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Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island

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Region:

Central PEI

Known For:

Confederation Centre of the Arts | Charlottetown Conference | Victoria Row | Historic waterfront | Culinary scene | Capital city

Best For:

History | Food & Drink | Walkable Streets | Cultural Experiences

Home Town of Canadian Confederation

History

In 1864, Charlottetown became the place of the Charlottetown Conference for representatives from colonies of British North America to discuss the Canadian Confederation.

Confederation Centre of the Arts

ArtHistory

Explore the Confederation Chamber, an accurate replica of the Province House site where Canada was born.

St. Dunstan’s Basilica

HistorySelfie Spot

St. Dunstan’s Basilica is Prince Edward Island’s only Roman Catholic cathedral and basilica. It is a stone French Gothic church first built in 1913 and then remade in 1916 after a fire had destroyed it.

Home Town of Milton Acorn

Famous Canadians

Milton James Rhode Acorn, nicknamed The People’s Poet by his peers, was a poet, writer, and playwright. He was born in Charlottetown in 1923 and died here in 1986. In the middle 1960s, he became well known as a passionate and argumentative member of the literary and journalistic underground.

Victoria Park

HistoryOutdoor

Victoria Park, named after Queen Victoria, is Prince Edward Island’s largest park, with about 18 hectares of land. The park was opened in 1873 but was nowhere as large as it is now.

Home Town of Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield

Famous CanadiansHistory

Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield was a British naval officer and surveyor of lakes Ontario, Superior, Erie and Huron. He was born in 1795 in England. At age 11, Bayfield joined the Royal Navy.

Charlottetown Farmers Market

Farmer's Market

Saturdays Since 1984, Charlottetown Farmers market has been one of the most popular spots in the town. Every Saturday early in the morning, locals rush through the Charlottetown Farmers Market’s doors to get the first-hand experience of buying from the producers themselves!

Red Shores Racetrack

HistoryOutdoor

Red Shores Racetrack opened on July 1st, 1886 and is believed to be the oldest racing track in Canada. It is a year-long business that offers live harness racing, a large casino with various live table games and over 200 slot machines!

Tea Hill Provincial Park

OutdoorSelfie Spot

The view from the public beach in Tea Hill Provincial Park is one you just have to see for yourself as it is so captivating! The Park is comprised of 15 acres of land. Around the park, you will find wooded along Keppoch Road.

The Mack

DrinkFoodHistory

The cabaret-style Mack Theatre was first called “The Capitol Theatre” and opened in 1935 but closed in 1965. The city of Charlottetown proceeded to buy the place and gave it a new name, “The Mack.” The Mack offers an elegant and classy bar with a capacity of 250 and a dining hall with 120.

Beaconsfield Historic House

HistorySelfie Spot

Many tourists come here to see the architecture and the incredible view of Charlottetown Harbor. Beaconsfield Historic House was built in 1877 and was designed by W.C. Harris for Edith and James Peake.