Guidebook for Halifax

Amy
Guidebook for Halifax

Food Scene

Good coffee, nice atmosphere, great bar, decent locally-sourced food. Our good friend owns it and he's cool.
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Lion and Bright
2534 Agricola St
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Good coffee, nice atmosphere, great bar, decent locally-sourced food. Our good friend owns it and he's cool.
Great food, especially the kale caesar salad and yummy vegan deserts.
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enVie A Vegan Kitchen
5775 Charles St
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Great food, especially the kale caesar salad and yummy vegan deserts.
Great little cafe with good coffee and lunches.
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The Nook on Gottingen
2118 Gottingen St
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Great little cafe with good coffee and lunches.
Yummy tapas-style food and fantastic drinks.
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Field Guide
2076 Gottingen St
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Yummy tapas-style food and fantastic drinks.
Great place for a nice meal out. Very delicious.
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Edna
2053 Gottingen St
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Great place for a nice meal out. Very delicious.
Great burgers and fries. Unique atmosphere. Easy place for takeout to the apartment.
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Ace Burger Company
62 Ochterloney Street
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Great burgers and fries. Unique atmosphere. Easy place for takeout to the apartment.
Very yummy New York style pizza and delicious garlic-laden Caesar salad.
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Salvatore's Pizzaiolo Trattoria
5541 Young St
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Very yummy New York style pizza and delicious garlic-laden Caesar salad.
Best coffee in town. Period.
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Java Blend Coffee Roasters
6027 North St
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Best coffee in town. Period.
Pretty good coffee en-route to downtown.
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Alteregos Coffee House
2193 Gottingen St
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Pretty good coffee en-route to downtown.
Great treats and sandwiches in the Halifax Central Library which we adore.
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Pavia Gallery - Espresso Bar & Café
995 Herring Cove Rd
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Great treats and sandwiches in the Halifax Central Library which we adore.
For meat-eaters this is the place. Also great cheese and best bread in the city (in Amy's opinion)
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Ratinaud
2157 Gottingen St
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For meat-eaters this is the place. Also great cheese and best bread in the city (in Amy's opinion)
Pretty tasty pastries, coffee and bread, although not the best in town.
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Julien's Patisserie Bakery & Cafe
5517 Young St
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Pretty tasty pastries, coffee and bread, although not the best in town.
Fantastic breakfasts. Go early or late if you want to get a seat
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The Coastal Cafe
2731 Robie St
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Fantastic breakfasts. Go early or late if you want to get a seat
Good Montreal-style Jewish eats. Greasy spoon, great fries and smoked meat. Decent breakfasts,
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Hali Deli - Old World Delicatessen
2389 Agricola St
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Good Montreal-style Jewish eats. Greasy spoon, great fries and smoked meat. Decent breakfasts,
Fantastic breakfasts, great vegan food. Our favourite but the service is slow...
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Wild Leek Food & Juice Bar
2156 Windsor St
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Fantastic breakfasts, great vegan food. Our favourite but the service is slow...
Great greasy-spoon breakfasts with a Lebanese twist.
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Mary's Place Cafe
6100 Young Street
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Great greasy-spoon breakfasts with a Lebanese twist.
Really great pizza and salads.
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Mother's Pizza
5710 Young St
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Really great pizza and salads.
Our favourite Korean restaurant. Great Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap!
Bi One Korean BBQ
6309 Quinpool Rd
Our favourite Korean restaurant. Great Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap!
Fabulous fancy little cakes, croissants, macaroons, coffee
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Le French Fix Pâtisserie
5233 Prince St
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Fabulous fancy little cakes, croissants, macaroons, coffee
Delicious brownies and other baked goods. Great bread.
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The Old Apothecary
1496 Lower Water St
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Delicious brownies and other baked goods. Great bread.
A neighbourhood staple, treats, simple lunches, etc. Not exceptional but will do for a sugar fix.
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Smith's Bakery & Cafe
2525 Agricola St
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A neighbourhood staple, treats, simple lunches, etc. Not exceptional but will do for a sugar fix.
Great little cafe. Great stop on bike-loop from Halifax
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Pavia Gallery - Espresso Bar & Café
995 Herring Cove Rd
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Great little cafe. Great stop on bike-loop from Halifax
Great place to eat in Lunenburg
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Lincoln Street Food
200 Lincoln St
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Great place to eat in Lunenburg
Tastiest Indian food in Halifax. They even have dosa!
Mirchi Tandoor
5232 Blowers St
Tastiest Indian food in Halifax. They even have dosa!
Great South-Asian fusion food. Yummy. Good bar vibe too.
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Studio East Food+Drink
6021 Cunard St
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Great South-Asian fusion food. Yummy. Good bar vibe too.
Yummy ramen
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Truly Tasty
6210 Quinpool Rd
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Yummy ramen
Good pizza and drinks
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Morris East Restaurant & Wine
5212 Morris St
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Good pizza and drinks
Decent gelato if you've got a hankering for some ice-cream.
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Humani-T Cafe
5755 Young St
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Decent gelato if you've got a hankering for some ice-cream.
Very popular cafe in Dartmouth with enormous croissants
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Two If By Sea Cafe
66 Ochterloney St
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Very popular cafe in Dartmouth with enormous croissants
great locally-sourced food, nice bar next door (Temple Bar)
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2 Doors Down Food & Wine Halifax
1533 Barrington Street
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great locally-sourced food, nice bar next door (Temple Bar)
Great poutine and they even have veggie gravy
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Willy’s
5239 Blowers St
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Great poutine and they even have veggie gravy
If you're downtown and looking for a quick lunch this place has the best healthy wraps, soups and salads - always fresh and as locally sourced as possible
Indochine Banh Mi
1551 South Park St
If you're downtown and looking for a quick lunch this place has the best healthy wraps, soups and salads - always fresh and as locally sourced as possible

Essentials

Yummy beer! We've got a growler you can fill up in the apartment kitchen.
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North Brewing Company
899 Portland St
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Yummy beer! We've got a growler you can fill up in the apartment kitchen.
Yummy beer! We recommend the Ghosefacekilla. There's a growler in the apartment kitchen you can fill up.
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Good Robot Brewing Co.
2736 Robie St
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Yummy beer! We recommend the Ghosefacekilla. There's a growler in the apartment kitchen you can fill up.
Good place to get all your groceries.
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Sobeys North &Windsor
2651 Windsor St
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Good place to get all your groceries.
Locally sourced foods and treats from Nova Scotia (there's sustainably caught fish available here too).
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Local Source Market
2530 Agricola St
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Locally sourced foods and treats from Nova Scotia (there's sustainably caught fish available here too).
Great place for falafel and food, but also groceries. Super-friendly owners who we like a lot.
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Mid-East Food Centre & Café
2595 Agricola St
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Great place for falafel and food, but also groceries. Super-friendly owners who we like a lot.
Small Korean Grocery, really sweet owners. We recommend the extremely greasy cho-chung chips ;-)
JJ Korean Mart
2326 Gottingen Street
Small Korean Grocery, really sweet owners. We recommend the extremely greasy cho-chung chips ;-)
Great gourmet-style grocery store with excellent fruit and veg
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Pete's Fine Foods
1515 Dresden Row
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Great gourmet-style grocery store with excellent fruit and veg
Big market about 30 min walk away, especially good on Saturday.
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哈利法克斯海港农贸市场
961 Marginal Rd
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Big market about 30 min walk away, especially good on Saturday.
There's a great farmers market here on Saturdays.
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Halifax Forum
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There's a great farmers market here on Saturdays.
Great farmers market here on Saturdays.
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奥尔德尼码头
2 Ochterloney St
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Great farmers market here on Saturdays.
Great little farmers market on Saturdays.
Brewery Square
Great little farmers market on Saturdays.
Pharmacy
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Lawtons Drugs Gladstone
6155 North St
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Pharmacy
One of the bigger micro-breweries. Good beer.
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Propeller Brewing Company
2015 Gottingen St
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One of the bigger micro-breweries. Good beer.
Beer, wine, etc
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NSLC
2559 Agricola St
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Beer, wine, etc

Drinks & Nightlife

Great restaurant for a nice meal out.
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Agricola Street Brasserie
2540 Agricola St
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Great restaurant for a nice meal out.
Bar for music fans (metal, punk, hip-hop, indie)
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Gus' Pub & Grill
2605 Agricola St
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Bar for music fans (metal, punk, hip-hop, indie)
Good bar for music
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Seahorse Tavern
2037 Gottingen St
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Good bar for music
great beer and snacks bar
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Stillwell
1672 Barrington St
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great beer and snacks bar
Great vibe bar.
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Lion and Bright
2534 Agricola St
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Great vibe bar.
Good local bar with good music of the folkier variety.
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The Company House
2202 Gottingen St
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Good local bar with good music of the folkier variety.
nice wine bar
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Obladee, a Wine Bar
1600 Barrington St
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nice wine bar
local Blue-collar style bar. Pool tables
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Lion's Head Tavern | Halifax Pub
3085 Robie St
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local Blue-collar style bar. Pool tables
new place! good beer
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Unfiltered Brewing
6041 North St
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new place! good beer
Pretty good food, nice bar
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The Stubborn Goat Gastropub
1580 Grafton St
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Pretty good food, nice bar

Everything Else

Pharmacy
Scotia Pharmacy
2131 Gottingen St
Pharmacy
Central bus station and other amenities
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Scotia Square
5201 Duke St
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Central bus station and other amenities
Nice lake for swimming and walking
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Long Lake
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Nice lake for swimming and walking
Nice lake for swimming
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Williams Lake Beach
5 McNab Dr
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Nice lake for swimming
Gorgeous hike here. A great place to spot seals, and even whales if you're lucky!
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Duncans Cove
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Gorgeous hike here. A great place to spot seals, and even whales if you're lucky!
Lovely lake for swimming. 10 min hike in.
Purcells Pond
Lovely lake for swimming. 10 min hike in.
Great coffee and good breakfasts/lunch and great treats. Pretty area.
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Rose & Rooster Cafe
6502 NS-207
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Great coffee and good breakfasts/lunch and great treats. Pretty area.
"Secret" pretty beach near where Amy grew up. Nice for walks, especially at low tide. Say hi to Steve.
Long Beach
"Secret" pretty beach near where Amy grew up. Nice for walks, especially at low tide. Say hi to Steve.
Lovely hike, you can go for a few hours or a couple of days. Great lakes for swimming.
Pot Lake Loop
Pot Lake Loop
Lovely hike, you can go for a few hours or a couple of days. Great lakes for swimming.
Prettiest beach in Nova Scotia. Very special spot.
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Carters Beach Road
Carters Beach Road
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Prettiest beach in Nova Scotia. Very special spot.
Lovely little UNESCO world heritage town.
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Lunenburg
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Lovely little UNESCO world heritage town.
Great place for fish and chips, an active fishing 'village'
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Fisherman's Cove
4 Government Wharf Rd
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Great place for fish and chips, an active fishing 'village'
Nice little gallery
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Argyle Fine Art
1559 Barrington St
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Nice little gallery
If you're here in the winter, go skating at the oval! You can borrow skates free of charge.
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Halifax Common
5816 Cogswell St
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If you're here in the winter, go skating at the oval! You can borrow skates free of charge.
Great little trendy shop of household items and such
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The Independent Mercantile Co.
2091 Gottingen St
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Great little trendy shop of household items and such
Great clothes shop for women and some mens stuff too, a lot of Canadian designers
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Biscuit General Store
2050 Gottingen St
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Great clothes shop for women and some mens stuff too, a lot of Canadian designers

Sightseeing

Cool old fort y'all.
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城堡山
5425 Sackville St
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Cool old fort y'all.
A must-see. Fascinating history of African-Nova Scotian community.
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Africville Museum
5795 Africville Rd
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A must-see. Fascinating history of African-Nova Scotian community.
We like it. It's not too big but great quality so you don't need too much time. Maud Lewis stuff is must see.
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新斯科舍省美术馆
1723 Hollis St
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We like it. It's not too big but great quality so you don't need too much time. Maud Lewis stuff is must see.
If you're a marine-history-loving nerd like we are, you'll enjoy this place.
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大西洋航海博物馆
1675 Lower Water St
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If you're a marine-history-loving nerd like we are, you'll enjoy this place.
Fascinating history of Canadian Immigration (Canada's Ellis Island). We highly recommend this place. Amy's great-grandparents came in through here.
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21 号码头加拿大移民博物馆
1055 Marginal Rd
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Fascinating history of Canadian Immigration (Canada's Ellis Island). We highly recommend this place. Amy's great-grandparents came in through here.
A world-famous lighthouse with rocks and waves!
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Peggy's Point Lighthouse
Peggys Point Road
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A world-famous lighthouse with rocks and waves!
Nova Scotia's famous surfing beach. A good place to learn to surf. There's nicer beaches to walk and chill-out on though (see Martinique and Conrad's beach)
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劳伦斯敦海滩省立公园
Nova Scotia 207
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Nova Scotia's famous surfing beach. A good place to learn to surf. There's nicer beaches to walk and chill-out on though (see Martinique and Conrad's beach)
Gorgeous place to walk. Watch for currents if you decide to swim.
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康莱德沙滩
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Gorgeous place to walk. Watch for currents if you decide to swim.
Beautiful long beach, great for walking and swimming!
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马丁尼克海滩
Martinique Beach Rd
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Beautiful long beach, great for walking and swimming!
Nice place for a walk or jog
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快乐角公园
5530 Point Pleasant Dr
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Nice place for a walk or jog
lovely little manicured gardens
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哈利法克斯公共花园
Summer Street
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lovely little manicured gardens
A great building to check out!
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Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Rd
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A great building to check out!

Entertainment & Activities

Great rainy-day activity for kids
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新斯科舍自然历史博物馆
1747 Summer St
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Great rainy-day activity for kids
Fun for kids
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探索中心
1215 Lower Water St
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Fun for kids

Shopping

Very whacky shop with second hand clothes, furniture, weird objets d'art
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Plan B Co-op
2180 Gottingen St
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Very whacky shop with second hand clothes, furniture, weird objets d'art
good bike store
Cyclesmith
2553 Agricola St
good bike store
popular store for baby-parents
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Nurtured Baby . Kids . Family
2543 Agricola St
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popular store for baby-parents
Nice little locally-owned enviro-inspired store
P'Lovers
1443 South Park St
Nice little locally-owned enviro-inspired store