South ShoreSights

Sights in South Shore

  1. A

    Knaut-Rhuland House

    Knaut-Rhuland House is considered the finest example of Georgian architecture in the province. This 1793 house has costumed guides who point out its features.

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  2. B

    Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

    The knowledgeable staff at Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic includes a number of retired fishers who can give firsthand explanations of the fishing industry. An awesome aquarium on the 1st floor lets you get eye-to-eye with flounder, halibut and other sea creatures. Films screen regularly in the 3rd-floor theater.

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  3. C

    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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  4. D

    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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