Reviews of Miniature World (Museum)

Preet Chawla

The intricate details on each of the miniature sets is too good. However, it seems a bit outdated and they should add something new. Pressing the button to see a train run on its tracks and some other button activated motions in the display are a kids delight.

Ivana Bozickovic

Hard to add anything that hasn’t already been said. Have you ever watched Peter Pan on Disney +. It’s very old, requires a disclaimer due to politically incorrect content (and very deservedly so), and still an awesome movie. Simply timeless!

D. Trottier

I wasn’t sure what to expect at Miniature World, but it is SO MUCH COOLER than I thought it would be. The working sawmill is a highlight, be sure to watch the video! My favourite part was the Canadian coast-to-coast railway, all in miniature. The captions are informative and interesting and the miniature dioramas themselves are utterly stunning. Very, very well worth the price of admission. I would recommend it to any visitor to Victoria.

Brian Shaler

No wait

David Nicoll

I visited last weekend with my family (kids; 6 and 4yo), and we all enjoyed the creativity that's gone into making the dioramas. There are many different themes, including space travel, World War 2, King Arthur, nursery rhymes, cars, trains, and an enormous circus. Many of the displays have interactive elements, but they didn't always work (or we couldn't find what the button did). The writing was too high for the kids in places, but they enjoyed it all nonetheless. Some of the displays have won awards, and it's great that the model making effort has been recognised. Recommended.

Krithik Dubey

This is one of those place where you can go and learn about history without actually reading any history book. Good place to visit with children.

Brian Kates (Big B)

Amazing place to visit with the little ones! So many things to see (and buttons to push!). There are lots of different worlds, all more interesting than the one before. We spent a good 30-40 minutes there. Would come again for sure!

Txomin Hermosilla

What can I say.. it was a little expensive. Like $50 for the family of 4. But we took an hour and a half to walk through. I thought it was pretty amazing, the children liked it; but as children often do, they take it for granted. They have over 85 dioramas, but I thought it would be nice if they did a 7 wonders of the world piece. It would have been kinda neat to see the pyramids of Egypt and that sort of thing. I mean really, this exhibit is very low maintenance and at $50 for 2 adults and 2 children I am sure they are raking the money in... I mean when I was there, there were at least 15 people there too. Lest say over $1000 on any given day... maybe time to make the pyramids eh????

Daniel Broome

One of the best places I’ve visited in Victoria. This hidden treasure is a place filled with knowledge and history detailed and explained in all miniature forms. The detailing is mesmerising and breathtaking. Any lover of art or history shouldn’t miss this place. I love the exhibits and would definitely come back. It was worth the entry fee coz I spent a good amount of time inside and didn’t expect myself to be so amused. Highly appreciate the hard work behind each miniature. Though there were many miniature that I loved,y favourite one was of the railway in Canada as it was interactive and the mini trains moved around and it was just mind blowing! It is no easy task to recreate so much and I’m grateful for the exhibit.

Vidhya S

Just amazing! Our 8 yr. old had a great time walking through the museum checking out all the wonderful miniatures. From entering the museum you are transported into a wonderful world in outer space but small sized! He enjoyed reading out all the slates tell you what the diorama was depicting, so we took our time walking through. Beautiful, handcrafted miniatures were lovingly displayed in some beautiful cabinets, with steps for the smaller ones to get a good look. Navigating through the whole museum took us a little over two hours. Of course many family’s were there and their children preferred to briskly walk through, however our little guy was captivated by the whole experience. The only suggestion we had collectively is that the Medieval section seemed to fall a bit short from the Circus area within the museum. The size (jokingly) of the Circus section far exceeded that of the Medieval one, but again it must be very difficult to move & maintain the dioramas. Take the kids or take yourself and enjoy loosing yourself in Miniature World!

Season Greetings

What an experience we had. This is the must visit place, i bet you wont be able get everything out of your head even when you get home; i wonder what kind of mastermind has created those tiny little people and those small details. Oh my god, I still can’t get over the experience I had. One visit wasn’t even enough. I sure am gona see that place again. Hats off to all those talented people who have created these models.

Dharam Badech

Loved the visit. Seeing the detail was amazing. Highly recommended!

Patty Spradling

Awesome, definitely worth visiting no matter the age

Rodrigo Feracini

Absolutely delightful imaginarium. Extraordinary detail, scope and artistry. Some displays better than others, but that is to be expected. History and literature lessons that awaken childlike wonder. Not just for children. I am told they …

Danilo Stevanovic

Quite dated attraction that hasn't been updated since its opening. Still as a local I like visiting since the historic side of the displays obviously will never need changing. Also has some interaction capabilities for smaller children to keep them entertained.

Clara

Way more interesting than we expected. Some of the displays are remarkably detailed - especially looking inside buildings. I think even Warhammer figurine painters would be impressed with the scale of some displays. Coolest part were the working trains. A lot of historical moments captured, so if you're looking for more current or futuristic settings, it's minimal in comparison. Self-guided and will take about 45 minutes, give or take, depending on interest. Parking was a bit of a nightmare to find on the street at the time of day we went (early afternoon), but it's no worse than most areas of downtown waterfront Victoria. But then you can just walk around for other sights around The Empress.

Saggio Ricercatore

We have 12, 8 and 5 year old boys. Each one found something they enjoyed as did the adults. Much better than anticipated and worth spending 1.5 to 2 hours.

Shaun

It was so awesome! Not a museum guy but since I had nothing better to do since it was raining, decided to check this place out n I'm glad we did.. Recommend about 90 mins to 2 hours for this place. We had to rush through since our parking time was expiring.. I believe kids 3 and up will also love this place. Tickets are a bit pricy but so worth it!

Frederic Houle

Great place to go even if you don’t have kids! So many incredible displays, you just can’t believe all the detail.

Clara Coelho

Wait time

Adam Searles

What a trip to fantasy world!! Watching these shots from the early days of Canada, the US and the world, including the first and second world wars, as well as well known children's stories, is nothing short of amazing and similar to daydreaming while you're really awake. We spent over 2 hours there and wished we could stay more but we had a train to catch.

Rick Gosine

I had such a great time at miniature world! I wasn’t expecting to spend so much time there, but everything was so engaging that we wanted to look at everything! I absolutely recommend checking it out if you have some time to kill :)

Amey Bhalerao

Wasn’t really my thing. It’s pretty old inside. You gotta appreciate the time and effort to build each one and have the history behind it. There are green buttons on certain structures that will turn on either lights or activate trains

Harpreet Kaur

Loved it. Such fantastic displays and the workmanship put into them was top notch. Highly recommend. Huge fan of the trains and the circus display in particular.

Twitch

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Robert Kent DesRochers

I went there with a friend’s family with my two daughters. It was a walk in and we had to wait around 15 minutes in the queue to get in. By the time we entered, we bought tickets online and the mini-world inside were amazing. Many were like good quality school projects we used to make during our middle or high school. Seceral displays covered WWWI destruction, several wars, story of King Arthur, industries and what not. I do not like museums but I liked this one and so did my daughters. It's not too expensive, so it was okay to visit. We liked this place and those miniature scenic displays, running trains, flying butterflies, moving miniature cars and what not :-)

Bhagwan Dhaliwal

loved it. Absolutely got my money's worth. Got some sweet pictures and was an amazing addition to the vacation. It was nice and cool inside, the different genres were so nice. It fit in so well, my personal favorite was fantasy. Such great …

Felix

Love it. Can’t get enough. Details of the display are amazing. Money worth spent. For sure reccomend to others. Will visit again when back to Victoria. ????????

Arshdeep Kaur

Visited on

Arvind Tirkey

Weekday

Kyle Trusler

Definitely a "should stop" for any tourist to Victoria. If you don't have time to hit it up then don't, but it is definitely one of the best things to do in the lower Harbour area. Takes about 45 min and is both enjoyable for adults, especially ones with a liking for local history as they have some extensive dioramas of historical periods in Canadian and World history, and especially good for children with working model trains, fairy tales, space ships and medieval knights to enjoy. Quick to go through, reasonably priced and a piece of local Victorian history. Definitely something you won't regret.

Rob Dhanu

Worth every penny. Nice to see historic events in miniature figures. Must visit!!

Jessica Langer

Reservation recommended

Kinjal Shah

The exhibits were excellent with great workmanship and minute details. I easily spent about 2.5 hours there. The walking path is one-way only so when it's pretty crowded you probably won't be able to backtrack. The WW2 exhibits were right at the start and I thought they were one of the best of all the exhibits, so do take your time before moving on to the next since you can't move back to see it again!

Y.T

Amazing experience...awesome displays of miniatures with too much detailing. Loved the Circus world.

Natalija Rajic

Lovely place, right downtown Victoria! Exquisite details with varied displays, cities, WWII, dolls houses, Camelot, fantasy land.

Mard

This place is unique, incredible and you will enjoy spending time at this place. I was not a big fan of the Miniature World until I visited here myself. If you are planning a trip to Victoria, it is worth spending your time and money here.

Victor Jianto

The amount of details in the models are just mind blowing. Some models have components that move when pressing a button. Some areas have lighting changes that mimic changes from day and night.

Jasdeep Singh

This place is absolutely incredible there are so many amazing details and different types of erras, decads, absolutely something for everyone hardest part is not staying for 5 hrs so you see literally every miniature statue and funny thing or cool interactive buttons. My only gripe is there's talking about the exhibits but extremely hard to hear and focus on due to it being an overhead speaker would love to have small speakers by the exibit would love to go back!!

Louie S

This was the best place ever! You need to go and check it out. Even if you have kids, don't have kids, are a child at heart, a history buff, it does not matter. . Once you walk in, you will understand this post! Have fun! P.S. don't put a time limit on it.