Tourism

Over two million tourists visit Nova Scotia every year — a quarter of them come from outside Canada. Tourism is an important part of the province's economy. The tourism industry employs over 30 000 people to look after these visitors.

Tourists enjoy the spectacular scenery of mountains, lakes and rugged coasts. They visit parks, hiking trails, wildlife sanctuaries, waterfalls and historical sites. They attend folk festivals and cultural events, often based on the traditions of the early European settlers.

They enjoy the outdoors. They camp, climb, canoe, hike, swim, sail, cycle, fish, kayak, watch wildlife and ski.

World Heritage Site

Nova Scotia's Old Town Lunenburg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's an historical village dating from 1753, with wood frame architecture and a colonial town plan.

National Parks

There are two National Parks in Nova Scotia, the Cape Breton Highlands National Park and Kejimkujik National Park.

Visitors to the Cape Breton Highlands National Park enjoy scenery of highlands, forest and coastal wilderness and might spot whales, bald eagles and moose.

Kejimkujik National Park is in two sections. The inland represents the Atlantic Coast uplands region and has lakes, islands and forest-covered hills. The Seaside Adjunct has 22 square kilometres of rugged Atlantic coastline.

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