Bedford Institute of Oceanography
1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth
(Take the Shannon Park exit, at the Dartmouth end of MacKay Bridge)
426-2373
Guided tours in English and French are available by appointment. Institute is open year-round. Free admission. Allow 45 minutes.
Canada's largest oceanographic research centre is open Mon. through Fri. 9am to 4pm. A self-guided exhibit requiring about 45 minutes to visit and consisting of displays, audio-visual presentations and small aquariums. Visit the Sea Pavilion which houses touch tanks and viewing tanks containing native marine species).

Shubenacadie Canal, Fairbanks Visitor Centre
54 Locks Rd., Dartmouth;
(off the Waverley Rd., 2 km from junction of Hwy 111 and Hwy. 318)
462-1826
(Open daily late May to early Sept., and weekdays by appointment only in winter),
Following an ancient Mi'kmaq route across Nova Scotia, this 71 mile long 19th-century canal links a series of lakes and rivers between Halifax Harbor and the Bay of Fundy. It operated as a waterway for sailing and steam ships between 1856 and 1870. An archaeology tour is available. The Visitor Center has a model of a working lock, picnic area, canoe/paddleboat/kayak rentals and 30 minute long 12-passenger pontoon boat tours.
The wooded trails of Shubie Canal Park, beside the Centre, is also a favorite with walkers, joggers and, in winter, cross-country skiers.

Thomas McCulloch Museum
Biology Department, Life Sciences Centre,
Dalhousie University, Halifax
494-3515
Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 4:30. Closed major holidays, Admission free.
150 year old exhibit of mounted Nova Scotia birds of prepared by Thomas McCulloch: collection of lifelike ceramic mushrooms created by Alma and Ernst Lorenzen of Lantz; collections of butterflies and seashells.

Royal Canadian Legion Military Museum
Royal Canadian Legion Somme Branch 31,
52 King St., Dartmouth
463-1050
May - Nov., Mon., Wed. and Fri.: 1 -5 .
Admission by donation.
Displays include uniforms and items from the Boer War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.