Halifax Seaport & Boardwalk Self-Guided Smartphone Audio Tour

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Explore Canada's immigration story at Pier 21, with an optional visit to the museum inside.

Duration: 5 minutes

Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market

Browse local flavours and waterfront energy at North America’s oldest continuously operating farmers’ market.

Duration: 5 minutes

Samuel Cunard Statue

Meet Halifax-born shipping pioneer Samuel Cunard at his waterfront monument.

Duration: 5 minutes

Discovery Centre

Discover hands-on science at the Discovery Centre, with an optional visit inside.

Duration: 5 minutes

The Emigrant Statue

Pause at The Emigrant, a moving tribute to the courage and hope of newcomers to Canada.

Duration: 5 minutes

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Admire Georges Island National Historic Site across the harbour, with seasonal ferry visits available separately.

Duration: 5 minutes

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Spot The Way Things Are, Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg’s playful sculpture of crooked light posts.

Duration: 5 minutes

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

Relax in a waterfront hammock and enjoy sweeping views across Halifax Harbour.

Duration: 5 minutes

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See The Wave, a bold waterfront sculpture that became one of Halifax’s best-known photo stops.

Duration: 5 minutes

The Piazza at Bishop's Landing

Cool off beside the playful Fountain at Bishop’s Landing on a warm waterfront day.

Duration: 5 minutes

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

Stroll Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk past shops, murals, public art and harbour views.

Duration: 5 minutes

HMCS Sackville

See HMCS Sackville, Canada’s Naval Memorial, with an optional seasonal visit aboard the ship.

Duration: 5 minutes

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

Explore Atlantic Canada’s seafaring heritage at the Maritime Museum, with an optional visit inside.

Duration: 5 minutes

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See CSS Acadia, a preserved Edwardian-era hydrographic ship moored beside the Maritime Museum.

Duration: 5 minutes

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View the historic Cable Wharf, a 1913 landmark linked to Halifax’s transatlantic cable era.

Duration: 5 minutes

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See the landmark Dockyard Clock, a working 19th-century timepiece overlooking the harbour.

Duration: 5 minutes

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See the Halifax Ferry Terminal, gateway to a quick harbour crossing to Dartmouth.

Duration: 5 minutes

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Visit Privateers’ Warehouse, one of the waterfront’s oldest surviving buildings and home to The Lower Deck.

Duration: 5 minutes

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Discover Collins Court and Bank Building within Halifax’s atmospheric Historic Properties.

Duration: 5 minutes

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Finish at Market Mall, a covered passage lined with shops and waterfront character.

Duration: 5 minutes

Georges Island National Historic Site

Take in a harbour view of Georges Island National Historic Site and its star-shaped Fort Charlotte.

C.S.S. Acadia

View CSS Acadia from the boardwalk, a preserved Edwardian-era hydrographic ship.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

QUEEN’S MARQUE frames the harbour with striking architecture, public art and inviting waterfront spaces.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

WOMEN VOLUNTEERS MONUMENT honours the women who supported Canada during wartime.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

THE STOCKS offer a playful nod to colonial-era punishment within the Historic Properties.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

PICKFORD & BLACK BUILDING recalls one of Halifax’s storied shipping and merchant firms.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

NOVA SCOTIAN CRYSTAL’s former waterfront workshop remains an exterior reminder of the city’s glassmaking craft.