Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is a museum in , Canada, operating seasonally from mid-May through mid-October. The museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Address: 68 Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lunenburg Opera House and Knaut–Rhuland House.

Theater building
The is a building within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in , , . In 1907, the land needed to build the Opera House was purchased by the Rising Sun Lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows from C. is situated 260 metres northeast of Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

Historic building
is a historic 18th-century house in , . It is a designated a National Historic Site of Canada, as well as a Provincially Registered Property under the provincial Heritage Property Act. is situated 240 metres east of Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

Town hall
is situated 270 metres northeast of Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lunenburg.

is a small fishing town in that was established in 1753. Its Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture.

Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

Latitude
44.37611° or 44° 22′ 34″ north
Longitude
-64.31199° or 64° 18′ 43″ west
Open location code
87PQ9MGQ+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4418040190
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q28456534
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Highlights include boui and Rum Runner Inn.

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