nothing stopping you.

Nine acres of themed gardens in Saanich, a Takata Japanese garden, and Canada's largest outdoor bonsai collection for a few dollars.

The cove locals quietly prefer you not to find, with tide pools, a tree swing, and the Olympic Mountains across the water.

A one-acre jewel-box garden built by a prince and princess after decades of war and internment and love against the odds.