St. Mary's Basilica
Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Attractions in Portland Estates
Photo: St. Mary's Basilica, baekken (CC BY 2.0)Just outside Portland Estates: St. Mary's Basilica and more
Of the 43 places to visit in and around Portland Estates, 25 are museums or galleries. Portland Estates itself has none of them. The list includes 7 places cared for by Parks Canada. Travel 8 km and you reach Battery.
In Portland Estates
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
43
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
25
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
16
in or near town
Cared for
7
by Parks Canada
Best known
Top of the list around Portland Estates
ChurchSt. Mary's Basilica2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
FortGeorges Island1.6 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic shipHMCS Sackville2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMaritime Museum of the Atlantic2.5 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleHalifax Citadel3.2 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Map of the places
The dashed line is Portland Estates’ neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
The types of place
Museums & galleries 18 museums · 7 art galleries0 in town · 25 nearby
Forts & historic sites 6 national historic sites · 4 forts · 2 historic ships · 1 church · 1 castle · 1 cathedral · 1 historic site0 in town · 16 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Portland Estates. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Looked after by Parks Canada: Lower Battery, Town Clock on Citadel Hill, Cavalier Building and Counterscarp Gallery.
Every place
Full list of places
Georges Island
Island in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Maritime museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Halifax Citadel
Fort and military museum in Halifax, Canada.
7Halifax Public Gardens
Public park in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
8Prince of Wales Tower
Martello Tower in Nova Scotia, Canada.
9Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
10Admiralty House
Naval museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
All Saints Cathedral, Halifax
Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
12Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Immigration museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
13York Redoubt
Fort overlooking Halifax Harbour entrance.
Shearwater Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Canada, at CFB Shearwater.
16
17
18Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
Canadian museum and cultural centre.
S.S. Acadia
Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
Farm museum in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Portland Estates → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Portland Estates →
Big names nearby
Around the region
Places well known beyond Portland Estates (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.
Good to know in Portland Estates
What is there to see near Portland Estates?
Inside Portland Estates the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Georges Island, HMCS Sackville and Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Does Portland Estates have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Portland Estates include Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History and Admiralty House.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Portland Estates?
Yes: within 5 km of Portland Estates, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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)
- St. Mary's Basilica: baekken, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Island: Thparkth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Sackville: Bryson109 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Public Gardens: Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince of Wales Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History: Hal peridol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Admiralty House: Dan Conlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Redoubt: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Discovery Centre: Ben MacLeod, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Town Clock on Citadel Hill: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cavalier Building: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fire Command Post: Properpostman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- S.S. Acadia: Robert Alfers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Battery: Properpostman, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).