Top 9 Places to Visit in Lunenburg | Nova Scotia

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Region:

South Shore

Known For:

UNESCO Old Town | Colourful waterfront architecture | Bluenose schooner legacy | Historic fishing heritage | Lunenburg Harbour | Vibrant arts community

Best For:

Historic walks | Photography | Coastal scenery | Seafood dining | Sailing

UNESCO World Heritage Site

History, Selfie Spot

• Downtown, Lunenburg NS
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• UNESCO World Heritage Site

National Historic District Lunenburg is the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. Established in 1753, it has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangular grid pattern drawn up in the home country.

Bluenose II

Selfie Spot

• 121 Bluenose Dr, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
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• Bluenose II

For two decades, Bluenose reigned over the North Atlantic and brought fame to Captain Angus Walters and his crew. Bluenose II was launched in 1963 and has acted as Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador ever since.

Home Town of ‘Prime Minister of the Blues’

Famous Canadians

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• Dutch Mason

Dutch (b Norman) Mason was a blues singer. Mason was appointed the title “Prime Minister of the Blues” at a BB King concert in Toronto by King himself. The Lunenburg NS native, Mason was born into a musical family — his father played stand-up bass and drums while his mother was a pianist.

Blue Rocks

Outdoor, Selfie Spot

• Blue Rocks, NS
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• Blue Rocks Entry

A small village about a six-minute drive from the Town of Lunenburg. The little community of Blue Rocks is advertised as “Lunenburg’s answer to Peggy’s Cove”. Still a working fishing village with blue slate rocks on the edge of the ocean making it an artisan and photographer's muse.

Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

History

• 68 Bluenose Dr, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
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• Fisheries Museum

The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic provides the ultimate waterfront experience. While at the Museum, you experience life in a fishing community and discover, up close, life at sea. Explore our living fish exhibit and wharf-side vessels.

Ironworks Distillery

Drink

• 2 Kempt St, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
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• Ironworks Distillery

Ironworks is a micro-distillery located in the old port of Lunenburg on Nova Scotia’s historic South Shore. We take our name from the 1893 heritage building we call home: a marine blacksmith’s shop that once produced ironworks for the shipbuilding trade.

Halifax & Southwestern Railway Museum

History

• 11188 Nova Scotia Trunk 3, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
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• Halifax & Southwestern Railway Museum

History of the Halifax & Southwestern Railway along Nova Scotia's South Shore with pictures, artifacts and a giant model railroad of the line.

St. John’s Church

Selfie Spot

• 64 Townsend St, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
• (902) 634-4994
• St. John's Church

Recommended by Mark

St. John’s is an Anglican wooden church built in 1753-1758 by an unknown builder, making it older than Canada itself. The church’s exterior is a combination of white and dark painted wood, which complements each other magnificently.

Expedition Nova Scotia

Outdoor

• 29 Tanner Road, Lunenburg
• 902-514-8202
• Expedition Nova Scotia

Recommended by Jason Ransom

We have a 5-star, eco-tourism business operating in Lunenburg. In 2021, our family decided to purchase four acres of oceanfront property near Canada's prettiest town, Lunenburg. As photographers, we have always loved Lunenburg and the South Shore of Nova Scotia.