Nova Scotia
This handsome, scarlet-topped 110m lighthouse atop Cape George Point overlooks the calm waters of St Georges Bay. The present light (the third) was built…
Must-see attractions in Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island
This small crescent of sand is pretty much as far north as you can get in Nova Scotia. The name is believed to derive from the beach's popularity as a…
Nova Scotia
This museum on the banks of the tidal Greville River, about 20km west of Parrsboro, memorializes the age of sail and the area's shipbuilding past. A…
Nova Scotia
This modest little local-history museum is worth a visit to understand the development of Mahone Bay, particularly the 1754 settlement, the building of…
Ballantyne's Cove Tuna Interpretive Centre
Nova Scotia
This cute interpretive center has features, displays and commentaries on tuna as a species and the local tuna-fishing industry. You're in luck if the…
Nova Scotia
A fine example of Georgian architecture from 1806, the Lordly House Museum has three period rooms illustrating 19th-century upper-class life and Chester…
Nova Scotia
The 1885 Whitman House Museum holds artifacts from the town's past and offers a wonderful view from the widow's walk. The museum also serves as Canso's…
Nova Scotia
This eclectic museum has displays ranging from Mi'kmaw basketwork to nautical charts, antique toys, a collection of vintage hats and early lithographs of…
Cape Breton Island
Get some background on cetaceans at this modest visitor center, which has illustrations of 16 whale species, and a life-size model of a pilot whale…
Halifax
Tours of the 1756 Little Dutch Church, the second-oldest building in Halifax, can be arranged through St George's Round Church.
Cape Breton Island
Built in 1828 in Pioneer Gothic style, St Patrick's is the oldest Catholic church on Cape Breton Island and now houses a museum recounting Sydney's…
Nova Scotia
Perkins House Museum displays articles and furniture from the colonial period. Built in 1766, it's the oldest house belonging to the Nova Scotia Museum.
Cape Breton Island
The unique and photogenic 1893 Église St Pierre dominates the town with its silver spire and colorful frescoes.
Nova Scotia
This small provincial park just off the highway has a fine sandy beach good for swimming and beachcombing.
Nova Scotia
The area's Catholic cathedral, completed in 1874, is a fine example of Canadian Romanesque architecture.
Nova Scotia
An eclectic collection of local artifacts is displayed at this museum in Evergreen House, the former home of folklorist Helen Creighton, who traversed the…
Halifax
The admiral of the British navy for all of North America was based in Halifax until 1819 and threw grand parties at Admiralty House, now the Maritime…
Nova Scotia
Belliveau Beach, near the southern end of Belliveau Cove, consists of masses of sea-polished stones broken up by small clumps of incredibly hardy fir…
Halifax
Completed in 1890, Halifax's grand late-Victorian Second Empire–style town hall features a seven-story clock tower. The time on its north clock face is…
Halifax
Off the pedestrian area on Granville St, this gallery shows work by students and faculty of the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. The gallery is named…
Nova Scotia
Step back in time at this 1892 wooden home built in the Victorian Italianate style, filled with antiques and memorabilia, and with a meticulously cared…
Nova Scotia
Built in 1786 by Quaker whalers from Nantucket who fled the American Revolution, Quaker House is the oldest surviving house in the Halifax area. Admission…
Halifax
In addition to being a primary burial ground for victims of the Halifax Explosion, this cemetery is the final resting place of 19 people who perished in…
Halifax
Built in 1800, this church is a rare example of a circular church built in the Palladian style, with a main rotunda 18m in diameter. Tours here, and of…
Nova Scotia
A c 1787 Loyalist house is now the Shelburne County Museum. It has a collection of Loyalist furnishings, displays on the history of the local fishery, and…
Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre
Cape Breton Island
Just south of Baddeck, Wagmatcook First Nation (www.wagmatcook.com) is composed of two Mi'kmaq communities. You can learn a little more about them at this…
Cornwallis Street Baptist Church
Halifax
The Cornwallis Street Baptist Church has been serving African Nova Scotians since the 1830s. Walk by on Sunday morning and hear the gospel music flow…
Great Hall of the Clans Museum
Cape Breton Island
At the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts & Crafts, about 20km north of Baddeck, this museum traces Celtic history from ancient times to the Highland…
Nova Scotia
Discover the science behind in-stream tidal energy at this research center, which uses the incredible tides of the Bay of Fundy to create electricity.
Nova Scotia
In the town's former railway station, this compact museum features displays devoted to remembering the history of Antigonish and its residents.
Cape Breton Island
This small village museum explores the history of fishing in the Margaree Valley, with a collection of rods, reels, flies and vintage photos.
Nova Scotia
The town museum, run by the Guysborough Historical Society, displays artifacts related to early farming and housekeeping in the region.
Cape Breton Island
This fish-rearing facility keeps the Margaree Valley stocked with salmon and trout; you can learn about the process and feed the fish.
Halifax
You can't miss Halifax's most ornate cathedral, which has the largest freestanding granite spire in North America.
Cape Breton Island
In the old train station just back from the beach, the Inverness Miners' Museum presents local mining history.
