Top rated Museums in Halifax, Canada to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Museums in Halifax

Experience the best that Halifax has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 15 places from Museum category.

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Africville Museum

Museum

Information on a former 1860s African-Canadian town, displayed in a replica Africville church.

4.80 (246 reviews) (~3.86 km from centre)

SS Atlantic Interpretation Centre

Museum

👍👍 Such a tragedy. Largest loss of lives in a wreck till the Titanic. And both vessels under the White Star flag. The site and the museum are very well taken care of and staffed. Will visit again.

4.80 (74 reviews) (~22.69 km from centre)

Uniacke Estate Museum Park

Museum

Built in 1817, this historic, lakefront estate offers scenic grounds with walking trails & tours.

4.70 (323 reviews) (~33.81 km from centre)

Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum

Museum

Museum tracing Canada's civilian & military aviation history with vintage planes & memorabilia.

4.70 (226 reviews) (~25.75 km from centre)

Hooked Rug Museum of North America

Heritage museum

👍 Well worth your time. This unprepossessing building hides a world of skill and beauty behind it's quite walls. Very knowledgeable staff are not only very familiar with the history of this useful and beautiful artform, they are also well versed in the specifically Nova Scotian variances. The Fibre...

4.70 (39 reviews) (~35.71 km from centre)

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

Maritime museum

Large maritime museum, with boatbuilding, shipwreck & naval exhibits, plus a historic vessel.

4.60 (4.2K reviews) (~1.22 km from centre)

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Museum

Family-friendly national immigration museum with temporary & interactive exhibits, plus events.

4.60 (2.7K reviews) (~2 km from centre)

Shearwater Aviation Museum

Museum

👍👍 Spent a couple of hours here freely roaming, reading and taking in all the incredible aircraft. Boggles the mind how varied these machines are and the awesome engineering it would have taken to develop such marvels of tech. The displays add a great insight to the background stories of each artifac...

4.60 (259 reviews) (~6.11 km from centre)

HMCS Sackville

Maritime museum

Small WWII-era warship, now a naval memorial & museum, open seasonally for visits & tours.

4.60 (103 reviews) (~1.32 km from centre)

Naval Museum of Halifax

Museum

Naval artifacts like weapons, uniforms, art & models, plus a gift shop, in a historic building.

4.60 (52 reviews) (~1.33 km from centre)

Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum

Natural history & science museum, established in 1868, with live animals & interactive exhibits.

4.50 (2.1K reviews) (~0.36 km from centre)

Fisherman's Cove Heritage Centre

Museum

Active wharf & fishing village made up of colourful cabins, with a boardwalk, gift shops & dining.

4.50 (1.1K reviews) (~8.51 km from centre)

Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum & Tourist Bureau

Museum

👍 This is a great stop when In Musquodoboit. The railway museum details the history of the rail in the area, and there are several old rails cars on tracks for you to view. This time of year, they also have a make-shift Christmas tree made out of lobster tracks. In the summer, they have an ice cream s...

4.40 (127 reviews) (~37.71 km from centre)

Terence Bay Lighthouse

Museum

👍 We attempted to visit this light house. Unknowing of the fact that their is tension and history over the “path over private land”. Google it if you are unaware as I was. The property owners are very protective of “their Private land” that allows easier route to the light house. If you ask then the...

4.20 (43 reviews) (~23 km from centre)

Nova Scotia Sport Hall Of Fame

Museum

This long-running museum features exhibits exploring the sports history of Nova Scotia.

4.20 (33 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)

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Top rated Museums in Halifax, Canada