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Attractions in Eastern Passage

Shearwater Aviation Museum is the place to visit in Eastern Passage

Among the places to visit in and near Eastern Passage are 15 museums, 7 national historic sites and 4 forts. We list one place to visit inside Eastern Passage’s neighbourhood outline and 37 within 5 km of its edge. The list includes 8 places cared for by Parks Canada. Go 11 km out for Admiralty House.

Photo: St. Mary's Basilica, baekken (CC BY 2.0)
In Eastern Passage
1
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
37
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
19
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
17
in or near town
Cared for
8
by Parks Canada
Best known

What Eastern Passage is known for

MuseumMuseumShearwater Aviation Museumin townChurchSt. Mary's Basilica3.4 km outside town, to the westFortGeorges Island2.4 km outside town, to the west
Historic shipHMCS Sackville3.4 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia3.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMaritime Museum of the Atlantic3.5 km outside town, to the west

Each 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

How they lie

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The dashed line is Eastern Passage’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

Kind by kind

Most are museums or galleries, 19 in all, ahead of forts or historic sites (17).

Museums & galleries 15 museums · 4 art galleries1 in town · 18 nearby
Forts & historic sites 7 national historic sites · 4 forts · 2 historic ships · 1 church · 1 castle · 1 cathedral · 1 historic site0 in town · 17 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Eastern Passage. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

In the care of Parks Canada: Fire Command Post, Battery, Lower Battery and Southeast Salient.

Every place

Every entry

One in town leads, with 37 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Eastern Passage comes 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 Eastern Passage → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Eastern Passage →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

MuseumAdmiralty House11 km west

Places well known beyond Eastern Passage (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.

Seeing Eastern Passage: questions

Does Eastern Passage have a museum?

Yes, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, all in Eastern Passage or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Eastern Passage?

Yes, Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Eastern Passage.

How is this list made?

Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of it.

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 (18)

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).