Attractions
7 amazing places to discover in Annapolis Valley
Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens
17-acre award-winning historic garden in Annapolis Royal featuring a renowned rose collection with over 270 varieties, Victorian Garden, Acadian house and garden, Governor's Garden, and the Laburnum arbour. One of Canada's Top 10 Gardens Worth Travelling For.
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Fort Anne National Historic Site
Canada's first administered National Historic Site, located in Annapolis Royal. Features a 1702 Vauban-style star fort with the oldest military building in Canada — the 1708 Powder Magazine. Museum in the Officers' Quarters, earthen walls, walking trails, and scenic views over the Annapolis River.
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Port-Royal National Historic Site
Step back to 1605 at the reconstruction of the Habitation at Port-Royal, one of North America's earliest European settlements. Costumed interpreters bring 17th-century life to the forge, kitchen, and artisan quarters, and the Order of Good Cheer — Canada's first social club — comes alive.
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Grand-Pré National Historic Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Canada's most-visited national historic sites, commemorating the Acadian settlement of Grand-Pré (1682–1755) and Le Grand Dérangement. Multimedia visitor centre, Memorial Church, statue of Evangeline, Victorian garden, and access to the Harvest Moon Trailway.
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Valley Drive-In Theatre
One of the last drive-in theatres in Atlantic Canada — a 1950s single-screen on Highway 1 in Cambridge, near Coldbrook, screening double features Friday–Sunday from May to September, plus Tuesday Drive-In Bingo.
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Tangled Garden
Three-acre herb and sculpture garden in Grand Pre with award-winning herb jellies, a classical labyrinth, gift shop and afternoon tea.
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Huntington Point Fairy Cottages
Four Depression-era concrete cottages in vivid colours at remote Huntington Point past Halls Harbour, built by concrete pioneer Charlie Macdonald's crew in the 1930s. View from the public beach; donation mailbox on site.