TAKE THE HISTORY-BUFF TOUR OF ATLANTIC CANADA
It’s fun to visit different cities and sample the local cuisine, support the local shops and check out the local entertainment scene.
But sometimes, the best part of being a tourist is getting to step back in time and explore the local history ...
Nova Scotia is the proud of home of three UNESCO World Heritage Sites.the Landscape of Grand Pré is the setting of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie.the lush farmland pays tribute to the 17th-century dyke system Acadians built on land reclaimed from the sea.
The Old Town Lunenburg UNESCO World Heritage Site takes you back to the 18th and 19th centuries when the port was filled with tall ships — and the harbour is home to the famous Bluenose II.
People from all over the world flock to Joggins Fossil Cliffs because it’s the world’s most complete record of life in the Carboniferous Era. Stroll the beach and see what life was like 300 million years ago
Tour the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in downtown Halifax, which was built in 1749 to protect the British Empire. they “fire” a real cannon every day at noon, and you can feel the blast throughout the city’s downtown core.
The Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in Cape Breton is the largest historical reconstruction in all of North America.it’s where the French and English crowns fought for control of the “new World.”
On the border of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, you can explore the historic fort where the future of Acadie and North America once hung in the balance: Fort Beauséjour — Fort Cumberland Historic Site. tour the ruins, artifacts and exhibits of the star-shaped fort that changed the course of Canadian history.
While you’re in New Brunswick, be sure to visit St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic site.you can dress up in period uniform and see what life was like in the barracks during the tumultuous War of 1812.
Across Confederation Bridge on Prince Edward Island, you can tour the birthplace of Confederation. Province House National Historic Site in Charlottetown, P.E.I. — and the Story of Confederation exhibit at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, right next door — tells the fascinating story of the birth of our nation.
A trip to Newfoundland isn’t complete — at least not for a true history buff — without stopping at Signal Hill National Historic Site. It was the site of St. John’s Harbour defences from the 17th century through WWII, as well as the spot Guglielmo Marconi received the world’s first transatlantic wireless signal back in 1901.
Don’t forget to check out Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site. It’s the oldest surviving lighthouse in the province, and North America’s easternmost point — you’ll literally be standing on the edge of the continent.