Sights & Attractions in Halifax

Things to Do in Halifax

Name	Category	Location

Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery Although Alexander Keith served three terms as mayor of Halifax...	Wineries / Breweries	Halifax

Anna Leonowens Gallery Victorian wunderkind Anna Leonowens is famous for the time she...	Museums / Galleries	Halifax

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia In an 1867 Italianate-style building that saw service as a post...	Museums / Galleries	Halifax

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Affectionately dubbed "Canada's Front Door," nearly a million...	Marinas / Piers	Halifax

Deadman's Island This tiny spit is the final resting place of almost 200 American...	Cemeteries	Halifax


Fairview Cemetery This cemetery is the final resting place of 121 victims of the...	Cemeteries	Halifax

Government House Built between 1799 and 1805 for Sir John Wentworth, the Loyalist...	Government Buildings	Halifax

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site You can't miss the Citadel, literally or figuratively. Erected...	Military Sites	Halifax

Halifax Public Gardens One of the oldest formal Victorian gardens in North America...	Gardens / Arboretums	Halifax

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk Running from Casino Nova Scotia to Marginal Road, this photogenic...	Promenades / Boardwalks	Halifax

Historic Properties This series of restored waterfront warehouses dates from the...	Historic Districts / Sites	Halifax

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic The exhibits in this waterfront museum, housed partly in a restored...	Museums / Galleries	Halifax

Mary E. Black Gallery Next to Pier 21, the exhibit space for the Nova Scotia Centre...	Museums / Galleries	Halifax

Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Easily recognized by the massive fiberglass model of a northern...	Museums / Galleries	Halifax

Point Pleasant Park Most of the city's former fortifications have been turned into...	Parks	Halifax

Province House Charles Dickens proclaimed this structure, now a National Historic...	Government Buildings	Halifax

St. Paul's Church Opened in 1750, this is Canada's oldest Protestant church and...	Religious Sites	Halifax
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