The Vancouver Island Paleontology Museum in Qualicum Beach exhibits fossils from the surrounding areas, while visiting the museum you will get a good feel about the history of Vancouver Island. The Museum has fossils from the Mesozoic Age, though the most important attraction in the Vancouver Island Paleontology Museum is the fossil of a 60,000-year-old walrus.

The walrus is one of the best preserved walrus's ever found and it attracts people from far and wide every year, the walrus named Rosie is the star attraction of the museum, when you visit the museum you will discover a wide collection of fossils, you can even take an educational tour of the Vancouver Island Paleontology Museum that takes you back to the prehistoric age, the Museum is open from mid June to early October.