About our rating systemCanada’s gardens (inspired by Victoria’s Butchart Gardens, although the sign says Victoria Gardens) are a surprising oasis, adding a hidden artificial canyon delightfully washed by a man-made waterfall. A music show sometimes takes the stage here several times daily (check your app).
Influences: 19th-century Victorian colonial architecture (Hotel du Canada); emblematic northwestern Indian design and Maritime Provinces towns; Butchart Gardens, Victoria (Victoria Gardens).
Fun Stuff to Buy: The shop, Northwest Mercantile, mostly hawks maple syrup ($25 for 8.5 oz.), hockey team wear, faux fur–lined muff hats ($25), stuffed moose ($15), ice wine in 2-oz. servings ($13), and T-shirts themed to moose and hockey.
Entertainment: A rock/folk band at the bandstand.
