Cape Breton Island
In Sydney's North End, well-preserved Jost House belonged to merchant Samuel Sparrow. It has a modest collection of artifacts and furniture illustrating…
Must-see attractions in Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
Known for its dramatic red cliffs (some 180m high) overlooking the fast-moving tides of the Bay of Fundy, this beautiful 760-hectare park makes a great…
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre
Nova Scotia
In 2015 Birchtown's Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and museum was moved to its shiny new facility 7km outside town, on the site of what was Canada's…
Cape Breton Island
Mi-Carême, celebrated in the middle of Lent, is Chéticamp's answer to Mardi Gras. Locals wear masks and disguises, and visit houses in a bid to get people…
Nova Scotia
This moving memorial commemorates the 229 people who lost their lives on September 2, 1998, when Swissair Flight 111, bound for Geneva, Switzerland,…
Annapolis Valley
The Kings Historical Society runs this local-history museum where you can visit a replica courtroom and Victorian parlor, and view exhibits exploring…
Cape Breton Island
Built in 1787, Cossit House is the oldest residence in Sydney and one of the oldest surviving buildings in Nova Scotia. It was the home of Reverend Ranna…
Ottawa House Museum By-the-Sea
Nova Scotia
This 21-room mansion was once the summer home of Sir Charles Tupper (1821–1915), who served as premier of Nova Scotia and also as prime minister of Canada…
Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area
Nova Scotia
About 30km northwest of Tatamagouche, this vast sanctuary protects 585 hectares, including tidal and freshwater wetlands. A 4km loop trail winds through…
Nova Scotia
Just 7km west of Economy, Five Islands Provincial Park offers several good hikes. The 4.5km Red Head Trail is well developed, with lookouts, benches and…
Annapolis Valley
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…
Rushton's Beach Provincial Park
Nova Scotia
Small cottages crowd around Rushton's Beach, just east of Tatamagouche in Brule. It's worth a visit to look for seals (turn left at the end of the…
Blue Sea Beach Provincial Park
Nova Scotia
Blue Sea Beach, on the Malagash Peninsula, has warm water and fine sand, and a marsh area just inland that's ideal for bird-watching. There are picnic…
Islands Historical Society Museum
Annapolis Valley
Island life is explored at this little museum, which has lots of boat models, vintage fishing gear, sepia-tinted photos and a small exhibit on one-time…
Inverness County Centre for the Arts
Cape Breton Island
Inverness County Centre for the Arts is a beautiful establishment with several galleries and an upmarket gift shop featuring works by local and regional…
Annapolis Valley
Originally built in 1809, this rugged outpost has seen many incarnations over the years. Its present form, a striking red-and-white-striped concrete tower…
Nova Scotia
St Bernard is known for its church, a huge granite structure built by locals who added one row of blocks each year between 1910 and 1942. It has…
Nova Scotia
Escape Truro's busy streets at Victoria Park, 400 hectares of green space in the very center of town that includes a deep gorge and two waterfalls. The…
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…
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…
Annapolis Valley
Haliburton House was once home to Judge Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865), writer of the Sam Slick stories. Many of Haliburton's expressions, such as…
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…
Annapolis Valley
Overlooking the Gaspereau Valley, this geothermally powered winery grows certified-organic grapes to make a range of sparkling wines, plus whites, reds…
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…
Annapolis Valley
This well-known winery produces whites, reds and rosés, as well as a muscat, a sparkling white and an unusual maple wine. The tasting room is in a big red…
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.
Annapolis Valley
Occupying a mid-19th-century Georgian home, this museum has exhibits on the town's marine history and early settlement.
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…
