I was saving my 1000th review for something special - Finally checked off a bucket list travel item…read more- Green Gables!! I've had this spot on my list ever since I read the Anne of Green Gables novels when I was a young girl - and even more so since watching Anne with an E!! I loved the show so much I read all the books again afterwards lol. This actual homestead belonged to cousins of Lucy Maud Montgomery - author of all the Anne books - but it was her inspiration for the Anne universe and they've done a beautiful job decorating the inside to look just how I imagined it to look from the stories lol! LM Montgomery was one of the few female Victorian writers that found huge success in her work while still alive. Her homestead and gravesite are nearby and also definitely worth a visit - especially if you're a fan! She was quite an accomplished lady and had an interesting life. A lifelong dream location visited and it was more than I could've imagined!! I got to see Anne's bedroom, walk through the Haunted Wood, and they even sell Raspberry Cordial haha!! There are several walking trails on the grounds and I wish I had time to explore more bc they were lovely. It's easy to find, prices are very reasonable, staff are all very friendly, and there's lots to see apart from the house - they have a nice museum and LM Montgomery's gravesite and actual homestead are within easy walking distance but also a very quick drive. Pro Tip: entrance to LM Montgomery's homestead is cheaper if you buy it in the combo ticket with Green Gables and you can buy both here. They also have a little cafe here selling mostly pastries and coffee. Plenty of parking and clean restrooms. This stop is a favorite with the giant tour buses so bring your patience.

I pretty much waited my whole life to come here after reading the books. It did not disappoint. I…read moregot to have a raspberry cordial and walked down lovers lane with the love of my life, my beautiful wife. She used to be a tour guide in Nova Scotia and was excited to take me to this place where she had been before and I had never set foot. On an island that was all new to me. We spend as much time here as we wanted to the visitor center first and then coming out back to see the house where LM Montgomery spent a lot of time after she wrote the first book less than a mile away. We also visited that site and her grave. This was the most impressive place we went. The musical in Halifax was also outstanding. But I felt a kinship to Anne here, even though she is a fictional character. This place is absolutely special and if you're a fan of the book or the author, you should visit. Plan at least two hours to not feel rushed. They have a lovely gift shop and the items there are priced fairly.

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.

I recently attended a wedding reception held here and it was a truly perfect space for it!…read more The Cymbria Lions Club Community Centre is located across the street from the Barachois Inn Historic Bed & Breakfast. The wedding was held on their lawn with the garden in the background. We were able to park at the Lions Club and then just walk across the street. Following the wedding, we walked back to the Club and enjoyed drinks on the upstairs patio, which has an incredible view! There were tables and chairs and the patio could be access from inside (off the main hall) or by two sets of stairs. There was also a window in to the cash bar (it can also be accessed across a counter from the main hall). If anyone didn't want to enjoy the view, they could go check out the St. Augustine Catholic Church (built in 1838) or the The Farmers' Bank of Rustico Museum (precursor of the credit union movement in North America) and Doucet house. The main hall was quite large and easily accommodated the wedding party of ~80 people. It has a stage and after dinner, we removed a row of tables for room to dance to a local band. Accessible bathrooms were just off the side of the hall. All of the staff were friendly and helpful and helped make this destination wedding run smoothly. On the bottom floor we noticed that there was another bar with a patio on the ground floor that looked like it was still open to the public. This is a perfect location for a wedding or other community gathering as it offers a stunning view, lots of opportunities for things nearby to explore while you're waiting and all of the amenities that one would require, including a large parking lot!

This place is kinda neat, odd and out of nowhere... I saw…read morethe signs for this place and thought what the heck... This is a very small, unmanned day park. It has a dirt drive with a "pull on the grass" parking area and picnic spot. And you can't miss the BIG wire fence. You follow this big fence and it brings you to a look out where you can see the buffalo. Granted the day I was there it was hotter than hell, at first I didn't see anything... then I saw three big things move. Low and behold with a zoom lens I got a pic of the three buffalo. According to the website there are 25, I'm guessing 22 were hiding in the shade... So I was pleased, saw a few buffalo off in a distance and got a pic... Nice little picnic area. There is a burn pit... Obviously use common sense with it on such hot dry days like the day I was there... Neat place, no staff, facilities... I guessing the people who oversee the buffalo probably see to the public access park. Oh and admission is FREE (Queen of cheap finds another one)

Confederation Centre Public Library is the largest library in the P.E.I. Public Library Service…read more It's open 7 days a week, year round and offers free wifi, as well as free programs of all kinds for all ages. Check it out!

The library is very quiet and the staff are friendly too. I go here all the time and it's never…read moredirty and always quiet so it's great for studying. There is lots of space to do work so I recommend going here instead of staying at home to study.