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| Explore Nova Scotia Below I've included just a few places of interest in the Province. For more places to see visit the Nova Scotia Tourism site under "What to Do". The discriptive information given here was taken from various websites. CAPE BRETON Whether you decide to attend the Cape Breton Kennel Club Shows the weekend prior to the National or not a trip to Cape Breton is HIGHLY recommended. Cabot Trail The Cabot Trail, named one of the best road trips in the world by Lonely Planet, is a trail that winds through stunning landscapes, along the Margaree River, a Canadian Heritage Salmon River, and through spectacular rugged highlands of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada. It is considered one of the World's Most Scenic Destination Areas. It was voted by the CBC Audience as one of the "Seven Wonders of Canada". Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada The largest reconstructed 18th-century French fortified town in North America - is a series of experiences that set a mood. Ramparts, streets, households and interpreters help to create the look, texture and mood of another century. Cannons on stone ramparts, a busy waterfront tavern and the crackling of a kitchen fire all tell how people of a different age lived and worked. Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada A unique exhibit complex where models, replicas, photo displays, artifacts, and films describe the fascinating life and work of Alexander Graham Bell. COMING IN FROM NEW BRUNSWICK If you are driving in to Nova Scotia from New Brunswick then seriously consider a trip to the Bay of Fundy. Bay of Fundy The Bay of Fundy is an ocean bay stretching between the province of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The Bay has the highest tides in the world and it's estimated that 100 billion tonnes of seawater flows in and out each tide cycle. Another one of the CBC audience seclections for the Seven Wonders of Canada HALIFAX AREA There are many sites of interest and beauty right around Halifax. Even after being hit hard by Hurricane Jaun, Point Pleasant Park remains one of my favourite places within the City, especially to take my dogs for all leash walks. But there are many other sites to visit as well. Halifax Citadel The Halifax Citadel has been commenorated as a nationally significant symbol of Halifax's role as a principal naval station in the British Emprie and of the city's importance to Canada's development and evolution from colony to nation. Halifax Public Gardens The Halifax Public Gardens are more then an open space or park. They are a rare example of a formal Victorian public garden surviving intact and relatively unspoiled in the heart of a modern city. Officially opened in 1867 The Halifax Public Gardens have survived for more then a cerntruy. Historic DownTown Halifax and Waterfront Historic downtown Halifax and the Waterfront have many places to see and visit including Neptune Theatre, St. Paul's Church, Grand Parade, Old Town Clock, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Province House, Privateers Wharf, Nova Scotia Crystal, Pier 21, Farmer's Market and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic just to name a few places. Pier 21 - Canada's Immigration Museum Newly restored, award-winning National Historic Site tells the stories of 1.5 million immigrants, war brides, displaced people, evacuee children, and Canadian military service personnel who passed through these doors between 1928 and 1971. Yet another CBC Seven Wonders of Canada, this time voted so by the judges. Point Pleasant Park Point Pleasant Park lies on a rocky 75-hectare (185 acre) promontory jutting into the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of the Halifax peninsula. This park has been a place of recreation for the citizens of Halifax since the city's founding in 1749... This much-loved park is open year round for a variety of uses, including walking, picnicking, skiing, cycling and dog walking. Its shorline provides magnificent views of ships and yachts entering and leaving Halifax's busy harbour and it has a complex system of roads and trails that wind among rocky hills, low cliffs and valleys. For many people Point Pleasant Park is a symbol of Halifax, and of the way they choose to live their lives: in a city, close to the land and forest, close to nature, close to the sea. PS: It is my favourite place in Halifax to take my dogs for an off lease walk. SOUTH SHORE, LIGHTHOUSE ROUTE The Lighthouse Route journeys through an unforgettable landscape of costal beauty and historic charm that has captured the hearts and minds of travellers for generations. Start with Peggy's Cove and continue down along the shore. Peggy's Cove Known as the idyllic fishing village, Peggy's Cove is one of the most popular stops in Atlantic Canada. Set on rocky shores, the lighthouse and village at Peggy's Cove are a photographer's paradise. |
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