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Major Lake Attractions There’s so much Attractions in Halifax are plentiful, with much-loved historic Lake Charles museums, galleries and public spaces such as the Canadian 7 Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax Citadel National 107 to sea and do in Historic Site, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax DND 107 Waterfront, Discovery Centre and the Halifax Public Gardens. Halifax. 118 Find these and many more attractions on one of the maps! Official Halifax 7 Halifax is a diverse region located on the edge of Canada, Shopping 107 Urban Walking Map where rich history borders exciting modern experiences. From trendy and unique boutiques to made-in-Nova Scotia 318 Loon 7 It’s where world-class attractions intersect with peaceful items, there’s a reasonLake why Halifax is known as Atlantic Canada’s shopping capital! Pick up the perfect souvenir or add some relaxation. trendy pieces to your wardrobe in one of these easily accessible Topsail Bedford Lake This walking map contains maps of three unique areas: shopping districts:Lake Spring Garden Road, Agricola Street, The Basin 111 Micmac Downtown Halifax, Downtown Dartmouth and North Hydrostone Market, Bishop’s Landing, Historic Properties, End Halifax. Discover the many things to do, see and Halifax Seaport and Downtown Dartmouth. experience near the harbour! Cuisine Cole Harbour - Lawrencetown No visit to Halifax is complete without tasting our incredible Provincial Park cuisine. As the culinary capital of Atlantic Canada, there are hundreds of fabulous restaurants to choose from! Check207 out suggested places to dine in Downtown Halifax, Downtown Cole DOWNTOWN Harbour Dartmouth and the North End under the maps’ “FeaturedCole Harbour - DARTMOUTH Lawrencetown Businesses” section. Provincial Park 2 NORTH END HALIFAX Alderney Ferry Three ways to get aroundBissett Lake Morris Downtown Halifax, the North End and Downtown 322 walk/CAB Lake Dartmouth are easily walkable areas. Not up for Woodside walking? You can always take a cab! Casino Taxi Ferry and Yellow Cab are the most popular. ferry For just $2.50 take the 10-minute ferry ride 322 DOWNTOWN from Halifax Ferry Terminal to the Alderney Ferry Terminal in Dartmouth. HALIFAX 12 Wing NW Arm bus HalifaxShearwater Transit offers a reliable bus service through the Halifax region at an affordable price ($2.50!), Halifax Harbour with most of the routes in the North End, 349 Downtown Dartmouth and Downtown Halifax. discoverhalifaxns.com For a full list of ways to get to and around Halifax visit: discoverhalifaxns.com/plan/getting-here-around 253 Eastern Passage DOWNTOWN HALIFAX: THE HEARTBEAT OF THE REGION. McNabs & Lawlor Island Cow Downtown Halifax is the urban core of the region, complete with hundreds of restaurants, boutique shopping, festivals Provincialand Parkevents, world-class attractions and Bay highly rated hotels. Sitting on the beautiful harbour – an attraction in and of itself – is the bustling Halifax boardwalk, one of the longest downtown boardwalks in the world. It offers stunning views, plenty of things to do and places to eat. We can’t wait for you to visit and experience where things happen on the water. Halifax Waterfront Harbour Hopper Tours Halifax Citadel Art Gallery of Nova Scotia my-waterfront.ca harbourhopper.com 14 National Historic Site 9 artgalleryofnovascotia.ca 2 pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax Attractions Featured Businesses Good TO KNOWS 1 Alexander Keith's Brewery 16 Canadian Museum of 1 Amos Pewter 14 Life SalonSpa Halifax Public Parking Free Public WiFi Spring Garden Road 2 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Immigration at Pier 21 2 Bird's Nest Café 15 Morris East Shopping District 3 Casino Nova Scotia 17 Museum of Natural History 3 Café Taiyaki 52 16 Murphy's Company Store Hospital Church Suggested Walking 4 Dalhousie University 18 Neptune Theatre 4 Captured Escape Rooms 17 Northern Watters Bank Visitor Information Route 19 Nova Scotia Sport Knitwear & Tartan Shop 5 Discovery Centre 5 Coffee Matters Centre Hall of Fame 6 Government House 6 Cool As a Moose 18 PRIMAL Kitchen Post Office Halifax Boardwalk 20 NovaScotian Crystal U T 7 Grand Parade 7 FireWorks Gallery 19 Rasa: Flavours of India HalifaxE Seaport R D T B CARTARET ST R R S A I N E N S L 21 Old Burying Ground Y O 20 Rousseau Chocolatier NC R Public Washroom L 8 Halifax Central Library 8 Halifax Marriott T E L E S BELLEVUE AVE DU S 22 Old Town Clock T 9 Halifax Citadel National Historic Harbourfront Hotel 21 Skin Decision Piercing R T LINDE D D SEYMOUR ST ALLAN LAWRE 23 Point Pleasant Park & Fine Jewelry SHIRLE Site and Army Museum 9 Harbourstone Sea VERNON ST QUINGATE PL 10 Halifax City Hall 24 ProvinceW AHouseTE Grill & Pour House 22 Starbucks D RD RLOO ST R GREENWOOD AVE 11 Halifax Convention Centre 25 Saint Mary's University 10 Hotel Halifax 23 Tempo Food + Drink L B O COBURG R E C HENRY ST O L H N 12 Halifax Public Gardens 26 Scotiabank Centre 11 Indochine Banh Mi 24 The Barrington Hotel P HU M E N I O R ROXTON U B 27 St. Mary's Basilica 12 Inkwell Modern 25 The Cheeky Cod GalleryB R 13 Halifax Seaport Farmers' MarketN L I Q Y MARLBOROUGH AVE T FRASER ST N I WINDSOR ST DAVIS ST Handmade Boutique S N S 14 Harbour Hopper Tours R 28 St. Matthew's United Church 26 The Summit Skin Care S T E D EDWARD ST halifaxseaport.ca downtownhalifax.ca springgardenarea.com S 13 Krave Burger & Hair Removal Y PARKER ST CL OAKLAND RD 29 St. Paul's Anglican Church T 15 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic S T WILLIAMS ST COMPTON AVE E ST ROBIE ST ROBIE ST V C Dalhousie E O T G E University S R W A E N L S L M S Halifax Common Camp Hill E T & Emera Oval T IWK Children’s CARLTON ST M S E Cemetary O D Hospital V QEII R R A Health Sciences Centre I A A N E L N U U Saint Mary’s J ROBIE ST L C University A N N E A MOR UNIVERSITY AV D UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ST R LL TOWER RD BE INGLIS ST SUMMER ST W WELLINGTON ST O YOUNG AV T O S TOWER RD R K C Point Pleasant R VG Hospital T R U S R E BELL RD O PA N P A T T L H R A Park R S L T Wanderers O T M R I R E P N Grounds E O O D L G N S U S L T I R SOUTH ST T MARG G K ST INAL RD V R Y A A TOWER K P P R H C T L D R A NO E S N ARD ST ST N C C R AHERN AVE IVANHOE ST Halifax Public MAY U CATHEDR D Gardens BAUER ST N A A L LANE R D Victoria C Park O ATLANTI YOUNG AVE F R Garrison Grounds A N SOUTH PARK ST L W K A L L A L T N I S S D R S S D T T E GOTTINGEN RHULAND ST BRENTON ST I MCLEAN ST N N LUCKNOW ST I C A ND L R Y D MAITLA Holy Cross E ICK ST DRESDEN ROW BRUSSELS ST Cemetery S W T Halifax Citadel National N Historic Site and P E O F Army Museum R VICTORIA RD BLAND ST Spring Garden Rd T BIRMINGHAM ST L Shopping District A SOUTH BLAND ST T N S D N E Police Station P L QUEEN BRUNSWICK ST ST QUEEN ST Royal Artillery ST Park OTTING N G COGSWELL ST TO NG T I RR BA MITCHELL ST DOYLE ST CHURCH ST UNSWICK ST BRUNSWICK ST BR T S L H MARKET ST E ALBEMARLE ST A A SACKVILLE S R H GREEN ST KENT ST V C MORRIS ST I TOBIN ST E SOUTH ST GRAFTON ST M Y T V SMITH ST R O R S P A T C Old Burying DUKE ST Ground ERS S ARGYLE ST W Grand Parade Scotia Square BLO BARRINGTON ST S T T E ST ATER Atlantic Superstore S C W ER E UPP G R B B GRANVILLE ST PRIN I NSLC I O S S E H H G O H O OLLIS ST P P HOLLIS ST TERMINAL RD RD TERMINAL TERMINAL S S T T VIA Rail Halifax Station BEDFORD ROW LOWER WATER ST Historic ST Properties Bishop’s ER Landing T MARGINAL RD L SA Halifax Seaport N SEABRIDGE Ferry to m Ferry to Downtown Woodside Dartmouth N D o e va vo le ns a hir D e A r ve W In e d v t ia i m St A n S a s d e h 322 n a t e m o w W r S iv H e G V i v y d 111 N l N l A s R ort i e A h M n R d R d a o o R n rg c d o se d a in w d l K al e D a o NORTH END HALIFAX enc R lm H r l B d n e rest E e e d Ave e S t st b v Bedford R Gle t er n e S o l S A l L t s Green Rd FEATURED BUSINESSES i y t e v nc v e h o i t t Basin ic St r t t e 1.
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