Scenery & Nature

Halifax Public Gardens

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 20:10
Photo Credit: tlbcml

The Halifax Public Gardens is a non-profit organization located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on the Halifax Peninsula.  The Halifax Public Gardens is a Victorian era public gardens formally established in 1867.  It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1984.

Rainbow Haven

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 19:56
Photo Credit: acroll

Located at the mouth of the Cole Harbour Salt Marsh, Rainbow Haven is the most popular supervised beach in Nova Scotia. During the summer months, thousands of visitors flock to the 1000 metre long beach to enjoy the crashing waves of the ocean and the sandy beach. Facilities at Rainbow Haven beach include change rooms, showers, beach volleyball courts and boardwalks.

Shubie Park

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 19:40
Photo Credit: Johnny Shaw

What was once King George III's personal wood lot that provided masts for the Royal Navy has since become a 40 acre urban park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Shubie Park sits between the shores of Lake Micmac and Lake Charles and contains several hiking trails, the Fairbanks Interpretive Centre and a portion of the Shubenacadie Canal from where the park got it's name.

Lawrencetown Beach

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 18:23
Photo Credit: Mark Bray

Lawrencetown Beach is located about 30 minutes from downtown Halifax and is renowned by local and international surfers for it's surfing conditions. Lawrencetown Beach is a provincial park and supervised by lifeguards during the summer months.

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