Start in the natural-history gallery on your visit to the province's best museum. Fronted by a beady-eyed woolly mammoth, it's lined with evocative dioramas – the elk peeking through trees is a favorite. Next, head up to the First Peoples exhibit with its fascinating mask gallery – look for a ferret-faced white man. The highlight is the walk-through colonial street with its chatty Chinatown and detailed storefronts.
The museum hosts regular special exhibitions and also has a popular IMAX theater screening documentaries and Hollywood blockbusters.
