We've collected top 10 mentioned history museums in Halifax from other articles such as Off Track Travel, Lonely Planet Top Choices, Travelling Foodie.
Best History Museum in Halifax
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
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Large maritime museum, with boatbuilding, shipwreck & naval exhibits, plus a historic vessel.
"Memory Lane Heritage Village is a living history museum that depicts coastal rural life in Nova Scotia in the 1940s, including life during and after the Second World War. It’s a recreation of a Nova Scotia fishing village, complete with a church, schoolhouse, fisherman’s storehouse, garage, old cars and gas pumps. If you are lucky and meet the owner of the “gas station”, he may offer to take you on a little drive in his 1928 Model A. Memory Lane Heritage Village"
"Take a trip through Nova Scotian History with the family and experience life during the 1940’s at Memory Lane Heritage Village. An award winning living history museum depicting coastal rural life in Nova Scotia, including a look at daily activities during the second world war!"
"The Quaker House is one of the oldest buildings in Dartmouth, and is associated with the Nantucket Quaker Whalers who lived in the city from 1785 to 1792. The house has been restored and furnished to reflect the history of the building. This is a living history museum, so there is always something to do when you visit it."
"William Ray was a Quaker and cooper, from Nantucket, who moved to Dartmouth in 1785. As a cooper her serviced the local whaling industry. His house is the oldest in Dartmouth and one of the oldest in Halifax, and it closely resembles Quaker houses in Nantucket."
Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum & Tourist Bureau
"Housed in the former 1918 Canadian National Railway Station. Traces the history of the railway and early development of this region, with a collection that includes five railway cars, photographs, maps, posters, tickets, artifacts (such as baggage wagons and a sled), a small library and gift shop. Open mid-May to October."
"Learn the story of Nova Scotia railways at the Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum on Route 7. Examine the posters, tickets, maps and photographs in the Canadian Northern Railway station of 1918. Don’t forget to stop for ice cream on the way out!"
"If you live in Halifax, you’ve probably tried Tony’s famous hand-crafted donairs piled with tomato, onion and of course donair sauce!. Tony’s offers some of the best late night bites around and at $7.25 for a Regular Donair, you can’t beat it. View this post on Instagram"
"Canadian Cuisine, Take-out, Restaurant With Delivery Services. Bringing you a full menu of traditional classics from pizza and donairs to burgers and seafood. We only use the freshest"
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