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Historic Sites & Museums

Step into Cape Breton’s rich history through National Historic Sites, museums and heritage centres that bring the past to life. From firing a 17th-century cannon to exploring the age of coal and steel, every site tells a powerful story. Discover the people, innovations and moments that shaped the Island—and the world.

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Cape Breton Miners Museum
Featured

Cape Breton Miners Museum
4.7

Glace Bay & Area

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
Featured

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
4.7

Louisbourg

Highland Village Museum/Baile nan Gàidheal
Featured

Highland Village Museum/Baile nan Gàidheal
4.7

Iona & Area

Membertou Heritage Park
Featured

Membertou Heritage Park
4.5

Membertou

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
4.5

Baddeck & Area

An Drochaid (The Bridge)

An Drochaid (The Bridge)
4.5

Mabou

Àros na Mara Centre of Learning and Discovery

Àros na Mara Centre of Learning and Discovery

Iona & Area

Atlantic Memorial Park

Atlantic Memorial Park

North Sydney & Area

Beaton Institute Archives

Beaton Institute Archives

Sydney & Area

Cape Breton Miners Museum – A day in the life of a Cape Breton coal miner

Cape Breton Miners Museum – A day in the life of a Cape Breton coal miner
4.7

Glace Bay & Area

Chestico Museum & Historical Society

Chestico Museum & Historical Society
4.7

Port Hood

Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College

Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College
4.5

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Community Guided Tour – Membertou Heritage Park

Community Guided Tour – Membertou Heritage Park
4.5

Membertou

Cossit House Museum

Cossit House Museum
4.1

Sydney & Area

Eskasoni Cultural Journeys

Eskasoni Cultural Journeys

Eskasoni

Fort Petrie Military Museum

Fort Petrie Military Museum
4.1

Glace Bay & Area

Fortress of Louisbourg Association

Fortress of Louisbourg Association

Louisbourg

Giant MacAskill Museum

Giant MacAskill Museum
3.8

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Glace Bay Heritage Museum

Glace Bay Heritage Museum
4.9

Glace Bay & Area

Guided Facility Tour – Membertou Heritage Park

Guided Facility Tour – Membertou Heritage Park
4.5

Membertou

Interactive Exhibit Room – Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Interactive Exhibit Room – Celtic Music Interpretive Centre
4.5

Judique

Jost Heritage House (c 1787)

Jost Heritage House (c 1787)
4.3

Sydney & Area

LeNoir Forge Museum

LeNoir Forge Museum
4.5

Isle Madame

Les Trois Pignons: Museum of the Hooked Rug and Home Life

Les Trois Pignons: Museum of the Hooked Rug and Home Life
4.6

Chéticamp

Louisbourg Lighthouse

Louisbourg Lighthouse
4.5

Louisbourg

Louisbourg Old Town Trail – Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Louisbourg Old Town Trail – Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
4.3

Louisbourg

MacDonald House Museum

MacDonald House Museum
4

Inverness

Marconi National Historic Site

Marconi National Historic Site
3.3

Glace Bay & Area

Margaree Salmon Museum

Margaree Salmon Museum
4.7

Margarees

Mi’kmaw Interpretive Centre

Mi’kmaw Interpretive Centre

Louisbourg

Mother of Sorrows Pioneer Shrine

Mother of Sorrows Pioneer Shrine
4.3

Mabou

Nicolas Denys Museum

Nicolas Denys Museum
3.9

St Peter's & Area

North Highlands Community Museum

North Highlands Community Museum
4.5

North Highlands

North Sydney Historical Society

North Sydney Historical Society
3.9

North Sydney & Area

Orangedale Railway Station Museum

Orangedale Railway Station Museum
4.9

Whycocomagh & Area

Port Hastings Historical Society Museum and Archives

Port Hastings Historical Society Museum and Archives
4.5

Port Hawkesbury

St. Patrick’s Church Museum

St. Patrick’s Church Museum
3.8

Sydney & Area

St. Peter’s Canal National Historic Site

St. Peter’s Canal National Historic Site
4.4

St Peter's & Area

Storyteller’s Gallery

Storyteller’s Gallery

Judique

Sydney & Louisburg Railway Museum

Sydney & Louisburg Railway Museum
3.9

Louisbourg

Sydney Mines Heritage Museum & Cape Breton Fossil Centre

Sydney Mines Heritage Museum & Cape Breton Fossil Centre
4.8

North Sydney & Area

Sydney Museum

Sydney Museum
4.4

Sydney & Area

Wallace MacAskill Museum

Wallace MacAskill Museum
4.7

St Peter's & Area

Whale Interpretive Centre

Whale Interpretive Centre
4.1

Pleasant Bay

Whitney Pier Historical Society Museum

Whitney Pier Historical Society Museum
4.5

Sydney & Area