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Living History Tour for groups

Vancouver Island Military Museum6 hr 17 min by bus · 92 km
✓ Fits your group
A low white building with a wide overhanging roof and a small lookout cupola, with outdoor stairs up to the doors, a naval gun on the lawn and a Veterans Wall of Honour sign along the front.
Cost
Free
no cost at all
The tour is free. The site does not say whether the $4 adult and $2 student admission is charged as well.
Ages & size
Grades K to 12
Capacity not published
Duration
1 hour
Year round
Days not published
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What it actually looks like

Photos from Vancouver Island Military Museum's website
Our note
The tour is free but the site never says whether the $4 and $2 admission is charged on top, so ask when you book. Either way it is cheap, and under twelves get in free. No minimum notice is given and the museum only opens Tuesday to Saturday, so give the volunteers plenty of warning.

What the children do

A guided tour led by veteran volunteers, built around the museum's artifacts and themed exhibits and the stories of local people caught up in global events. Tours run from 60 minutes to 2 hours depending on what the group is interested in, and can be tailored from a general overview to a single topic. The tour itself is free. Requests go through a form on the bookable tours page, which asks for a preferred date and time and for the number of people, age range and any accessibility needs. Topics on offer include the First World War, the Second World War, the Cold War and Nanaimo's Diefenbunker, segregation and internment, and peacekeeping. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday, and also opens by request.

Walk through the galleries with a veteran volunteer, stopping at themed displays and looking closely at artifacts, medals and uniforms in the cases. Replica objects and photographs can be brought out to handle during the tour.

Good to know

Free parking on site with ramp access from the upper lot, and Piper Park is right next door. Washrooms, somewhere to eat lunch and bus parking are not mentioned anywhere, so it is worth a call.

Sources disagree. Their own pages give two different postal codes for the same street address. The street number is the same either way, 100 Cameron Road in downtown Nanaimo, so a satnav will still find it. We use the code that their map and their handout for teachers both give.
Washrooms
Needs confirmation
Lunch space
Needs confirmation
Rain backup
Needs confirmation
Strollers
Needs confirmation
Wheelchair access
A standalone site beside Piper Park with its own accessible, free parking lot. The entrance doors are at the top of the righthand stairs. For ramp access, park in the upper lot and take the ramp to the doors.
Bus parking
Needs confirmation
Nearby park
Piper Park, immediately beside the museum

Getting there

100 Cameron Rd., Nanaimo, BC, V9R 0C8

On foot
19 hr 59 min
too far with this group
By bus
6 hr 17 min
includes a 9 min wait
Driving
2 hr 56 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

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Details checked on 2026-09-07 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 250-753-3814