Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
Exit 6, Hwy. 102 near the airport
873-3773
Open daily 9 - 5, mid-May-mid-Oct., by appointment year-round. Admission by donation.
Many civilian and military aircraft are on display, as well as artifacts and exhibits depicting Atlantic Canadian aviation history, including a replica of the Silver Dart. The original, developed by Alexander Graham Bell and associates, made the first flight in the British Empire, from Bras d'Or Lake, NS, in 1909.

Bedford Institute of Oceanography
1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth
(Take the Shannon Park exit, at the Dartmouth end of MacKay Bridge)
426-2373
Canada's largest oceanographic research centre is open Mon. through Fri. 9am to 4pm. A self-guided exhibit requiring about 45 minutes to visit and consisting of displays, audio-visual presentations and small aquariums. Visit the Sea Pavilion which houses touch tanks and viewing tanks containing native marine species).

Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
1149 Main St., Dartmouth
434-6223 / 1-800-465-0767
The first site of its kind in Canada, this museum, cultural and education center is dedicated to the preservation, protection and promotion of African-Canadian history in Nova Scotia. It houses history archives, audiovisual displays, a library and an amphitheater for cultural performances and lectures. Guided and self-guided tours.

Cole Harbor Heritage Farm Museum
471 Poplar Dr., Dartmouth
434-0222
A small, community-run museum features farm animals, heritage buildings (dating back to the early 1780s), old farm tools and equipment, and gardens. The site adjoins numerous walkways through a natural marsh and woodland. Free parking, admission and picnic area

Costume Studies Museum
Carleton House, 1685 Argyle St., Halifax
494-6515
Open May 15 to Oct. 15, Mon. to Sat. 10am to 4pm, Sundays and holidays noon to 4pm.
Open year-round for inquiries, scheduled tours and events. Admission by donation.
This small museum located in an historic residential building displays the work of students of the Dalhousie Costume Studies program. Costumes are based on records of early residents of Halifax.

Discovery Centre
1593 Barrington St., Halifax
492-4422
Mon. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 1 - 5 (until 9 pm every first Thursday) Allow 1 hour.
This science center presents more than 80 hands-on exhibits demonstrating the educational principles of bridges, electricity, chemistry, bubbles, light and sound, health, physics, optical illusions and more. Changing exhibits, workshops and science shows.

Fairview Cemetery
3720 Windsor St.
This cemetery is the final resting place of 121 victims of the Titanic. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic has an exhibit about the disaster.

This formerly low key spot has become extremely popular since the movie "Titanic" was released.

Sir Sanford Fleming Park (The Dingle)
Dingle Road, off Purcell's Cove Road, on the Northwest Arm, Halifax
The 95-acre park has two major walking trails through four natural habitats: second-growth woodlands, a heath barren, a saltwater habitat and a frog pond. The park also has a sandy saltwater beach (supervised in season) and the Dingle Tower, guarded by bronze lions at the foot. The 10-story Tower, dedicated in 1912 to commemorate 150 years of representative government in Nova Scotia, is open for climbing in summer.