Sights in Nova Scotia
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Titanic Burial Grounds
When the Titanic sank, the bodies not buried at sea were brought to Halifax. Today there are 19 graves at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery , 10 in the Baron de Hirsch Jewish Cemetery at the north end of Windsor St, and 121 in the adjacent Fairview Lawn Cemetery; 40 graves are still unidentified. J Dawson, whose name was the basis for Leonardo DiCaprio's character in the film Titanic, is at Fairview Cemetery.
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Victoria Park
Escape Truro's busy streets at Victoria Park, 400 hectares of green space in the very center of town, including a deep gorge and two waterfalls. The park attracts dozens of bird species.
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Waterfront Park
Waterfront Park offers a stunning view of the tidal mudflats, Minas Basin and the red cliffs of Cape Blomidon. Displays explain the tides, dikes, flora and fauna, and history of the area. This is an easy spot to start a walk or cycle on top of the dikes.
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Yarmouth County Museum
This museum, in a former church, contains five period rooms related to the sea. A regular single admission ticket (adult/student $3/0.50) includes Pelton-Fuller House next door, which is filled with period artwork, glassware and furniture.
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Yarmouth Light
Yarmouth Light is at the end of Cape Forchu, a left on Hwy 304 from Main St. The lighthouse affords spectacular views and there's a tearoom below. Stop at Stanley Lobster Pound, where you can get a fresh-cooked lobster at market-value price to take and eat on the beach.
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Admiral Digby Museum
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Agriculture Research Station
At the eastern end of town, the Agriculture Research Station includes a museum on the area's farming history and the apple industry in particular. Guided museum tours are offered during summer.
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Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens
Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens covers a rambling 6.5 hectares with various themed gardens such as an Acadian kitchen garden one might have seen in the late 1600s and an innovative modern one. Munch on blueberries, ogle the vegetables and look for frogs. The Secret Garden Café offers lunches and German-style baked goods.
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Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Practical Yarmouth is the unexpected home to the refreshingly cosmopolitan Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. The new three-story building has well-selected works from mostly Maritime artists.
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Churches
St George's Round Church was built in 1800 and is a rare circular Palladian church with a main rotunda 18m in diameter. Tours are by arrangement. Tours of the 1756 Little Dutch Church, the second-oldest building in Halifax, can also be arranged through St George's. The Cornwallis St Baptist Church has been serving African Nova Scotians since the 1830s. Walk by on Sunday morning and hear the gospel music overflow its walls.
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St Patrick's Church Museum
St Patrick's Church Museum is the oldest Catholic church on Cape Breton Island.
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Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design
The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Designshowcases work by local craftspeople.
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Cape Breton Centre for Heritage & Science
In the Lyceum, this center explores the social and natural history of Cape Breton Island.
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Jost Heritage House
Jost Heritage House features a collection of model ships as well as an assortment of medicines used by an early 20th-century apothecary.
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Old Burying Ground
The Old Burying Ground is the final resting place of some 12,000 people buried between 1749 and 1843. A display points out graves of historical significance.
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Cornwallis St Baptist Church
The Cornwallis St Baptist Church has been serving African Nova Scotians since the 1830s. Walk by on Sunday morning and hear the gospel music overflow its walls.
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Discovery Centre
Hands-on exhibits, live shows and movies make science fun for all ages.
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Old Town Clock
At the top of George St, at Citadel Hill, the Old Town Clock has been keeping time for 200 years. The inner workings arrived in Halifax from London in 1803 after being ordered by Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent.
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Captain Angus J Walters House
Donated to the town by the descendants of Captain Walters, who skippered the famous Bluenose, Captain Angus J Walters House is dedicated to preserving the history of the man and the schooner.
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St Paul's Church
Established in 1749 with the founding of Halifax, Anglican St Paul's Church once served parishioners from Newfoundland to Ontario. Across the square, Halifax' City Hall is a true gem of Victorian architecture.
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Museum of Natural History
Daily summer programs introduce children to Gus the toad and demonstrate the cooking of bugs. Exhibits on history and the natural world will keep parents engaged, too.
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Lunenburg Academy
Lunenburg Academy is the huge black-and-white turreted hilltop structure visible on your way in from Halifax. Built entirely of wood in 1895 as a prestigious high school, it is now a public school that can be toured daily in summer at 15:00.
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Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Don't miss the permanent, tear-jerking Maud Lewis Painted House exhibit that includes the 3mx4m house that Lewis lived in most of her adult life. The main exhibit in the lower hall changes regularly, featuring anything from ancient art to the avant-garde. Free tours are given at 2pm Sunday year-round (daily during July and August).
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Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
The knowledgeable staff at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic includes a number of retired fisherfolk who can give firsthand explanations of the fishing industry. A cute aquarium on the 1st floor lets you get eye-to-eye with halibut, a 6kg lobster and other sea creatures. Film screenings and talks are scheduled throughout the day.
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Anna Leonowens Gallery
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 for the founder of the college, who was immortalized in The King and I for her relationship with the King of Siam.
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