Best places: Tourist Attractions in Nova Scotia

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.

Bucolic, 1000-acre park featuring an extensive trail system, picnic areas & waterfalls.

National park spanning 164.5 square miles of lakes, forests & beaches steeped in Mi'kmaw heritage.

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

👍👍 Really enjoyed this local attraction in Glace Bay! The friendly weathered seniors, former coalminers, who guide the tour are their own treasure! Great storytelling and overall experience. You go into an actual replica coal mine, be prepared to bend over/down if your taller than 4' 6". Amazing what t...

Zoo attraction aiming to teach families about wild (& more familiar) animals through contact.

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.

Distinctive red-&-white lighthouse on a rocky headland with sunset views & the Leif Erikson Trail.

👍👍 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!

👍👍 Love this beach!! Beautiful sand and water...water shoes are nice to have.Water fairly warm. Lots of sun until late.We stay past 8:30pm. Outhouse style facilities open always as well as full service washrooms until 5pm. Water station to wash up as well!

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

Landscaped park on a tidal river, known for its roses & Acadian house built to 17th-century plans.