Halifax
Completed in 1890, Halifax's grand late-Victorian Second Empire–style town hall features a seven-story clock tower. The time on its north clock face is…
Must-see attractions in Nova Scotia
Halifax
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…
Nova Scotia
Step back in time at this 1892 wooden home built in the Victorian Italianate style, filled with antiques and memorabilia, and with a meticulously cared…
Annapolis Valley
At the eastern end of Kentville, the Agriculture Research Station includes a museum with displays on the area's farming history, and the apple industry in…
Nova Scotia
Built in 1786 by Quaker whalers from Nantucket who fled the American Revolution, Quaker House is the oldest surviving house in the Halifax area. Admission…
Annapolis Valley
A hydroelectric prototype at the Annapolis River Causeway, the Annapolis Tidal Station has been harnessing power from Bay of Fundy tides since 1984. It's…
Halifax
In addition to being a primary burial ground for victims of the Halifax Explosion, this cemetery is the final resting place of 19 people who perished in…
Halifax
Built in 1800, this church is a rare example of a circular church built in the Palladian style, with a main rotunda 18m in diameter. Tours here, and of…
Nova Scotia
A c 1787 Loyalist house is now the Shelburne County Museum. It has a collection of Loyalist furnishings, displays on the history of the local fishery, and…
Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre
Cape Breton Island
Just south of Baddeck, Wagmatcook First Nation (www.wagmatcook.com) is composed of two Mi'kmaq communities. You can learn a little more about them at this…
Cornwallis Street Baptist Church
Halifax
The Cornwallis Street Baptist Church has been serving African Nova Scotians since the 1830s. Walk by on Sunday morning and hear the gospel music flow…
Annapolis Valley
Run by the Wolfville Historical Society, this small town museum relates the history of the New England Planters and colonists who replaced the expelled…
Great Hall of the Clans Museum
Cape Breton Island
At the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts & Crafts, about 20km north of Baddeck, this museum traces Celtic history from ancient times to the Highland…
Nova Scotia
Discover the science behind in-stream tidal energy at this research center, which uses the incredible tides of the Bay of Fundy to create electricity.
Nova Scotia
In the town's former railway station, this compact museum features displays devoted to remembering the history of Antigonish and its residents.
Cape Breton Island
This small village museum explores the history of fishing in the Margaree Valley, with a collection of rods, reels, flies and vintage photos.
Nova Scotia
The town museum, run by the Guysborough Historical Society, displays artifacts related to early farming and housekeeping in the region.
Cape Breton Island
This fish-rearing facility keeps the Margaree Valley stocked with salmon and trout; you can learn about the process and feed the fish.
Halifax
You can't miss Halifax's most ornate cathedral, which has the largest freestanding granite spire in North America.
Cape Breton Island
In the old train station just back from the beach, the Inverness Miners' Museum presents local mining history.
