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be a chandlery, where all the gear needed to outfit a vessel was sold. You can smell the
charred ropes, cured to protect them from saltwater. There's a wildly popular display on
the
Titanic
and another on the Halifax Explosion. The 3D film about the
Titanic
costs $5.
Outside at the dock you can explore the CSS
Acadia,
a retired hydrographic vessel from
England.
(adult/child
GOOGLE MAP
$3/2;
10am-5pm)
is docked nearby and staffed by the Canadian navy.
Canadian Museum of
Immigration at Pier 21
MUSEUM
( 902-425-7770;
www.pier21.ca
; 1055 Marginal Rd; adult/child $8.60/5; 9:30am-5:30pm)
Named by CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) as one of the Seven Wonders of
Canada, Pier 21 was to Canada what Ellis Island was to the USA. Between 1928 and
1971 over a million immigrants entered Canada through Pier 21. Their stories and the
historical context that led them to abandon their homelands are presented in this mu-
seum.
Researchers fanned out across Canada to get firsthand testimonials from immigrants
who passed through Pier 21. These moving videos are shown in screening rooms off a
railcar - bring your hankie. The museum became a national museum in 2012 and, with
the new funding that brings, expansion and upgrades are expected.
Citadel Hill National
Historic Site
HISTORIC SITE
( 902-426-5080; off Sackville St; adult/child $11.70/5.80; 9am-6pm)
Canada's most vis-
ited national historic site, the huge and arguably spooky Citadel, is a star-shaped fort atop
Halifax' central hill. Construction began in 1749 with the founding of Halifax; this ver-
sion of the Citadel is the fourth, built from 1818 to 1861. Guided tours explain the fort's
shape and history. The grounds inside the fort are open year-round, with free admission
when the exhibits are closed.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
GALLERY
( 902-424-7542;
www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca
; 1723 Hollis St; adult/child $12/5; 10am-5pm
Wed, Fri & Sat, to 9pm Thu, noon-5pm Sun)
Don't miss the permanent, tear-jerking Maud
Lewis Painted House exhibit that includes the 3m-by-4m house that Lewis lived in most
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