Must-see attractions in Eastern Newfoundland

  • Dungeon Park

    Eastern Newfoundland

    The sheer power of the ocean is more than evident at the Dungeon, a deep chasm 90m in circumference that was created by the collapse of two sea caves. The…

  • Random Passage Site

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Back in 2002, the CBC and Ireland's RTÉ made a miniseries out of Bernice Morgan's 1992 novel Random Passage. The show was partially filmed at a pretty…

  • Fortune Head Geology Centre

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Exhibits examine the geology of the Burin Peninsula, minerals and rocks, the 1929 Grand Banks tsunami and prehistoric animals. Kids will appreciate this…

  • Ye Matthew Legacy

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Enter this structure and discover a wonderful replica of John Cabot's 15th-century ship Matthew, which Cabot sailed into Bonavista. Travelers who love…

  • Cape Bonavista Lighthouse

    Eastern Newfoundland

    This brilliant red-and-white-striped lighthouse dates from 1843. The interior has been restored to the 1870s, and includes the original lead-weight pulley…

  • Fortune Head Ecological Reserve

    Eastern Newfoundland

    The reserve protects fossils dating from the planet's most important period of evolution, when life on earth progressed from simple organisms to complex…

  • Ryan Premises National Historic Site

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Explore a restored 19th-century saltfish mercantile complex at this National Historic Site, which consists of a slew of white clapboard buildings. The…

  • Cooperage

    Eastern Newfoundland

    A historical site used for fisheries and shipping-related activities. First a seasonal 'fishing room' for drying codfish, it later housed an expanding…

  • Trinity Museum

    Eastern Newfoundland

    This creaking collection of bric-a-brac displays more than 2000 pieces of historical relics, including North America's second-oldest fire wagon. It's got…

  • Mercantile Premises

    Eastern Newfoundland

    This exhibit displays the sort of general store and counting houses utilized by the fisheries and shipbuilding industries that were foundational to…

  • Sir William Ford Coaker Heritage Foundation

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Port Union promotes itself as the only union-built town in North America. The settlement was created by the Fishermen's Protective Union (FPU), and this…

  • Mockbeggar Plantation

    Eastern Newfoundland

    This handsome home once housed the family of F Gordon Bradley, one of Bonavista's most prominent citizens and a prominent advocate for Confederation with…

  • Fort Point

    Eastern Newfoundland

    At Fort Point (aka Admiral's Point) there's a pretty lighthouse and four cannons, the remains of the British fortification from 1745. There are 10 more…

  • Trinity Historical Society

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Runs the Lester Garland House, where the historical society's office is located, the Cooperage, the Green Family Forge and the Trinity Museum.

  • Bait Depot

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Built in 1957, this building once housed, as the name implies, refrigeration and freezing facilities for fishing bait. It no longer serves that purpose,…

  • Provincial Seamen's Museum

    Eastern Newfoundland

    The impressive-looking Seamen's Museum depicts both the era of the banking schooner and the changes in the fishery over the years. Some rooms are given…

  • Hiscock House

    Eastern Newfoundland

    This restored merchant's home dates from 1910, and includes exhibits on the small businesses that were vital to Trinity's' economy in the late 19th and…

  • Lester Garland House

    Eastern Newfoundland

    This historic home was rebuilt to celebrate cultural links between Trinity and Dorset, England – major trading partners in the 17th, 18th and 19th…

  • Burin Heritage Museums

    Eastern Newfoundland

    Displays in two historic homes tell of life's highs and lows in the remote outports of this region.

  • Green Family Forge

    Eastern Newfoundland

    This former forge is now a museum stuffed with iron tools and dedicated to the blacksmith's trade.