Norstead Viking Village
Norstead Viking Village Inc. Located about two km from L’Anse aux Meadows UNESCO World Heritage Viking Site, the only authenticated Viking site in North America, Norstead replicates a Viking port of trade as it may have looked during the Viking era (790-1066 AD). The four-hectare site has a boat shed
The Matthew Legacy
Matthew Legacy Inc. The Bonavista Matthew is a full-scale replica of Caboto’s 1497 vessel, a 15th-century Caravel. It was built in 1997-98 by a team of seven shipwrights and four carpenters from the local area, under the direction of a Master Builder. Its construction marked the 500th Anniversary of Giovanni
Fox Harbour Museum
Fox Harbour Community Museum Corporation Located on the eastern shore of Placentia Bay, the museum showcases the the community’s 300-year old heritage. The community was first settled by European fishers in the late eighteenth century to take advantage of the nearby fishing grounds in Placentia Bay and off the Cape
Baccalieu Trail Region
Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation The Baccalieu Trail Region of Newfoundland and Labrador consists of approximately 70 communities stretched out along 240 km (150 miles) of coastline on a peninsula that forms the north side of Conception Bay and the south side of Trinity Bay on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula. It is
My Dear Minnie Museum of Heritage & Culture
Opened in 2021, “My Dear Minnie” Museum of Heritage & Culture is located in the former family home of the late Minnie & Richard White. Known as Newfoundland’s First Lady of the Accordion, Minnie was a musical icon whose legacy is known provincially and beyond. Exhibits include a Minnie/family room,
Glenwood Heritage Museum
Glenwood Heritage Society Inc. The Glenwood Heritage Museum features local history, artifacts as well as a collection of 9/11 photos & letters. The museum features numerous local artifacts that will walk the visitor through yesteryear, with tales of the families who helped develop the area, their personal stories come to
Gander International Lounge
Gander International Lounge Foundation Exalted by the NY Times as “perfectly preserved, the terminal is a time capsule from the heady days when travel was exotic, and airports were beacons of the future.” The international lounge was opened with the blessing of QE2 in 1959. Architects consider it Canada’s most
Random Passage Site and Tea Room
Cape Random Trust Inc. Constructed in 2000 for the filming of the international TV mini-series “Random Passage” the site today provides the opportunity to step back in time to learn about the obstacles and opportunities our forebears faced during early settlement. Enjoy a compelling, immersive and experiential journey into the
Botwood Heritage Park
Botwood Heritage Society The Botwood Heritage Society have been in existence since 1989. It operates two museums on the formal WWII Military Seaplane Base, now the Botwood Heritage Park. The Botwood Heritage Society oversees the day to day running of the Flying Boat Museum and Botwood Heritage Center. The Botwood
Fort Point Lighthouse Interpretation Centre
Trinity Historical Society Inc. Fort Point, also known as Admiral’s Point, was fortified in 1746 with three batteries mounting 18 guns, a store house, a powder magazine, barracks for 224 soldiers and a pavilion for 9 officers, all surrounded by parapets and palisades. During the 1740s, the Fort was garrisoned