Reviews of Courtenay & District Museum (Zoo)

Beate Askerlund

So many historic items and stories from comox Valley to explore...and much more...fantastic

Mars Bar

Great little museum they have put it together nicely. Worth a quick visit

Barry Minnis

Great fossil tour.

Caiman

I usually don't visit museums but was advised to see this one while in Courtenay and I do not regret. Many different pieces of history, starting with dinosaurs, through very First Nations to a modern world. Museum also provides some entertaining workshops for kids if you're interested.

Carl Anderson

Very good small town museum. Historical building houses dinosaur bones and native history. Admission is by donation. Worth a visit.

Thomas Hekl

Very nice museum. Old building with very modern interior. A place to learn about the Courtney and Comox history.

Laura Isaacs

Dinosaurs, and fossil collection is fantastic. Kids love it.

Robin Thorneycroft

A good little museum with more paleontology than I would expect in a smaller town. The Fossil tour was outstanding - enthusiastic, knowledgeable guide who share his love of the area, rocks and fossils. Perfect for our kids (7&8). We now have bags of rocks with fossils and fragments. Perfect summer road trip souvenir.

Liz Wootton

Good interpretation, and very interesting. This museum does a great job of exhibiting items that are particularly of local interest but with reference to the global significance. I love visiting and am very proud to recommend it to visitors from overseas.

David Turner

Great museum, helpful and friendly staff, and within walking distance of things downtown.

Raman Toor

I was surprised to see creatures fossils in this museum, such a old big tree trunk and nice collection of small tools used for excavation.

Brandee Mills

Very small but the kids enjoyed. Teen working was full of sass when my 5yr old nephew went upstairs to show his mom the Dino tails attached to him. There's only one way in/one way out. They're not exactly inconspicuous.

cappuccino glace

(Translated) Superb place and very informative. well done (Original) Superbe endroit et très instructif. Bravo

Thomas Murphy

Nice displays and tie to area, wish the store was a little more closed off because need better control for the little ones.

Valerie Desnoyers

A very fun museum, the lady at the front desk was very friendly and fun to talk to about slugzilla.

Dave Alex

Don't miss this. Yes it is small but very well laid out and the staff are super knowledgeable. We lived in the Valley for over 10 year and did not know the Dinosaur history of our region.

Michael Hamm

Excellent museum. Great knowledge by staff.

Robert Rose (Tosslehoff)

Paleontology exhibit is top notch.

Mark King

Been here multiple times. They always have very nice and informative staff. They take the time to answer any questions. If they aren't 100%, they find someone that is. They also host Birthday Parties for kids, which are always a good time.

J C

Worth for the check and easily spend 30mins to know the history and ancient ocean creatures. If you have children this place is must go … They don’t sell tickets only accept donations around $5

Paul Enns

The old Post Office in Courtenay has been converted into a museum. The first floor has many dinosaur artifacts many of which were discovered locally on the island. The second floor features the history of Courtenay and Comox. Items on display from the turn of the century. My advice is make sure you take a couple hours to enjoy. Well worth the time. Admission is free and open for free donation.

Tiffany Chalmer

This place is fantastic! Perfect day trip, we love fossils. Highly Recommended :0)

Rob

Find out about creatures unique to the Comox Valley, including the Elasmosaurus and the Morrison Creek Lamprey!

Vernon Brewster

Gotta go there.

Steve Sakamoto

Wonderfully quaint and informative. We went in hoping to see the Elasmosaur skeleton, but ended up losing well over an hour in the local history section.there are some great pieces on display here, and it's really a credit to the local area.

Chubb Rock

Small but great. Interesting place to take the kids .

Gabriel Gutiérrez

It's great

Dolorese Plante

Lovely place to bring the grandkids

Wade Friel

Great displays

Jacques Dussault

Good

Julia Hogan

Friendly staff, interesting paleontology.

John Newman

Good dinosaur exhibit

Tammy McFadden

Offers a variety of outdoor activities to sign up for all ages

Laurie Johnston

My kids has alot of fun even my extremely teenager had fun

O N

A hidden gem

Elisabeth Gelb

Visit and learn! Go on the fossil hunt!

Kelly Malo

Small but educational.

Troy Richman

Our dinosaur loving child had a blast here.

Tyler Seltenrich

Great museum, I have been there a few times and each experience was great. Highly recommended!

Jesse Wheeler

Excellent little museum. Not just dinosaurs, has lots of local history as well.

Terry Ireland

Pat, the curator was fantastic. We went with a group with our kids and he made it fun for the kids. Very personable. I love our history and he made it better. He was also patient as well.

Ron Pogue

Well worth a family membership every year, all the kids love the 'Dinosaur Museum'. Great local stuff at the gift shop too.

Sabre Bouchard

Very cool displays

deepthi uthaman

Informative

John Silvester

Pretty good display of dinosaur fossils and local history. Entry is by donation. Free car park over the road. Good little shop.

Algy Goosen

Pay a visit to our local Museum. Contrary to popular belief Vancouver Island is not moving out to sink at sea. We are in fact slowly rising and moving towards the mainland, and this whole area has once been submerged under seawater, which is why the Museum sports a real big Elasmosaurus hanging from the ceiling - go check it out!

Paul

Amazing collection. Highly recommended.

Alex May

Friendly and storied staff! Admission is by donation.

Peter van kessel

It's a great place, very informative a lot of local history

Craig Mckee

Great place to spend some time learning about local history

Michael Simard

This museum is small but it is awesome! The displays are very well done and super informative. I learned a lot about zoology, geology and paleontology while visiting... And a healthy dose about the local First Nations. The fossil hunting trip is great fun and supports the amazing staff who bring this place to life! A must see!

Christian Bookout

has dinosaurs

Ricardo Storti

(Translated) Nothing too much trouble. A little weak. It even has some interesting pieces but they are few and some parts are with the light burned which prevents a nice vision. (Original) Nada demais. Um pouco fraco. Até tem algumas peças interessantes mas são poucas e algumas partes estão com a luz queimada o que impede uma visão bacana.

Jan Kanters

The museum is focused on fossils found in the Comox Valley region and Nanaimo and Campbell River, and on the first floor one learn more about Comox region itself. The entrance is donation based.

Pat Mckee

Very enjoyable

seoulwhaler

There are cool fossils and interesting information about the local history. Our dinosaur loving 5 year-old liked it, but it's pretty small. We finished in a half an hour.

Eileen Garvey

The musiun

Stephen Gwyn

Small museum, but has a lot of cool things to look at and touch.

Jess

Very cool place to visit to check out fossils and the people were so nice and knowledgeable. We had a great time visiting!

Colin Allenby

Pat Trask gave us a personal talk on the ancient history of the area, amazing. We really enjoyed the experience, highly recommended.

jose luis renovales marin

I like the history down town

Ana C

Brought in some un earthed fossils July 15th 2021 been there a couple times before, usually quiet but the curator knows and loves what his job. He speaks in a very easy to follow way and explains things really well to everyone of all ages. Great for families or a field trip always learn something new every time.

Hayley

So many neat things to look at, the dinosaur fossils are my favourite!

Denys Laporte

Great museum!

Charlotte Swanson

Wonderful displays using art and informing on rich biological and human history

Lars Helgesen

Small museum, get in by donation.

Kevin Mastafly

This museum is a gem. We did arts and crafts the exhibits were well carried out. We went during a birthday party for a dinosaur exhibit there was also cake, music, and face painting. My only criticism is while we were there the activities were not led but monitored.

Elizabeth Marsh

Small but packed museum. Some really cool fossils.

thom williamson

Came here for a 80 000 031st birthday party. It was awesome.

heather dunne

Very well organised. Both the paleontology part and the local history were well done. Recommend for all ages.

Jane Coleman

Excellent presentation of artifacts, displays were artistic and insightful. Thank you.

Ernest Thorick

Disappointing, had expected some authentic displays. If I want to see falsehoods, I'd watch Trudeau's election campaign, or anyone's for that matter.

shirley corson

Fantastic displays of fossils and dinosaurs!

Nathan Paquette

Very cool museum! It gives you a great experience as to what life on the island was like millions of years ago. Lots of cool fossils of course, but also a lot of really interesting Native and turn of the century displays as well. Great way to learn some history. I'd say a full walk through would take about an hour, hour and a half. Price is by donation.

Darcy Fiddler

Awesome

Daryl Sampson

Smaller size

Brenda McCall

It was very interesting

Matt Potosnak

Great space, friendly staff, and a eclectic collection

Violet Obasi

Was small but had a selection of things to see. Was well put together and had special activities for kids.

James emery

Everyone was wonderful and passionate about working at the museum

Crystal

Great museum! There are many demonstrations and guest speakers as well as interactive displays. Worth a visit

Anna Drab

Loved it

Jennifer Holstein

This museum blew away my expectations for a small town attraction. The paleontology exhibits were shockingly good with just the right amount of do-it-yourself aesthetic (the quirky paper mache pterodactyl). The local history including First Nations was well represented and accessible.

Travis Gingerich

For a small-ish town, this museum was great! Really up on the paleontology, although the rest of the museum was a bit bland. Also, the African lungfish was an interesting addition, but didn't add all that much. Hard not to feel sad for the big guy in his little tank.

dan gillespy

A very cool museum . It use to be the local post office