If the tickets you want are unavailable, most attractions offer public tours on weekdays, also on a first-come, first-served basis.

While these outdoor attractions do not offer souvenirs, Victoria itself has most of the region's money-spending opportunities (e.g. souvenir shops and museums).

Many attractions also offer a family admission price, which can save dough for two adults and their brood.

There's a discount on buses for groups of four or more booking tickets together, and most attractions offer a good-value family ticket.

The newest attraction, L'Oceanografic, offers a jaw-dropping, hi-tech subterranean tour of the world's oceans.

This attraction offers the true facts about the creatures inside and cracks the myths about them wide open.

Inspired by the ancient flood story of Noah's Ark, this indoor and outdoor attraction offers a multi-sensory, interactive experience.

In addition to that, some haunted attractions offer side entertainment so you can make it a night of haunting entertainment.

Another major attraction is Palm Beach, a landscaped white-sand beach with freshwater lagoons and offering children's activities.

It brings you into new worlds, offers you new attractions.