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Dungeon Park
PARK
(Cape Shore Rd, off Rte 230)
Nowhere is the power of water more evident than at the Dun-
geon, a deep chasm 90m in circumference that was created by the collapse of two sea
caves, through which thunderous waves now slam the coast.
Ryan Premises National
Historic Site
HISTORIC SITE
( 709-468-1600;
www.pc.gc.ca/ryanpremises
;
Ryans Hill Rd; adult/child $3.90/1.90;
10am-6pm Jun-Sep)
Ryan Premises National Historic Site is a restored 19th-century salt-
fish mercantile complex. The slew of white clapboard buildings honors five centuries of
fishing in Newfoundland via multimedia displays and interpretive programs.
Ye Matthew Legacy
HISTORIC SITE
( 709-468-1493;
www.matthewlegacy.com
;
Roper St; adult/child $7.25/3; 9:30am-4:45pm
Jun-Sep)
The site has an impressive full-scale replica of the ship on which Cabot sailed
into Bonavista.
Sleeping & Eating
HI Bonavista
HOSTEL $
( 877-468-7741, 709-468-7741;
www.hihostels.ca
; 40 Cabot Dr; dm $26-30, r $75-120; )
This tidy white-clapboard hostel offers four private rooms, two shared dorm rooms, free
bike use and kitchen and laundry facilities. It's a short walk from the center.
Harbourview B&B
B&B $
( 709-468-2572; 21 Ryans Hill Rd; r incl breakfast $70; May-Sep; )
The name doesn't
lie: you get a sweet view at this simple, four-room B&B, plus an evening snack (crab
legs) with owners Florence and Albert.
White's B&B
B&B $
( 709-468-7018;
www.bbcanada.com/3821.htm
; 21 Windlass Dr; r incl breakfast $75-85;
)
Low-key White's has three rooms to choose from, all with either private bathroom or en
suite. Enjoy the bike rentals, barbecue use and ocean view.
Neil's Yard
CAFE $
(
www.neilsyard.org
;
27-29 Church St; mains $5-10; 10am-8pm May-Oct; )
A tea lounge
serving buckwheat crepes? Neil's Yard is not your usual Newfoundland cafe. The
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