The Halifax Citadel is a star-shaped fort on a hill overlooking downtown Halifax, completed in 1856. It is a National Historic Site where costumed interpreters recreate 19th-century military life. A noon gun is fired daily, and the fort offers views of the harbour.

Peggy's Cove is a small fishing village on Nova Scotia's coast, known for its red-and-white lighthouse perched on smooth granite rocks. Built in 1915, the lighthouse is one of the most photographed in Canada. Colourful houses and fishing boats line the cove.

The Cabot Trail is a 298 km scenic loop around the northern tip of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. It passes through Cape Breton Highlands National Park, with dramatic coastal cliffs, highlands and fishing villages. It is famous for autumn colours and whale watching.

Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, is the farmhouse that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. The green-and-white house, gardens and trails such as Lover's Lane recreate the setting of the beloved story.

The Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick are sea stacks shaped like flowerpots, carved by the world's highest tides. At low tide, visitors walk on the ocean floor around the rock formations; at high tide, they can kayak among them. The tides here can rise more than 14 metres.

Gros Morne National Park in western Newfoundland is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its fjords, mountains and exposed Earth's mantle at the Tablelands. Western Brook Pond, a landlocked fjord with towering cliffs, can be explored by boat. Hiking trails and coastal villages complete the experience.

Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland, overlooks the entrance to the harbour. Cabot Tower, built in 1900, crowns the hill. In 1901 Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal here. Trails offer views of the Atlantic, icebergs and whales in season.