The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

My husband and I have been visiting my family in Canada and recently found ourselves faced with a rainy Sunday morning in Halifax. Years ago I went to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and remembered it as being warm and dry which were my two major priorities at the time so off we went for a visit. As it was the first weekend in October we did not face crowds of any sort but I am sure it can get more crowded during July and August. THE ESSENTIALS The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is on the Halifax waterfront on Lower Water St. There is a bus stop located directly in front of the building and public pay and display parking just up the road. ...  Read the complete review

The Halifax Maritime museum is situated near the harbour in the centre of Halifax. It is a large museum with a very large number of exhibits - a must for any sailors out there. They have all sorts of exhibits ranging from painted figureheads from shipwrecks and full-scale boats, many of which are from the local region. The full-scale boats are housed in a large hall and it is possible to climb on board some of them. There is a balcony round part of the hall so you can look down on the boats and its also a good vantage point for photographs! There are literally hundreds of model ships that can get a bit monotonous after a while so you may want to ...  Read the complete review