Hidden gems - Sights & Landmarks in Halifax, Canada not to miss (Updated January, 2024)

Shubenacadie River Adventure Tours image

Rafting

👍👍 Our family spent the afternoon with Garrett, what an awesome time he gave us. He knows the river and his boat, made sure we had a blast and that we were safe. What a wild ride, on a perfect day. Thanks for a great day from the Collins Crew - Conar, Delaney, Stephen, Donna, Robyn, Kris and Stephanie!

5.00 (68 reviews) (~69.35 km from centre)

Bára Whitewater Rafting

Raft trip outfitter

👍👍 Jeff has been a tidal bore rafting guide for over 14 years! We really enjoyed our trip with him. He is very knowledgable and since he is a smaller company, he can bring you to cool places the big rafting parties won't bring you to. My husband had a blast mud sliding! We went on a colder and rainy da...

5.00 (66 reviews) (~69.52 km from centre)

Triangle Tours pei

Tour operator

5.00 (40 reviews) (~181.4 km from centre)

Victoria Park Boardwalk

Park

👍👍 You can find beautiful waterfront view along this 1.5KM boardwalk.

5.00 (21 reviews) (~178.96 km from centre)

Trinity Galleries

Art gallery

👍👍 The art displayed here is just fantastic. For a small art gallery im impressed with the quality of the product and the way they have their displays. The prices for the art are very fair and the quality of the art is just amazing and I love this gallery. You never know what they're going to have on d...

5.00 (19 reviews) (~206.62 km from centre)

See Sight Tours - Saint John Tours

Tour operator

5.00 (13 reviews) (~206.79 km from centre)

Irving Nature Park Observation Deck

Observation deck

👍👍 Well kept inside road as well as trails all around provided with bird and squirrel feeders. Excellent for hiking and watching the multitude of birds and squirrels.

4.90 (86 reviews) (~210.12 km from centre)

City Harbour Cruises

Boat tour agency

👍👍 We went for a one hour cruise on a beautiful sunny day. Super comfy seating and a bar made it a first class experience. If you are looking for something special, walk past the kiosk on the dock and find City Harbour Cruises on the pier. Carl will not disappoint with his knowledge of the Harbour a...

4.90 (55 reviews) (~1.34 km from centre)

Top Notch Charters

Tourist attraction

👍👍 We had such a great experience, we went in the morning so we didn't get to experience the meal. Mark and his wife are such friendly people. My 7 yr old son had a blast during his boat ride, being able to hold and learn about lobsters. I liked how they added great information about the history in PEI...

4.90 (52 reviews) (~179.73 km from centre)

Cousins Shore Beach

Beach pavillion

👍 We were there in July. Very beautiful red sandy beach. Not crowded at all. Dogs allowed. No toilets/showers or any other services available.

4.90 (41 reviews) (~210.44 km from centre)

Cape Sable Lighthouse

Historical landmark

👍👍 Cool lighthouse if ya hire a boat to take you out there.

4.90 (14 reviews) (~214.62 km from centre)

Apple Art Gallery

Art gallery

👍👍 Un bijou sur la St George. Truly a pearl on St. GEORGE Street.

4.90 (13 reviews) (~184.67 km from centre)

Harriet Irving Memorial Park

Memorial park

4.90 (11 reviews) (~207.19 km from centre)

Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 This place is amazing! I have hand fed birdseed to little birds and squirrels last weekend, and I am planning on coming back countless more times!😁 great scenery, and wonderful trails to hike on. (Longest trail is probably ~1 kilometer) I definitely recommend.

4.80 (134 reviews) (~137.34 km from centre)

Rockwood Park

Park

👍👍 We are lucky to have such a beautiful and huge park right in Saint John!

4.80 (98 reviews) (~207.06 km from centre)

Point Pleasant Park Lower Lot

Public parking space

👍👍 Clean modern parking lot, plenty of spaces, right on the water. Great access to the park.

4.80 (80 reviews) (~3.03 km from centre)

Amherst Point Bird Sanctuary

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Great place to hike and enjoy the friendliness of the animals, who are more curious about you then they are scared.

4.80 (80 reviews) (~138.24 km from centre)

Clinton Hills Weddings & Events

Wedding venue

👍👍 Beautiful restored venue. We watched the Ross Family and I would highly recommend. I wasn’t completely in the mood and husband convinced me to go and so happy he did! Definitely get the meat pie at intermission, itma $3 per slice. It’s amazing, could’ve eaten a whole pie!

4.80 (78 reviews) (~200.83 km from centre)

Clay Cafe Truro

Pottery store

👍 Really cool unique do it yourself painting place. Love the atmosphere and the variety of cool things you can paint. The paint and paint brush variety are plentiful, love how vibrant the colors are on the product after its been fire kiln. It's not cheap but that being said it's equivalent to going...

4.80 (74 reviews) (~83.15 km from centre)

Musquash Head Lighthouse

Historical landmark

👍👍 Beautiful!! This lighthouse was recently repainted and it is probably the most spectacular and most accessible lighthouse in the St John area. The dirt road to get here splits off from the paved road near the power station. The dirt road gets a little rough but most small sedans can handle it. From...

4.80 (70 reviews) (~215.96 km from centre)

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