Halifax Citadel and Waterfront
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site (Parks Canada) · Halifax, Nova Scotia
A star-shaped stone fort on the hill above downtown Halifax, completed in 1856 as the fourth fortification on the site since the city's founding in 1749, and the long harbourfront boardwalk below it. At the Citadel, interpreters in the kilts of the 78th Highlanders drill and fire the Noon Gun every day. Down the hill, past the 1803 Town Clock, the boardwalk runs past the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - ⚠ WITH ARTIFACTS FROM THE TITANIC, WHOSE RECOVERED VICTIMS WERE BROUGHT TO HALIFAX, AND EXHIBITS ON THE 1917 HALIFAX EXPLOSION, WHICH KILLED ABOUT 2,000 PEOPLE - to Pier 21, where about a million immigrants entered Canada. The harbour ferry to Dartmouth is one of the oldest saltwater ferry services in North America. ⚠ CITADEL PROGRAMMING IS SEASONAL, AND FOG AND WIND ARE COMMON.
5425 Sackville Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3Y3, Canada
The Citadel grounds are open year round; full programming runs from roughly May to October. The waterfront and ferry operate year round. Museums keep seasonal hours. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.
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