Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Halifax, Canada

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.6 km
Ascend 133 m
Descend 148 m

Experience Halifax in Canada in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in HalifaxIndividual Sights in Halifax

Sight 1: Gorsebrook Park

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Gorsebrook Park is a 19-acre Canadian urban park located in the South End of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Wikipedia: Gorsebrook Park (EN)

578 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Public Archives of Nova Scotia

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Public Archives of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Archives is a governmental archival institution serving the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The archives acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage – recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government and the private sector over the last 300 years.

Wikipedia: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (EN), Website

757 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Victoria Park

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Victoria Park is an urban park on Spring Garden Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, across from the Halifax Public Gardens.

Wikipedia: Victoria Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia (EN)

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Public Gardens

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Public Gardensdaryl_mitchell from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian-era public gardens formally established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation. The gardens are located in the Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Halifax Peninsula near the popular shopping district of Spring Garden Road and opposite Victoria Park. The gardens were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1984.

Wikipedia: Halifax Public Gardens (EN)

746 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Royal Artillery Park

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Royal Artillery Park

Royal Artillery (RA) Park, a military installation in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, forms part of Canadian Forces Base Halifax. It is home to the headquarters of 36 Canadian Brigade Group and the official residence of the Commander of the 5th Canadian Division. On the grounds of RA Park are the oldest military officers' mess in Canada (1816) and the Cambridge Military Library, which houses one of the oldest library collections in the country (1810). Royal Artillery Park was initially funded from the conquest of present-day Maine, which was renamed the colony of New Ireland.

Wikipedia: Royal Artillery Park (Halifax) (EN)

545 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Saint Matthew's

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St. Matthew's United Church is a United Church of Canada church in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The church was founded at the same time as the original colony in 1749 as a home for the various groups of dissenting Protestants who were from New England and who did not follow the Church of England. It originally met Sunday afternoons in St. Paul's Church, the Church of England building completed in 1750. The church got its own home in 1754 when a church was constructed at Hollis and Prince streets. This building was destroyed by fire in 1857, and a new church was built at the current location at 1479 Barrington Street, land parcelled off of the Black-Binney House estate by Bishop Hibbert Binney. The church used the Old Burying Ground.

Wikipedia: St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax) (EN)

565 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: Discovery Centre

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Discovery Centre is an interactive science museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is a not-for-profit charitable organization whose mission is to stimulate interest, enjoyment and understanding of science and technology.

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881 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 8: HMCS Sackville

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HMCS Sackville

HMCS Sackville is a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel. She is now a museum ship located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the last surviving Flower-class corvette.

Wikipedia: HMCS Sackville (K181) (EN)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: CSS Acadia

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CSS Acadia

CSS Acadia is a former hydrographic surveying and oceanographic research ship of the Hydrographic Survey of Canada and its successor the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

Wikipedia: CSS Acadia (EN)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

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The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Wikipedia: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (EN), Website

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