Age of Sail Heritage Centre
Community and marine museum in Port Greville, Nova Scotia Canada.
Attractions in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
Photo: Age of Sail Heritage Centre, Letterofmarque (CC BY-SA 3.0)Age of Sail Heritage Centre opens Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s list
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Cumberland County, Subdivision A, 6 are museums or galleries. We list 5 places to visit inside Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s municipal boundary and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Here, one place is kept up by Parks Canada. Go 37 km out for Acacia Grove / Prescott House.
In Cumberland County, Subdivision A
5
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known
Must-know places in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
MuseumAge of Sail Heritage Centrein town
MuseumOttawa Housein townMuseumMuseumJoggins Fossil Centrein town
MuseumAmos Seaman School Museumin townMuseumMuseumGreville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Societyin town
FortFort Beauséjour — Fort Cumberland4.7 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
The layout
The dashed line is Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
Sorted by kind
Count 6 museums or galleries and 2 forts or historic sites.
Museums & galleries 6 museums5 in town · 1 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 fort · 1 national historic site0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Cumberland County, Subdivision A. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Parks Canada: Visitor Centre / Museum.
Every place
All of it
Fort Beauséjour — Fort Cumberland
French-built fort in Acadia now a park.
7Fundy Geological Museum
Geological museum in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
8The 5 inside Cumberland County, Subdivision A come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Cumberland County, Subdivision A → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cumberland County, Subdivision A →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
MuseumAcacia Grove / Prescott House37 km southeast
National historic site · Parks CanadaCommemorative Church38 km southeast
National historic siteGrand-Pré38 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Cumberland County, Subdivision A (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to Cumberland County, Subdivision A
What are the main attractions in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Within Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s municipal boundary, the best known are Ottawa House, Joggins Fossil Centre and Amos Seaman School Museum.
Does Cumberland County, Subdivision A have a museum?
Yes, Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society and Fundy Geological Museum, all in Cumberland County, Subdivision A or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Yes: within 5 km of Cumberland County, Subdivision A, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Commemorative Church (38 km), Grand-Pré (38 km).
How is this list made?
One list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers: museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Historic buildings need a visitor sign such as opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article, and hotels, restaurants and tour operators never count. A place belongs to the town when it lies inside its 2021 outline or within 5 km of the edge.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Age of Sail Heritage Centre: Letterofmarque, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ottawa House: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Seaman School Museum: GilCor84, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Beauséjour — Fort Cumberland: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fundy Geological Museum: Lisa Millar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Visitor Centre / Museum: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acacia Grove / Prescott House: Verne Equinox, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commemorative Church: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand-Pré: Dr Wilson . User Semhur on the french , modified the original picture, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).