The Museum of Industry is conveniently located near the Stellarton exit from Hwy 104. There's lots…read moreof free parking. The museum is larger than I expected and it has a large number of displays focused on industry from the 18th century to the present era. I was particularly impressed with the interactive exhibits which show how power is generated from flowing water. Great for young and old! There are also vintage rail engines, vehicles ( a Nova Scotian made automobile!) and even a steam shovel. Very touching exhibit on local coal mining and the families who lived it. The exhibit on the Westray disaster should be seen by all. Small NS centered gift shop which I enjoyed. This museum is well worth a visit.

Our family (my husband, our two young daughters and myself) had a wonderful time at the museum…read more When my husband said he wanted to go to the Museum of Industry, I was worried about how bored our kids would be. But I had nothing to worry about. The museum had so much to offer for the kids and for all of us. So many interactive things for the kids to try and a lot of interesting information for my husband and I. And the price for us to get it was very reasonable. A great place for a family to go.

A cool old house that became a…read more friend for friendless women. Beaconsfield House was build back in 1877 for James Peake, a very wealthy merchant and leading businessmen of Prince Edward Island. The house certainly reflects his wealth because it is absolutely gorgeous, with all the latest conveniences that the 19th century had to offer, including central heating, gas lighthing and running water. The Peakes even had a party that Princess Louise, the daughter of Queen Victoria attended. Real gaudy, ostentatious, high society, hooty tooty stuff. The house is located right on Charlottetown Harbor so it has beautiful views of the water. You pay your loonies and toonies and a very friendly and knowledgeable guide gives you a tour of the house. You are then free to walk around by yourself. Of course they can answer any stupid questions you happen to have and obviously love talking about the house. Unfortunately the economy back in the 1880's was as capricious as our present one and due to the collapse of the shipbuilding industry, Mr Peake lost all his money and only lived in the house for about five years. The new master was the eccentric and wealthy Henry Cundall. He never married and lived at Beaconsfield with his two sisters. When good old Hank died in 1926 he left the house to the town as a refuge for "friendless young women". So the house operated as a sort of a very elaborate and ornate type of homeless shelter for a few years. Then in the 1930's the Cundall House became a place for student nurses studying at the nearby hospital. Finally in the 1970's it was turned into the present museum. I love poking around old houses and talking to people that enjoy old houses, so the visit to the Peake house was great. What made it even more enjoyable was when some women came in that said they actually lived in the house years ago when they were studying to be nurses. You never know what unexpected treasures you are going to find in a great old house.

Beautiful old home in Charlottetown and it's right by a sidewalk that goes along the water. In the…read moresummer, everyone is out exercising and walking their dogs.

I had my doubts, but this car museum is worth the visit! History and entertainment for the whole…read morefamily.

We enjoyed Confederation Center very much! It's a lovely facility in Charlottetown that the…read morecommunity is very fortunate to have. It was wonderful for visitors like us to be able to enjoy the art museum and the musical presentation of Anne of Green Gables. My wife has seen the show a dozen times when she was guiding in the area and it was my first. We both enjoyed it very much!

Came here to see the replica of the legislature where confederation happened. Stayed about an…read morehour, watching a video with the history and learning from the docent who was a wealth of information. Learned so much in a very short time! They had great educational booklets for the kids. Well worth the stop.

This place had so many cute local made gifts and also we got a super yummy seasonal coffee!…read moreDefinitely recommend stopping here. We ended up getting food somewhere else but some of their food looked delicious!

This museum is sorely in need of a technological update. Opened in 2001, it contains a walkthrough…read moretour of Canada's history of confederation. While the information is interesting, the tour is run with earphones that contain a radio receiver. Each stop is transmitted continuously in one direction. This means that if you are not standing in the correct spot, or turn your head away from the display, you get earfulls of static. The headset is also heavy and uncomfortable because of the receiver. Additionally, many of the touch-screen displays aren't functioning. Finally, the tour theme is a journalist's view of confederation there had been journalists that were crosses between a tongue-in-cheek CBC reporter and the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was just too light an atmosphere for these important events. I've been to many museums, both in Canada and abroad. With digital techonology, they can now set tracks at each station, and have tourists dial in their stop number in a digital player, rather than continuously running on radio-waves. This would prevent having to listen to the back-half of an event, wait for it to restart, and then listen to the front-half. On the bright side, it's an informative (if superficial) tour of Canada's confederation years.

Good history lesson to be taught there. The service is warm and exciting. If you love the history…read moreof Antigonish, you must stop by for the afternoon!

I am completely biased on this review. The Uniacke House was one of my favourite places to visit as…read morea child. I lived close enough that I could ride my bike there. I explored most of the nooks and crannies of the actual museum. As I got older, kids used to go swimming in Uniacke Lake and explore the forest. Or pick delicious wild blueberries. Since then, the site has greatly expanded. There are now extensive groomed walking trails. There are both long and short trails available all year long (though not maintained in the off season). Feeling a bit peckish? There's a tea room to enjoy. Or pack a picnic and enjoy one of the picnic tables by the water. The forest is green and beautiful and reminds me of all that I love about Nova Scotia.