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1. Parc des Ha! Ha!
A small park
with a big
sense of
humor.
The Ha! Ha! Park is located on the Ha! Ha! Bay and contains the Ha! Ha! Pyramid. Obviously someone thought this place was pretty funny.
The park is relatively small, containing a few benches and tables but has…More »
2. Musee Du Fjord
A museum
on a
fjord
Museums are cool places and fjords are cool places so a museum on a fjord is a very, very cool place.
The Musee Du Fjord is located in the Quebec town of Labaie right on the majestic Sagueney Fjord. Great hiking, mountain biking…More »
3. Victoria Park
An old park
with rocks
of fire
Victoria Park has been around for a long, long time. It was officially made a park in 1873 but was used as a fort during the war of 1812 and had a long history as a cool place to launch a ship or do some fishing.
It's…More »
4. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
See the sea
from the
safety
of land
In the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic there is a huge map with all the ship wrecks that have occurred off the coast of Nova Scotia. There are literally thousands of them. It almost seems that every ship that went…More »
5. Fidheal Mhor A'Cheilidh
A
really
big
fiddle
Fidheal Mhor A'Cheilidh, or more colloquially known as The Big Ceilidh Fiddle is the largest fiddle in the world. It weighs more than ten tons, is over 42 feet high and has a bow over 50 feet tall.
It was made to reflect and…More »
6. HMCS Sackville
A very cool ship
with a
rather unfortunate
name.
Pretty cool ship eh? That's what the guy taking the money said to me as I got on board. Yep, a pretty cool ship but with a rather strange name. It's actually named after a town but when my friend first…More »
7. CSS Acadia
An old ship
with a lot
of stories
The CSS Acadia is a rather unspectacular museum ship located right on the broadwalk in Halifax. I'm sure thousands of people walk by it without even noticing the venerable old vessel. That's really too bad because…More »
8. Harbour Passage
A beautiful
walk
along
a great
river
Harbour Passage Du Port is a path designed for walking, running, skating and biking that winds it way along the St John Harbour. It's starts at the boardwalk in the center of town and ends up near the Reversing…More »
9. La Baie Bike Path
Cool
and
funny
La Baie is a borough that was created back in 1976 by the combination of several small villages. It's now actually part of the town of Sanuenay but enjoys it's separate identity. Sort of a confusing place and it you ask someone exactly…More »
10. Confederation Court Mall
Shop
Outside
The
Box
Confederation Court Mall is a mall located right in the center of Charlottetown. I didn't count but I'd estimate that it probably has 40 or 50 different places of business. Not especially large compared to the monstrous,…More »
11. Governor's Promenade
A boardwalk
on the side of a cliff
is a very interesting
place to walk.
The Governor's Promenade, or Promenade des Gouverneurs as the indigenous folks would say, is an incredible boardwalk that clings to the side of a cliff and climbs through Old…More »
12. Harbourwalk
a nice place
for a walk
along the
harbour
Harbourwalk is a boardwalk that extends for over a mile along the water in Halifax and is frequented by locals and tourists all year long.
Beautiful views of the harbour with it's ships, lighthouses and…More »
13. King's Square
A square with
monuments
very old trees
flowers
and
lots of pigeons
Kings Square is to St. John what Boston Common is to Boston. The Square is a lot smaller than the common but then St. John is a lot smaller than Boston.
It's a place where local…More »
14. NovaScotian Crystal
A treat
for
the
eyes
This place is about as cool as it gets. It's located right on the docks in Halifax and usually has a crowd of people standing around watching. Watching what? Watching guys blow glass.
Part of the building is a small store with…More »
15. St. Partick's Church Museum
A cool old church
with a little
something
extra
St. Patrick's Church Museum is the oldest Catholic church on Cape Breton island and was build in 1828. It's a strange combination of stone and wood built in an old Gothic style of architecture, complete…More »
16. Dairy Queen - CLOSED
Finding a DQ
in an unexpected place
is always an unexpected
treat
Scream in the snow. Doesn't get much better than that. I've eaten Dairy Queen in many places but never up here. Never occurred to me that Canada even had DQ's. What a pleasant…More »
17. Marine Heritage Store
Halifax, NS B3J 1S3
Canada
(902) 423-9787
A nice place
to buy
a crummy
t-shirt
Whenever I travel somewhere I'm obligated to bring back crummy t-shirts, refrigerator magnets and other useless trinkets. I'm not big on shopping so this task becomes tedious and onerous at best.
To make matters…More »
18. Reversing Falls
A place where
the water
doesn't know
which way
to go
Reversing Falls is the only place in the world where the tide actually overcomes the current and the water flows the "wrong way". This is because of the tremendous power of the huge tides in the…More »
19. Montmorency Park
A park with
a lot of
history, statues, cannon
and fires
Montmorency Park or Parc Montmorency Is located on the heights of Quebec City and has fantastic views of the St. Charles River and the rest of the city. At present it looks like a typical Quebec…More »
20. Jost Heritage House
An old house
with a lot
of cool
old stuff.
The Thomas Jost house is one of the oldest buildings in Sydney and was built by Captain Samuel Sparrow around 1786. Even though modified throughout the years the house is a great example of early…More »
21. Fort George
A
really
big
fort
A gigantic fort located on top of a huge hill right in the middle of Halifax. It's also called The Citadel and you can't help but noticed it from anywhere in the area. It was built over many years during the first half of the 19th…More »
22. Beaconsfield Historic House
A cool old house
that became a
friend for
friendless women.
Beaconsfield House was build back in 1877 for James Peake, a very wealthy merchant and leading businessmen of Prince Edward Island. The house certainly reflects his wealth because it is…More »
23. Point Pleasant Park
Halifax, NS B3H 1B5
Canada
Categories:
Dog Parks,
Landmarks & Historical Buildings
A great park that has
views of
trees and forest
ocean and ships
historic forts and guns
and very large cranes.
One of the nicest urban parks you will find anywhere. Point Pleasant is almost 200 acres but feels much larger because there is so much to…More »
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