Attractions & History


Halifax: is the capital of Nova Scotia and the Gateway to Canada! Halifax offers a robust culture and is guaranteed to be an experience you will not soon forget!

Founded by the British in 1749, rich in history that has been carefully preserved. An exciting port city famous for its hospitality, culture, history, and entertainment. All this plus the charms of small town life and the pristine beauty of nature next to the sea.


Visit the downtown area and enjoy the impressive array of museums, shops, art galleries, historic sites, fine restaurants and colorful gardens. Walk along the waterfront boardwalk or take a short cruise and experience our marine way of life.


After hours drop in a hundred year old pub, dine at a sidewalk or boardwalk cafe, take an evening sail or for the more adventuresome visit our new harbour front casino. You'll be certain to enjoy yourself.


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- Halifax Skyline -
The waterfront in Downtown Halifax is the site of the Halifax Harbourwalk, a 3-km boardwalk popular amongst tourists and locals alike.
- Halifax Skyline -
The waterfront in Downtown Halifax is the site of the Halifax Harbourwalk, a 3-km boardwalk popular amongst tourists and locals alike.
- Citadel Hill, Halifax -
Citadel Hill is a glacial drumlin located on the Halifax Peninsula. It measures approximately 120 feet above sea level and affords a commanding view of the entrance to Halifax Harbour, as well as nearby George's Island and McNabs Island.
- The Public Gardens -
The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian-style public gardens formally established in 1867. The gardens are open annually from May 1 until November 1. The landscaping style is formal and provides a popular setting for wedding and prom photos.
- Halifax Waterfront -
The harbourwalk is home to a Metro Transit ferry terminal, hundreds of stores, Historic Properties, several office buildings, the Casino Nova Scotia, and several public squares where buskers perform, most prominently at the annual Halifax International Busker Festival in August.
- Peggy's Cove (1/2 hours drive) -
The famous fishing village and lighthouse nestled on its unique glacial rock foundation with pounding sea surf (please keep back a dicreet distance). It's dramatic beauty make it one of the most photographed destinations in Canada.
- Mahone Bay (3/4 hours drive) -
Drive to Mahone Bay's three waterfront churches and stroll along the boardwalk and shop at its exclusve shops.
- Chester (3/4 hours drive) -
The nearby waters of Mahone Bay and its numerous islands are well known for yachting and have made Chester into a cruising destination. Quiant and rustic, smell the salt air and watch the boats race; or for a true adventure, hop onboard and set sail! Don't forget to take you camera!
- Lunenburg (1 hours drive) -
Lunenburg is the birthplace of the world famous schooner Bluenose and her daughter Bluenose II which remains an important tourist attraction in the town, her home port. Tourism is now Lunenburg's most important industry and many thousands visit the town each year.
- Liverpool & Summerville Beach (1 1/2 hours drive) -
See Liverpool "The Port Of Privateers". These essentially government sanctioned pirates from 1760 till the war of 1812 were so successful that American pirates actually attacked the town in 1780. Drive on to Summerville Beach/park area and experience perhaps Nova Scotia's most beautiful beaches.
- Grande Pre National Historic Site ( 3/4 hours drive) -
Where some 10,000 French speaking Acadians were tragically expelled in 1755, some of whom resettled in Louisiana. Walk along the dykes which extend for miles, that were built almost three hundred years ago to claim fertile land from the ocean.
- Minas Basin shores (1 hours drive) -
Experience the world's highest tides, nearly four stories. Walk along the ocean's floor at Medford. See the tidal bore as the tide changes and marsh areas once again become part of the ocean.
- Cape Split (1 1/2 hours drive) -
The breathtaking views of the Bay of Fundy and Minas Basin. Look out over the Bay of Fundy where over one hundred billion tons of salt water move back and forth twice each day.
- Cape Blomidon (1 1/2 hours drive) -
The breathtaking views of the Bay of Fundy and Minas Basin. Look out over the Bay of Fundy where over one hundred billion tons of salt water move back and forth twice each day.
- Annapolis Royal (2 hours drive) -
See Port Royal National Historic Site where the first permanent European (French) settlement in North America was established in 1605. Visit the town of Annapolis Royal with over 150 heritage buildings some dating back three centuries and excellent shops.
- Julie's Walk -
- Julie's Walk -
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The History of Julie's Walk:
The name Julie's Walk comes from Julie St. Laurent; a historic individual who lived here some 200 years ago.

In the 1780s, Nova Scotia's Loyalist Lieutenant-Governor, John Wentworth, resided here in a rustic cottage which he called "Friar Lawrence's Cell".


He lent this retreat to Prince Edward (son of King George III of England), on Edward's arrival to Halifax in 1794. A professional soldier, the Prince served as commander-in-chief of the British forces in the Maritimes. Edward and his companion, Julie St. Laurent from France, soon created a gracious estate with landscape grounds ornamented with flower beds and bordered by a hawthorn hedge. Paths meandered through the woods and small streams were dammed to form waterfalls and pools: one pool, still there today, is a heart-shaped pond called Julie's Pond. Much of the estate's land was retained as Halifax's second largest park called Hemlock Ravine Park.


Edward and Julie returned to England in 1800. In his later years Edward was required to marry a noble, so he had to separate with his lifelong love, Julie St. Laurent and marry a German princess. His only daughter from this marriage born in 1819 came to the throne in 1837 as Queen Victoria. Victoria became England's longest reigning monarch who died in 1901.


After parting from her beloved Prince, Julie spent her remaining years quietly in Paris.

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