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101 Things to Do in Newfoundland January 28, 2019 | ​North America ​ by Melissa Hogan 101 Things to Do in Newfoundland January 28, 2019 | ​North America​ by Melissa Hogan How friggin’ cool is Newfoundland? So cool in fact, that narrowing down this list to just 101 things to do in Newfoundland was a tall order. For a somewhat isolated island hove off ​into the North Atlantic​ we have no shortage of things to keep you busy on your trip. These picks are my favourite things to do on the island (I might need a whole new post to cover Labrador!) and there are options for everyone in your crew, including great restaurants, cultural events, attractions, and lots and lots of nature. 1. Go WHALE WATCHING 2. Have a pint at the PORT REXTON BREWERY 3. Visit SIGNAL HILL 4. Climb GROS MORNE 5. Have a cultural experience at the NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR FOLK FESTIVAL 6. Have a drink on GEORGE STREET 7. Photograph PUFFINS 8. Hike the EAST COAST TRAIL 9. Tackle the MARBLE MOUNTAIN ZIPLINE 10. Visit THE ROOMS 11. Gaze out from JOEY’S LOOKOUT 12. Sink your toes in the sand at SANDBANKS PROVINCIAL PARK 13. Ski WHITE HILLS 14. Snowshoe through PIPPY PARK 15. Buy a t-shirt at ​DILDO BREWING CO. 16. Go underground at JOHNSON GEO CENTRE 17. Skate around THE LOOP 18. Talk to butterflies at the NEWFOUNDLAND INSECTARIUM 19. Dive the wrecks and go down a mine on BELL ISLAND 20. Have a BOIL UP ON A BEACH 21. Count the ROOT CELLARS OF ELLISTON 22. Get inspired at the WRITERS AT WOODY POINT 23. Indulge in a DINNER AT RAYMOND’S 24. Take in a show at the LSPU HALL 25. Pick up a growler at LANDWASH BREWERY 26. Count the chandeliers at THE STONE JUG 27. Be or not to be at SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA 28. Visit one CORNER OF THE FLAT EARTH in Fogo 29. Enjoy the TWILLINGATE DINNER THEATRE 30. Snowmobile the T’RAILWAY 31. Have a bonfire on MIDDLE COVE BEACH 32. Sample the sour beer at BOOTLEG BREW CO 33. Go foraging with COD SOUNDS 34. Run the TELY 10 35. Watch the sunrise at CAPE SPEAR 36. Pretend to be a Viking at L’ANSE AUX MEADOWS 37. Treat yo’self at the FOGO ISLAND INN 38. Keep your eyes out for MOOSE on the highway 39. Keep your eyes out for a marten at SALMONIER NATURE PARK 40. Play games of chance at the ROYAL ST. JOHN’S REGATTA 41. Road trip along ICEBERG ALLEY 42. Experience TRINITY IN THE FALL 43. Have a FERRYLAND LIGHTHOUSE PICNIC 44. Check out the old printing press in PORT UNION 45. Hike the SKERWINK TRAIL 46. Go SEA KAYAKING 47. Have a beach day at NORTHERN BAY SANDS 48. Send a tweet from the HEART’S CONTENT CABLE STATION 49. See the earth’s mantel at the TABLELANDS 50. Count the birds at CAPE ST. MARY’S 51. Get your Instagram shot at THE ARCHES PROVINCIAL PARK 52. Learn about a lost people at the BEOTHUK INTREPRETATION CENTRE 53. Have an adrenaline rush RAFTING THE EXPLOITS RIVER 54. Go BERRY PICKING 55. Dig into history at the COLONY OF AVALON 56. Try some port at the NEWMAN WINE VAULTS 57. See what life in the ’30s was like at the MOCKBEGGAR PLANTATION 58. Hike the NORTH HEAD TRAIL 59. Have TOUTONS for breakfast 60. Tour the CARMANVILLE WETLANDS 61. Wave hello to THE KYLE 62. Walk the trails of ​GREENSPOND 63. Learn about a way of life at the SEALERS INTERPRETATION CENTRE 64. Sample the cake table during a MALLARD COTTAGE BRUNCH 65. Get lost in the CORN MAZE AT LESTER FARMS 66. Pretend you’re going to Hogwarts at the RAILWAY SOCIETY OF NEWFOUNDLAND HISTORIC TRAIN SITE 67. Look for fossils at the MANUELS RIVER CENTRE 68. Get rigged up and walk in the MUMMERS PARADE 69. Be awestruck at WESTERN BROOK POND 70. Take part in the TRINITY PAGENT 71. Make new friends at THE GATHERING 72. Get SCREECHED-IN at Christian’s Pub 73. Camp AT TERRA NOVA NATIONAL PARK 74. Pretend to be John Cabot on THE MATTHEW replica 75. Go on a ​HAUNTED HIKE 76. Have the best pizza of your life at BONAVISTA SOCIAL CLUB 77. See where the Titanic’s distress call was answered at CAPE RACE 78. Have a wine tasting at AUK ISLAND WINERY 79. Take a selfie at JELLYBEAN ROW 80. Try some local produce at the ST. JOHN’S FARMER’S MARKET 81. Tour the mirror house at the BARBOUR HERITAGE VILLAGE 82. Learn the difference between a dory and a punt at the WINTERTON BOAT MUSEUM 83. Look for fairies in the tuckamore at LOBSTER COVE HEAD LIGHTHOUSE 84. Find the Peter Pan statue at BOWRING PARK 85. Spot some fish at THE FLUVARIUM 86. Find the fairy doors at MUN BOTANICAL GARDEN 87. Fill your belly at ROOTS, RANTS, AND ROAR 88. Jig for COD 89. Mourn Ned at RANDOM PASSAGE 90. Play volleyball on the BEACHES OF EASTPORT 91. Delight your taste buds with CHIPS, DRESSING & GRAVY 92. Have some crisp at the BRIGUS BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL 93. Hike GREEN GARDENS 94. Pretend you’re in a tourism ad at the FISHING SHEDS OF CAVENDISH 95. Go shopping at SOME GOOD MARKET 96. See where the continents collided at the DOVER FAULT 97. Be posh with ​HIGH TEA AT ROSE MANOR INN 98. Join in a TRAD SESSION AT ERIN’S PUB 99. Ride the (stationary) rails at the RAILWAY COASTAL MUSEUM 100. Visit the outport within city limits at THE BATTERY 101. Take in a REEL DOWNTOWN MOVIE .
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