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Prince of Wales Tower
Attractions in South End

The best of South End, beginning at Prince of Wales Tower

South End and its surroundings hold 16 museums, 7 national historic sites and 7 art galleries. We list 5 places to visit inside South End’s neighbourhood outline and 37 within 5 km of its edge. Of these, 8 are looked after by Parks Canada.

Photo: Prince of Wales Tower, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In South End
5
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
37
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
23
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
17
in or near town
Cared for
8
by Parks Canada
Best known

Top of the list in South End

FortPrince of Wales Towerin townNational historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaSoutheast Salientin townMuseumMuseumPublic Archives of Nova Scotiain townAttractionAttractionShakespeare by the Sea – Officein townHistoric siteHistoric siteCambridge Battery (historic)in townChurchSt. Mary's Basilica800 m outside town, to the north

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

The layout

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

By kind

By kind

Ahead are museums or galleries (23); next, forts or historic sites (17).

Museums & galleries 16 museums · 7 art galleries1 in town · 22 nearby
Forts & historic sites 7 national historic sites · 4 forts · 2 historic ships · 1 historic site · 1 church · 1 castle · 1 cathedral3 in town · 14 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction1 in town

Green: inside South End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Looked after by Parks Canada: Southeast Salient, Cavalier Building, Counterscarp Gallery and Redan.

Every place

The complete list

The 5 inside South End 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 South End → · Parks, footpaths and green space in South End →

Places to visit in South End: questions

What are the main attractions in South End?

The names to know inside South End’s neighbourhood outline: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Shakespeare by the Sea – Office and Cambridge Battery (historic).

Does South End have a museum?

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

Is there a Parks Canada property near South End?

Yes: places in or within 5 km of South End are in the care of Parks Canada; the chart above names them.

How is this list made?

A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.

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).