Nova Scotia Attractions
Attractions in Nova Scotia
Five Islands Lighthouse
22-acre coastal day use park on the Bay of Fundy with panoramic view of the Five Islands, Minas Basin and remarkable tides. Since 2008, this park has been the home of the “Pepper Pot” style wooden lighthouse built in 1913 at nearby Sand Point. Five Islands Lighthouse is open to visitors in the summer months.The scenery here is spectacular. The panoramic view of th...
Address:
140 Broderick Lane
Lower Five Islands
NS
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FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy)
International test site for tidal energy technology. Interactive displays and videos; sustainable architecture; striking view of the world's most powerful tidal energy site....
Address:
1156 West Bay Rd
Parrsboro
NS
Phone: 19022542510
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Fort Anne National Historic Site
Situated on 15 hectares (37 acres) of land in beautiful Annapolis Royal, Fort Anne was designed and built as a military fort with the first fort erected on the site by the Scots in 1629. Four forts were subsequently built by the French beginning in 1643.2017 marks the 100th anniversary of Fort Anne as Canada's first National Historic site. A new exhibit will be unveiled to help celebrate ...
Address:
323 St George St
Annapolis Royal
NS
Phone: 19025322397
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Fort Edward National Historic Site
Located in Windsor in the Fundy Shore and Annapolis Valley region, Fort Edward which was built by Major Charles Lawrence in 1750 protected the route from Halifax to the Annapolis Valley. The blockhouse, which is the oldest in Canada, and earthworks are all that remain of Fort Edward. Acadian families were detained here after the 1755 deportation. The fort was an important base during th...
Address:
67 Fort Edward St
Windsor
NS
Phone: 19027982639
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Fort Petrie Military Museum
On site of World War II fortification. 2-storey underground bunker with ammunition storage rooms and machine shops; Battery Observation Post with 3-level tower; breathtaking views of Sydney Harbour and Cape Breton Highlands. WWI & WWII artifacts; restored gun emplacements, with gun watch and artillery stores offering WWII displays. WWI gun emplacements still visible. Guided tours available....
Address:
3479 New Waterford Hwy
New Victoria
NS
Phone: 19028622505
Fort Point Lighthouse Park
Situated in Liverpool on the South Shore, Fort Point Lighthouse Park is the site where deMonts and Champlain landed in 1604 and a Privateers’ fort that defended the town and the trading routes in the 18th Century. The park surrounding this Provincial Heritage Property is open year-round offering picnic tables, interpretive panels and a beautiful view of Liverpool Harbour and Coffin Island Lighth...
Address:
21 Fort Lane
Liverpool
NS
Phone: 19023543456
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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
The Fortress of Louisbourg: A Mighty Adventure Is Waiting for You.On Cape Breton’s rocky shoreline east of Sydney, Nova Scotia, the Fortress of Louisbourg brings you back into one of North America’s busiest 18th-century seaports. Founded by the French in 1713, this one-quarter reconstruction of the original French town and fortifications is the largest – and best – of ...
Address:
58 Wolfe St
Louisbourg
NS
Phone: 19027333552
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Fox Hill Cheese House
Fox Hill Cheese House is a cheese-processing facility located in Port Williams in the Annapolis Valley crafting over 20 varieties of specialty cheeses, natural yogurt and gelato, and non-homogenized whole milk in bottles from our own herd of Holstein and Jersey cows.While we have no scheduled tours, we encourage you to visit Fox Hill Cheese House and watch our cheese making proc...
Address:
1678 Church St
Port Williams
NS
Phone: 19025423599
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Fraser Homestead & Peggy of the Cove
Family homestead where Peggy (of Peggy’s Cove) often visited; traditional furnishings from great-grandparents’ time; extensive collection of heirlooms; paintings; hilltop walking trail with view of bay....
Address:
10235 Peggy’s Cove Rd
Glen Margaret
NS
Phone: 19028232386
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Fraser's Mills Fish Hatchery
Over a million Brook, Brown and Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon are raised here annually to stock the province’s lakes and rivers; these fish may be observed in the 37 ponds. At the visitor centre, learn about the hatchery and local angling....
Address:
1158 Old Pinevale Rd
Fraser Mills
NS
Phone: 19027832926
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