Where to go
 The Cabot Trail |
Nova Scotia may be one of Canada’s smallest provinces but there’s a lot to see and do.
Check out our itineraries for visits of up to 5 days, one week or two weeks or explore some of the highlights listed below.
You can also order an excellent and free guide and map by calling the official Nova Scotia tourism board at 1-800-565-0000 or order the guide and map online. Make sure you allow a few weeks for it to get there if you’re from outside of North America.
- HALIFAX
Devote 1-2 days to the capital city. Above all, don’t miss Citadel Hill, one of the top museums like Pier 21 or the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Public Gardens. Consider a tour like the Harbour Hopper if you’re short on time. More… - PEGGY’S COVE
It might be packed in the summer but the iconic Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse, standing tall and proud on polished granite rocks above the crashing waves of the Atlantic, never fails to impress. Go early to beat the crowds. More… - CAPE BRETON
There aren’t enough adjectives in the English language to describe the beauty of Cape Breton. Above all, don’t miss the Cabot Trail (one of the world’s greatest road trips) or Fortress Louisbourg but then there’s also the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck and the tranquil Bras d’Or Lakes. More… - LUNENBURG
Of all of Nova Scotia’s little fishing villages, if you only have time to see one then make it Lunenburg. It’s on the UNESCO World Heritage list for its beautifully preserved downtown core, the Bluenose II often berths here and there’s a great museum. If you have time, carry on to Mahone Bay. More… - ANNAPOLIS VALLEY
Come for orchards, vineyards and some of North America’s earliest settlements. Taste wines in Grand-Pre, go whale watching on Brier Island and don’t forget Fort Anne in charming Annapolis Royal. More… - PICTOU
On the way to Cape Breton, you can’t help but pass close to Pictou and when you do, stop into this Scottish town to see the Hector Heritage Quay on the redeveloped waterfront. More… - BAY OF FUNDY
You can’t leave Nova Scotia without trying tidal bore rafting, the only way to really experience the world’s highest tides. Then it’s on to Five Islands, Parrsboro and Joggins where you can go rockhounding, camping and learn about dinosaurs.