Dartmouth

Worth seeing in and around Dartmouth

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Dalhousie University

   Dalhousie University is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and two satellite medical school campuses, in Saint John, New Brunswick and in Cape Breton. Dalhousie offers over 200 degree programs in 13 undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties.

   4 km · public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of King's College

   The University of King's College is a public liberal arts university in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Established in 1789, it is the oldest chartered university in Canada, and the oldest English-language university in the Commonwealth outside the United Kingdom.

   4 km · oldest chartered university in Canada, in Halifax, Nova Scotia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Saint Mary's University

   Saint Mary's University is a public university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The school is best known for having nationally leading programs in business and chemistry.

   4.4 km · university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St. Mary's Basilica

   St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica is a Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral located in the downtown core of Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia.

   3 km · church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mount Saint Vincent University

   Mount Saint Vincent University, often referred to as the Mount, is a public, primarily undergraduate, university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was established in 1873. Mount Saint Vincent offers undergraduate programs in arts, science, education, and professional studies.

   5.5 km · Canadian university · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

   The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is a public provincial art museum based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The art museum's primary building complex is located in downtown Halifax and takes up approximately 6,200 square metres of space.

   2.6 km · art museum in Nova Scotia, Canada · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Fairview Cemetery

   Fairview Cemetery is a cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is perhaps best known as the final resting place for over one hundred victims of the sinking of the Titanic.

   3.8 km · cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

   The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The museum is a member institution of the Nova Scotia Museum and is the oldest and largest maritime museum in Canada with a collection of over 30,000 artifacts including 70 small craft and a steamship: the CSS Acadia, a 180-foot steam-powered hydrographic survey ship launched in 1913.

   2.7 km · maritime museum in Nova Scotia, Canada · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St. Paul's Church

   St. Paul's Church is a historically evangelical Anglican church in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, within the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island of the Anglican Church of Canada.

   2.7 km · Anglican church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Halifax Town Clock

    The Halifax Town Clock, sometimes called the Old Town Clock, is a historic clock tower located at Citadel Hill in the urban core of Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia. Built in October 1803 under the direction of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the clock has been in operation since 20 October 1803, stopping once during the Halifax Explosion.

    2.7 km · landmark in Halifax, Nova Scotia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dartmouth

Airports

Halifax / Stanfield (YHZ), 24 km

Stations

Georges Island, 3.6 km · Halifax railway station, 3.6 km · Port of Halifax, 3.9 km · Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, 1.1 km

• Quebec → Dartmouth

  638 km · quickest by air, 7h 17m · C$190–300
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• Montréal → Dartmouth

  791 km · quickest by air, 5h 40m · C$210–330
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• St. John's → Dartmouth

  896 km · quickest by air, 5h 31m · C$210–320
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