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Halifax
Attractions - Things to do
1. Citadel
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What is it? One of Halifax's military history heritage
sites, the citadel was built between 1828 and 1856 and is regarded
as a fine example of a bastioned fort of the "smooth bore" era. It
is built in a star-shaped design and features vaulted rooms, a dry
defensive ditch, a musketry gallery and offers an inspiring view of
Halifax and its harbour from the ramparts. Visitors can watch an
audio-visual presentation about the defences of Halifax, and visit
the soldiers' library, barrack rooms, powder magazine and garrison
cell. The site also has exhibits about communications and the
engineering and construction of the citadel. Guides at the site
wear the uniform of soldiers of the Royal Artillery and the 78th
Highlanders of 1869 and conduct tours in English and
French.
Hours of Operation: Daily 9am to 5pm (7 May to 30 June, September,
October); 9am to 6pm (July to August). From November to 7 May only
the grounds are open
Phone:(902) 426 5080 |
2. Memory Lane Heritage Village
Lake Charlotte
www.heritagevillage.ca |
What is it? This site in Clam Harbour Road, Lake
Charlotte is community owned and operated and features 13 rescued
and restored buildings that illustrate rural village life in Nova
Scotia in the 1940s. The buildings include a general store, a
one-room schoolhouse, church, homestead, barn, icehouse, workshop,
goldmining complex, boatshop, fisherman's store, garage and
cookhouse. Local people demonstrate traditional skills like rug
hooking for visitors, and the cookhouse offers typical 1940s
cookhouse meals.
Hours of Operation: Daily 11am to 4pm (15 June to 15 September
only)
Phone:(902) 845 1937 |
3. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water Street
museum.gov.ns.ca/mma |
What is it? This museum has one of Canada's finest
collections of both ship models and ship portraits, the world's
largest collection of wooden artefacts from the Titanic, some rare
and beautiful examples of unique Nova Scotian boatbuilding
traditions in its small craft collection, and a collection of about
24,000 marine photographs, some dating from the 19th century. The
collections span days of sail, shipwreck treasures, naval World War
II convoys, the age of steam and the opportunity to explore the
1913-built ship, CSS Acadia, at the dockside. The Museum also has a
large collection of genealogical resources, including journals,
diaries, ship's logs, shipping registers and a library containing
more than 5,000 books relating to shipping.
Hours of Operation: May to October: Monday and Wednesday to Sunday 9.30am
to 5.30pm (in May and October open from 1pm on Sundays); Tuesday
9.30am to 8pm. November to April: Tuesday 9.30am to 8pm; Wednesday
to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm; Sunday 1pm to 5pm
Phone:(902) 424 7490 |
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Transport -Central Halifax can be covered on foot,
but those who want to explore further afield (and there is plenty
to see!) are advised to hire a car.
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