Things to do in Newfoundland & Labrador
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Casbah
Fun, sassy waiters serve fun, sassy food in colorful Casbah. They keep everyone happy by offering small, medium and large plates, which might contain maple-roasted pumpkin soup or halibut burger with wasabi mayo.
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Bay of Islands Bistro
Inventive meals grace the plates at this hip bistro – say bacon and fava bean cushioned halibut for dinner, or a lobster and cornbread sandwich for lunch. Vegetarians will be pleased that they even get a couple of choices.
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Fat Cat
Blues radiates from the cozy Fat Cat nightly during the summer months.
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Fishing Point Park
The main road through town ends at Fishing Point Park, where a lighthouse and towering headland cliffs overlook the sea. The Iceberg Alley Trail and Whale Watchers Trail both lead to clifftop observation platforms – the names say it all.
A visitors center–cafe & craft shop is also out here; in the side room there's a polar bear display (admission $2). Creatures like this guy have been known to roam St Anthony from time to time as pack ice melts in the spring.
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Fort Point
Further afield is Fort Point (aka Admiral's Point), where you'll find a pretty lighthouse and four cannons, the remains of the British fortification from 1745. There are 10 more British cannons in the water, all compliments of the French in 1762. An interpretive trail tells the tale. It's accessible from Dunfield, a few kilometers south on Rte 239.
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Garrick Theatre
The artfully restored Garrick shows mainstream and indie films and hosts live music performances.
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Grand Bay West Beach
Located a short distance west of town, the long shore is backed by grassy dunes, which are breeding grounds for the endangered piping plover. The Cormack Trail (11km) leaves from here and flirts with the coast all the way to John T Cheeseman Provincial Park.
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Grapevine
Dark, swanky Grapevine is a wine and cocktail bar with great music and martinis.
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Green Family Forge
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Grenfell Historic Properties
A number of local sites pertaining to Wilfred Grenfell are subsumed under Grenfell Historic Properties. The Grenfell Interpretation Centre, opposite the hospital, is a modern exhibit recounting the historic and sometimes dramatic life of Grenfell. Its handicraft shop has some high-quality carvings and artwork, as well as embroidered parkas made by locals – proceeds go to maintenance of the historic properties.
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Grenfell Museum
Admission to the Properties also includes Grenfell's beautiful mansion, now the Grenfell Museum. It's behind the hospital, about a five-minute walk from the waterfront. Dyed burlap walls and antique furnishings envelop memorabilia, including a polar bear rug and, if rumors are correct, the ghost of Mrs Grenfell.
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Gros Morne Adventures
It offers daily guided sea kayak tours (two/three hours $50/60) in Bonne Bay, plus full-day and multiday kayak trips and hiking, skiing and snowshoeing tours. Check the website for many additional options.
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Harbour Restaurant
While you'll get better food and service elsewhere, you can't beat the harborside view here. Pizzas and donairs (spiced beef in pita bread) share the menu with fried chicken. It's licensed, too.
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Hava Java
The atmosphere at this place is refreshingly antifranchise and pro-tattoo; it just focuses on making the best coffee in town.
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Hiscock House
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HI St John's Tours
The hostel arranges Cape Spear/Ferryland/Witless Bay tours ($99, five hours) daily, if enough people sign up.
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Hungry Heart
Eat in this warm-toned cafe and you're helping abused women and others in need to train in food service and get back on their feet. Try the curry mango chicken or pulled pork sandwiches. Saturday brunch brings out the cheese scones with peameal bacon and cherry bread pudding. Lots of baked goodies, too.
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Iceberg Quest
Departs from St John's harbor and makes a run down to Cape Spear in search of icebergs in June, whales in July and August.
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Interpretation Centre
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Java Jack's
Art-filled Jack's provides Gros Morne's best coffees, wraps and soups by day. By night, the upstairs dining room fills hungry, post-hike bellies with fine seafood, caribou and vegetarian fare. Greens come fresh from the property's organic garden.
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Kelly's Pub & Eatery
Hidden neatly behind the smoky pub is this great countrified spot. It makes the best burgers in town and the stir-fries are not too shabby either.
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Lester Garland House
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Lester Garland Premises
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