Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada Review

The Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada pays homage to Bell's many inventions and humanitarian work. Inside the main building, films, photos, artifacts, and models provide a window into his ideas for creating telephones, man-carrying kites, airplanes, and a record-setting hydrofoil boat (a full scale replica of which dominates one exhibit hall). A kid's corner hosts demos and hands-on activities for aspiring young inventors. Bell spent large blocks of time, from 1886 until his death in 1922, at his Baddeck estate—Beinn Bhreagh, Gaelic for "beautiful mountain." In fact, Bell so loved the region he once wrote "I have travelled the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes and the Alps and the highlands of Scotland, but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all." His home (which is still owned by the family) can be seen from the roof of the National Historic Site that bears his name.