Museums
 (©kirrilyrobert, flickr.com)Learn about boat making at the Fisheries Museum in Lunenburg. |
Nova Scotia’s many museums offer some of the best chances to really learn about the province’s history and heritage.
You’ll often find hands-on activities for kids and, on the whole, they’re not very expensive. Consider a museum pass to save money.
Some of our favourite museums include:
- Pier 21
A museum on the Halifax waterfront that tells the story of immigration to Canada, from the very warehouse where thousands of immigrants first arrived. More… - Alexander Graham Bell Museum
In Baddeck, learn about the inventor of the telephone as well as Bell’s man-carrying kites, a record-breaking hydrofoil and how he taught deaf people to speak. If you’re lucky, there might even be a kite-making workshop on or other special activity. More… - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
On the Halifax waterfront, you’ll find moving exhibits on the Titanic disaster and the Halifax Explosion. More… - Natural History Museum
Not far from the Public Gardens in Halifax, this is a great choice for anyone interested in whales, dinosaurs and all aspects of the world around us. Kids will love it. More… - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
On Nova Scotia’s southern shore, in Lunenburg, you can check out the aquarium, learn about rumrunning and see the Bluenose II Schooner. More… - Museum of Industry
This museum in Stellarton, near New Glasgow, exposes all of Nova Scotia’s gritty working class roots, from coal mines to steam engines. More… - Balmoral Grist Mill
See how grains were once ground and roasted using old-fashioned water power. You can have a picnic in the wooded grounds. It’s just outside of Tatamagouche. More… - Fundy Geological Museum
In Parrsboro, this is the place to learn about dinosaurs and fossils uncovered in the area around the Bay of Fundy. More…