Arts & Culture
The Museums:
It isn't often that a person has the chance to view an 80 million-year old marine reptile, a Czech Air Force MiG-21 "Fishbed-J" and a replica of a turn of the century coal mine all in one day - unless they are in the Comox Valley.
The Courtenay & District Museum & Paleontology Centre
- Nearly complete fossilized remains of a 12-metre elasmosaur
- First stop on the Great Canadian Fossil Trail
- Year round fossil site tours
- First Nations and early pioneer artifacts
- History of the Comox Air Base and West Coast military aviation
- Extensive reference and photo library
- Airpark displaying eight historic aircraft
- Comprehensive history of local coal mining
- Replica of a turn of the century coal mine
- Artifacts from the largest Chinese settlement north of San Francisco
- Historic building inventory
The Comox Archives & Museum
- Maritime history of Comox, farming and pioneer life
- Celebrate the home town of naturalist Hamilton Mack Laing
- Research assistance and tours available by appointment
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