Journeys

Museums
Fort Point Lighthouse Park, Liverpool: deMonts and Champlain landed on this site in 1604; a Privateers' fort defended the town and trading routes in the 18th century; and the Lighthouse has stood since 1855.

Hank Snow Country Music Centre, Liverpool: A renovated CN railway station, less than 3.5 km from Hank's Childhood home; artifacts, audiovisual displays and memorabilia on the history and heritage of Canadian country music, featuring the legendary Hank Snow, Wilf Carter, Carroll Baker & others.

Perkins House Museum, Liverpool: St. Perkins entertained governors, privateer captains and preachers in his home in the late 1700's. Perkins is designated a person of National Historic Significance. Read about the colonial life in Perkins' meticulous diaries which he kept from 1766 to 1812.

Queens County Museum, Liverpool: This building represents the warehouse of Simeon Perkins' business. Exhibits about forestry, shipbuilding, Mi'kmaq life, and privateering; working model railroad representing the county rail lines.

Sherman Hines Museum of Photography & Galleries, Liverpool: The only photographic museum east of Montreal. Vintage photographs by Karsh, Notman, MacAskill, Hines and others; first photographs by scenic photographer Sherman Hines. Changing shows in galleries.

Rossignol Cultural Centre, Liverpool: This museum showcases the eccentric treasures that famed Nova Scotia photographer, Sherman Hines has collected over the years. The exhibits include a wildlife museum and art gallery, hunting and fishing museum featuring a replica of a trapper's cabin, a folk art gallery, an outhouse museum and an artist in residence. There is also a gift shop within the museum complex where you will find some of the most unique souvenirs in the province.

The Old Burial Ground, Liverpool: The earliest burial ground in Liverpool (1760); resting place for several of the town's first proprietors. All stones have been researched and documented. Tours with costumed animators are offered during Privateer Days every summer.

Thomas Raddall Genealogy Research Centre, Liverpool: The most extensive records of the Mayflower descendants in Nova Scotia. New England and German records. Over 300 reels of micro-film.

Milton Blacksmith Shop, Milton: Restored in1903 smithy shop on shore of Mersey River. An operational forge with original tools and work stations.