Best places: Tourist Attractions in Halifax County

Historic landscaped gardens hosting regular concerts & events, plus walking tours & flower exhibits.

Forested, 16-ha. lakefront park with a beach, campground & picnic area, plus a visitor center.

Leafy destination on Halifax peninsula with trails, fort ruins, a historic tower & a swimming beach.

Coastal park featuring 3 white-sand beaches, boardwalks & a picturesque hiking/bird-watching trail.

👍👍 This park is an excellent spot to begin a nice walk along the Bedrord waterfront. From the park you can walk along a boardwalk, trail and roadway into Bedford or go the other way towards halifax for a ways. If you walk into Bedford you past the 1.5 million dollar lots with new houses being built.

Lifeguarded in summer, this beach has boardwalks, change houses & showers for public use.

95-acre park with extensive walking trails, a boat launch & a 1912 tower with Northwest Arm views.

👍👍 Great hiking trails here. We made the mistake of hiking after rain the day before, so a little slippery on the Spry trail. Beach is fantastic with clear turquoise water, though sure to make the boys play hide and seek.

👍👍 It was really well set, every detail was calculate. We were just two but we enjoyed the experience a lot. I recommend this for sure. Special thanks to the guy who was working there during our visit!

Founded in 1749, this star-shaped hilltop fort offers guided tours, plus a coffee bar & gift shop.

👍👍 One of the best trails we’ve ever been in Nova Scotia! Better than Peggy’s Cove light house in my opinion.

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

👍👍 A lovely place to spend the day at or do some moon watching at night. Added to this are the big boulders people can walk on and explore. What a beautiful sight when the waves hit the rocks. Evening it’s getting colder lightly in summer, and mosquitoes too

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

Created in 1749, this urban park features sports facilities, a fountain, a swimming pool & more.

Large natural park around a lake with a 3-mile man made trail, woodland & streams.

👍👍 A must for history buffs. Incredible green space in the city overlooking the harbour where 2 ships collided on December 6, 1917. Destroying the north end of Halifax. 1782 confirmed dead Approximately 9000 injured Their story is told in this beautiful park. Also a great playground and washroom fac...

Tranquil park featuring a variety of wooded trails around a pond for hiking, biking & birding.

👍👍 Check tide times before arriving here. It's beautiful once the tide goes out as you can walk for miles. Make sure you bring water shoes as the terrain has rocks and mud once tide goes out.

Sloped 200-acre nature park with 2.5 mi. of marked trails, off-leash areas & a heart-shaped pond.