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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island

Home to Canada's craggiest coastline, loneliest lighthouses and fiercest tides, this is a land where you can feel the full force of nature at work.

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  • Rossignol Cultural Centre

    Rossignol Cultural Centre

    Nova Scotia

    This brilliantly oddball museum explores the eclectic fascinations of local photographer Sherman Hines, born in Liverpool in 1941. There are halls of…

  • Exterior of the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in the town of Baddeck at the start of the Cabot Trail, Bras dOr Lakes, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Bell was a famous inventer who among many other things invented the telephone.

    Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site

    Cape Breton Island

    Telecommunications pioneer and inventor Alexander Graham Bell fell in love with Bras d'Or during a family holiday – apparently the hilly scenery reminded…

  • 500px Photo ID: 67163147 - Halifax Town Clock on Citadel Hill

    Citadel Hill National Historic Site

    Halifax

    Perched atop the grassy hillock looming over town, this star-shaped fort played a key role in Halifax's founding. Construction began in 1749; the current…

  • Prince William, New Brunswick, Canada. July 29, 2018: One of Canada's premiere tourist attractions, Kings Landing pushes the boundaries of living history museums; Shutterstock ID 1690564438; purchase_order: 65050; job: ; client: ; other: 1690564438

    Kings Landing

    New Brunswick

    A visit to Kings Landing, 36km west of Fredericton, is a somewhat surreal step back in time. The majority of the early-19th-century buildings are original…

  • Bouctouche briadwalk, Irving Eco-Centre, NB, Canada; Shutterstock ID 2295488063; purchase_order: 65050; job: ; client: ; other: 2295488063

    Irving Eco Centre

    New Brunswick

    Just 9km northeast of Bouctouche, Irving Eco Centre makes accessible 'La Dune de Bouctouche,' a gorgeous, powder-soft sandspit jutting into the strait…

  • Glass Bottle House made by Edouard Arsenault on Prince Edward Island.

    Maisons de Bouteilles

    Prince Edward Island

    This amazing place brings a new meaning to recycling. The three buildings here are constructed entirely from reclaimed bottles, collected from the local…

  • Roosevelt Campobello International Park

    Roosevelt Campobello International Park

    New Brunswick

    Southernmost Campobello Island is home to this 1133-hectare park. Its star attraction is Roosevelt Cottage, the 34-room lodge where Franklin D Roosevelt…

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