South Shore

Attractions

8 amazing places to discover in South Shore

Kejimkujik National Park Seaside

Kejimkujik National Park Seaside

A stunning coastal day-use park featuring white-sand beaches, rugged shoreline hiking trails, and abundant wildlife including seabird colonies and harbour seals. A separate seaside unit of Kejimkujik National Park near Port Joli, NS.

4.8 (412 reviews)

Highlights

Coastal hikingWhite-sand beachesWildlife viewingSeabird coloniesHarbour seals

Hank Snow Home Town Museum

Housed in Liverpool's historic CN Railway Station, this unique museum celebrates Nova Scotia-born country music legend Hank Snow. Features interactive exhibits, memorabilia, and the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame.

4.3 (77 reviews)

Highlights

Country Music HistoryHank Snow MemorabiliaNS Country Music Hall of FameHistoric CN Railway StationInteractive Exhibits
Terra Beata Farms

Terra Beata Farms

Working cranberry farm on Heckman's Island near Lunenburg, home to Nova Scotia's first and only cranberry u-pick each October, with farm-gate products available year-round by curbside pickup.

4.6 (33 reviews)

Highlights

Cranberry u-pickFarm productsFlooded bog viewsFamily friendly

Ovens Natural Park

190-acre coastal park near Lunenburg featuring dramatic sea caves, 1861 Gold Rush history, camping cabins, and hiking trails.

4.2 (1063 reviews)

Highlights

Sea CavesCannon CaveGold PanningCampingHiking Trails

Ross Farm Museum

Award-winning living history museum in New Ross featuring a 60-acre heritage farm with costumed interpreters, heritage crafts, and farm animals.

4.8 (448 reviews)

Highlights

Living HistoryHeritage FarmOxen DemonstrationsBlacksmith ShopRosebank Cottage

Black Loyalist Heritage Centre

Heritage site and museum in Birchtown, near Shelburne, telling the story of the Black Loyalists who settled here in 1783 and formed the largest free African population outside of Africa.

4.7 (123 reviews)

Highlights

Heritage Centre MuseumWall of NamesSt. Paul's ChurchOld School HousePit HouseNational Monument to the Black Loyalist Landing +2 more
Concrete Creations Sculpture Garden (Cosby's)

Concrete Creations Sculpture Garden (Cosby's)

Sculptor Ivan Higgins' free forest sculpture garden behind Cosby's Garden Centre near Liverpool - concrete figures built winter after winter since 1976. Open 7 days, year-round.

4.9 (653 reviews)

Highlights

Concrete sculpture garden in a forest settingWork of sculptor Ivan Higgins since 1976Free, open 7 days year-roundCommissioned pieces and memorialsBehind a working garden centre

Shag Harbour UFO Interpretive Centre

Museum dedicated to the 1967 Shag Harbour Incident β€” Canada's most famous unsolved UFO case β€” with exhibits, eyewitness accounts and historical archives.

4.1 (138 reviews)

Highlights

Canada's most famous unsolved UFO caseExhibits and eyewitness accountsHistorical archives and RCMP reportsLocated on the scenic South Shore (Trunk 3)Pair with the annual Shag Harbour UFO XPO