To sample the Victorian high life, head about a mile and a half east of the Inner Harbour to Craigdarroch Castle, a National Historic Site. This impressive stone home was built in the 1890s for coal ...

Why: Craigdarroch Castle never looks more regal than it does around Chrismastime, which is why holiday-themed tours of the building between Dec. 13 and 23 are long since sold out. But there’s still ...

Castles seem like the stuff of myths. But Victoria, British Columbia is home to a real life castle built for the family of a coal tycoon, Robert Dunsmuir. Construction began on the structure, called ...