This moving memorial commemorates the 229 people who lost their lives on September 2, 1998, when Swissair Flight 111, bound for Geneva, Switzerland, plunged into the ocean 8km off the coast of Peggy's Cove not long after taking off from New York's JFK airport.
Swissair 111 Memorial
Nova Scotia
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Citadel Hill National Historic Site
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Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
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Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
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Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
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2. William E deGarthe Gallery & Monument
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Finnish-born local artist William deGarthe (1907–83) carved the magnificent Lasting Monument to Nova Scotian Fishermen into a 30m granite outcrop behind…
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A fine example of Georgian architecture from 1806, the Lordly House Museum has three period rooms illustrating 19th-century upper-class life and Chester…
5. Mt Olivet Catholic Cemetery
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6. Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park
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Eighteen kilometers south of Halifax, near the village of Sambro, this gorgeous provincial park boasts three distinct beaches in separate coves; the third…
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When the RMS Titanic sank, the bodies of those not lost at sea were brought to Halifax. Among other sites, there are 19 graves at Mt Olivet Catholic…
8. Africville Heritage Trust Museum
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Learn the story of Africville, Halifax's predominantly African suburb, the residents of which were evicted and their homes razed in what became the local…