Highland Village Museum/Baile nan Gàidheal
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona & Area
Discover North America’s only living history museum for Gaelic language and culture when you visit Highland Village Museum | Baile nan Gà...
Museums & Heritage Sites
Almost 300 years of industrial heritage, made possible by several generations of innovative minds and industrious spirits. Transport yourself to a bygone era of train travel. Experience mining life with a retired coal miner as your guide. Learn more about the “Steel Capital of eastern Canada.” Discover the history and innovation that built our Island; honour those who made it possible.
Museums & Heritage Sites
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LeNoir Forge Museum
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Isle Madame
Come visit one of the oldest stone buildings on Cape Breton Island. “The Forge,” built between 1780 and 1800, was an important e...
Membertou Heritage Park
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Membertou
The Membertou Heritage Park consists of a five-acre site that offers a living history of the people of Membertou along with a large indoor e...
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck & Area
Be inspired by the fascinating life and work of Alexander Graham Bell – inventor, scientist, teacher, and devoted family man. Wake up your...
An Drochaid (The Bridge)
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Mabou
An Drochaid (The Bridge) Museum is located in Mabou (60 km / 37 mi from the Canso Causeway) on Cape Breton Island. Formerly a general store ...
Beaton Institute Archives
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney & Area
The Beaton Institute is a cultural heritage archive mandated to preserve the social, economic, political, ethnic and cultural history of Cap...
Cape Breton Miners Museum
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Glace Bay & Area
The Cape Breton Miners’ Museum in Glace Bay pays tribute to the contribution of the region’s coal miners and coal mining industry. The m...
Chestico Museum & Historical Society
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Port Hood
The Chestico Museum has operated as a community museum since 1986. Highlighting the history and heritage of the Port Hood area, its mission ...
Community Guided Tour - Membertou Heritage Park
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Membertou
Community Guided Tour A guided tour of our Community and facilities. Includes video introduction, museum, and Gift Shop. A tour may include...
Cossit House Museum
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney & Area
Visit this historic home to discover how a controversial Loyalist Anglican minister and his wife started a new life in the capital of a rapi...
Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Whycocomagh & Area
Local archives, with material dating back to 1800s; C@P site (public access to Internet and e-mail); kitchen ceilidhs; Gaelic resource centr...
Fort Petrie Military Museum
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Glace Bay & Area
On site of World War II fortification. 2-storey underground bunker with ammunition storage rooms and machine shops; Battery Observation Post...
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