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Annapolis Royal - One of the world’s most liveable communities
In 1605, Samuel de Champlain and Sieur de Mons sailed into the Annapolis Basin and established Port Royal. They built the Habitation and Port Royal became the first permanent European settlement north of Florida, two years before the English settled Jamestown, Virginia, three years before the founding of Quebec and fifteen years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Annapolis Royal reflects our unique place in Canadian history. Idyllically situated between mountain and sea, Annapolis Royal offers a stunning waterfront shopping area, an enviable selection of restaurants and world class accommodations plus a streetscape designated a National Historic District.
- Fort Anne, O’Dell House Museum, Sinclair Inn, Port Royal, North Hills Museum, Melanson Settlement and Computer Museum.
- World class historic gardens, rated by Trip Advisory as one of the top attractions in Nova Scotia: including a 2000 bush rose collection
- Canoeing or kayaking over 22 scenic waterways and miles of coastline
- Over 14 artists’ studios
- Atlantic Canada's largest amusement park and one of Nova Scotia’s finest wildlife parks in Upper Clements
- Whale and bird watching
- Hiking and backpacking.
- Live performance or movie at King’s Theatre
- Candlelight Graveyard, Acadian Heritage, National Historic District and Candlelight Acadian tours with costumed interpreters.
- North America's only tidal power plant
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