Our island resonates with the voices of generations before us. We hold our traditions close, and our need to share them even closer. Over 30 museums and four National Historic Sites give you a first-hand look at the innovation, industry, and peoples that helped shape Cape Breton Island. Tour the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck to get a glimpse into the mind of a genius. Descend into an underground coal mine with a retired miner at the Cape Breton Miners Museum. Join in a Gaelic milling frolic at the Highland Village. Have a blast at the Fortress of Louisbourg where you can explore an 18th century French Fortress. Lose yourself in our rich heritage. Discover our history.
3 of Cape Breton Island's museums are here for you to tour virtually from the safety of your own home!
Before they were committed to memory and passed down and around through the ages, the traditional songs of today were once brand new.
The annual Guitar Summit concert serves as an obvious showcase for these world-class pickers, but this wealth of talent inevitably shines through in concerts throughout each Festival.
The Gaels celebrated their culture not in huge buildings or sculptures but in their songs. Their songs told the stories of the people, the land, good times and bad, love's lost and yearned for.
It is well-established that dance tradition is an important, if not defining, influence on Cape Breton's traditional music.
As a songwriter, I’ve often described my creative process as though I have tuned into an invisible radio frequency.
There are direct flights to Sydney from Toronto and Montreal and from other North American and European cities via Halifax. If traveling by ground, the Trans-Canada Highway 104 leads to Cape Breton Island.
Getting Here and Around