Cape Breton Island
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1. Cape Breton Miners' Museum
Here you can learn about the difficult lives of the local men whose job it was to extract coal from undersea collieries. After perusing the exhibits, you can don a hard hat and descend into the damp, claustrophobic recesses of a shaft beneath the museum with a retired miner who'll recount his own experiences toiling in the bowels of the earth. The 15-acre property also includes a replica village that gives you a sense of workers' home life, and it has a theater where the Men of the Deeps choir, a world-renowned group of working and retired miners, performs on certain evenings in summer.
17 Museum St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 5T8, Canada902-849–4522Sight Details
Rate Includes: C$18, Closed mid-Oct.–late May, except by appointment -
2. Casino Nova Scotia
At the casino you can try your luck at slot machines, test your skill at gaming tables, or simply settle in to enjoy the live entertainment—assuming you're at least 19 years old, the legal gambling (and drinking) age in Nova Scotia.
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3. Cossit House
Built in 1787, this unpretentious wooden building was originally home to Reverend Ranna Cossit—Cape Breton's first protestant minister—his wife Thankful, and their 10 children. Now faithfully restored and occupied by costumed interpreters, the North End residence is furnished with period pieces based on Cossit's own inventory.
75 Charlotte St., Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 1J5, Canada902-539–7973Sight Details
Rate Includes: C$2, June–mid-Oct., Tues.–Sat. 9–5, Closed mid-Oct.–May, except cruise ship days -
4. Marconi National Historic Site
On a spectacular headland, this site commemorates the spot at Table Head where, in 1902, Guglielmo Marconi built four tall wooden towers and beamed the first official wireless messages across the Atlantic Ocean. An interpretive trail leads to the foundations of the original towers and transmitter buildings. The visitor center has large models of the towers as well as artifacts and photographs chronicling the radio pioneer's life and work.
15 Timmerman St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 5M7, Canada902-295–2069Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Closed early Sept.–June -
5. Peterfield Provincial Park
WestmountTake a hike through history at this park on the south arm of Sydney Harbour. Initially developed as the private domain of David Matthews, a onetime mayor of New York City who remained loyal to the crown during the War of Independence, its 56 acres are laced with trails.
1126 Westmount Rd., Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1R 1C6, Canada902-662–3030-Nova Scotia Provincial ParksSight Details
Rate Includes: Free -
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