Top choice in Cape Breton Island
The Red Shoe is the place to catch a bit of Celtic music as you mosey down the Ceilidh Trail. The homey, ramshackle pub hosts at least one gig seven nights a week, from country crooners to folky fiddlers, and you can tuck into a menu of hot wings, fish-and-chips and homemade gingerbread as you listen.
The pub is run by the renowned Rankin Sisters, who hail from Mabou and whose Celtic-tinged music has scooped them numerous national awards; they often join in with the show.
6.33 MILES
The first distillery in North America (and the only one in Canada) to make single-malt whisky, this renowned producer claims to take its secrets straight…
Celtic Music Interpretive Centre
14.42 MILES
This well-run center is one of the region's best places to experience Celtic music. The main exhibit room explores the origins and styles of the local…
28.96 MILES
Perched on a hilltop overlooking the Bras d'Or Lake, this living-history museum explores the region's Gaelic heritage. Costumed Scots demonstrate the day…
Inverness County Centre for the Arts
12.17 MILES
Inverness County Centre for the Arts is a beautiful establishment with several galleries and an upmarket gift shop featuring works by local and regional…
28.27 MILES
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…
Ballantyne's Cove Tuna Interpretive Centre
29.49 MILES
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…
Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre
22.95 MILES
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…
25.46 MILES
This small village museum explores the history of fishing in the Margaree Valley, with a collection of rods, reels, flies and vintage photos.
6.33 MILES
The first distillery in North America (and the only one in Canada) to make single-malt whisky, this renowned producer claims to take its secrets straight…
11.57 MILES
In the old train station just back from the beach, the Inverness Miners' Museum presents local mining history.
3. Inverness County Centre for the Arts
12.17 MILES
Inverness County Centre for the Arts is a beautiful establishment with several galleries and an upmarket gift shop featuring works by local and regional…
4. Celtic Music Interpretive Centre
14.42 MILES
This well-run center is one of the region's best places to experience Celtic music. The main exhibit room explores the origins and styles of the local…
5. Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre
22.95 MILES
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…
25.46 MILES
This small village museum explores the history of fishing in the Margaree Valley, with a collection of rods, reels, flies and vintage photos.
7. Cape George Point Lighthouse
28.27 MILES
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…
28.79 MILES
This fish-rearing facility keeps the Margaree Valley stocked with salmon and trout; you can learn about the process and feed the fish.