Saint John
Worth seeing in and around Saint John
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.
- 01Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada is a cathedral of the Diocese of Saint John located at 91 Waterloo Street in the city's central neighbourhood of Waterloo Village. The Cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic Revival architecture.
800 m · cathedral in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada · Wikipedia - 02Canada Games Stadium
Canada Games Stadium is a multi-purpose, fully lit stadium in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was built on the campus of UNB Saint John for the 1985 Canada Summer Games and has a seating capacity of 5,000 spectators.
4.5 km · multi-purpose, fully lit stadium in Saint John, New Brunswick · Wikipedia - 03Fort Menagoueche
Fort Menagoueche was a French fort at the mouth of the St. John River, New Brunswick, Canada.
1.5 km · Archeological site in New Brunswick · Wikipedia - 04Carleton Martello Tower
Carleton Martello Tower in Saint John, New Brunswick, is one of the nine surviving Martello Towers in Canada. The tower dates from the War of 1812 and played a significant role in conflicts until the Second World War.
2.6 km · 19th century fort in New Brunswick, Canada · Wikipedia - 05Saint John City Market
The Saint John City Market in Saint John, New Brunswick, is the oldest continuously operated farmer's market in Canada, with a charter dating from 1785. The market is located at 47 Charlotte Street.
400 m · historic site in New Brunswick, Canada · Wikipedia - 06Imperial Theatre
The Imperial Theatre is a historical theater at King's Square in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It was designed by Philadelphia architect Albert Westover and built in 1912 by the Imperial Theatre by the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation vaudeville chain of New York City and their Canadian subsidiary, the Saint John Amusements Company Ltd.
200 m · performing arts building and cinema in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada · Wikipedia - 07Loyalist House
Loyalist House is a museum and National Historic Site located in uptown Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It was the home of the prosperous Merritt family, who occupied it from its completion in 1817 until 1958.
600 m · Historic house in Saint John, New-Brunswick, Canada · Wikipedia - 08Fort Howe
Fort Howe was a British fort built in Saint John, Nova Scotia, during the American Revolution. It was erected shortly after the American siege in 1777 to protect the city from further American raids.
1.5 km · historic site in Saint John, New Brunswick · Wikipedia - 09Barbour's General Store
Barbour's General Store was a museum and tourist hub in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was an authentic 19th-century general store building, preserved and used to recreate a Victorian-era educational experience for visitors.
500 m · museum and tourist hub in New Brunswick, Canada · Wikipedia - 10Reversing Falls Bridge
The Reversing Falls Bridge is a two-lane bridge crossing the Saint John River at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It carries New Brunswick Route 100 across the river and there is no toll for its use.
2.7 km · bridge in Saint John, Canada · Wikipedia
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Getting to Saint John
- Airports
- Halifax / Stanfield (YHZ), 205 km
- Stations
- Port of Saint John, 1.2 km
- Halifax → Saint John207 km · quickest by road, 6h 10m · C$50–70
- Quebec → Saint John433 km · quickest by road, 10h 41m · C$85–115
- Montréal → Saint John589 km · quickest by road, 13h 12m · C$90–120
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Saint John
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Saint John. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIf you're travelling from southern Nova Scotia, your best bet is to take Bay Ferries from Digby.
- Get inSaint John can also be reached by ferry coming from Digby, Nova Scotia.
- Get inAs of 2024, it is operated by Bay Ferries Ltd.
- Get inParking is available at the Saint John and Digby ferry terminals.
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Next door to Saint John
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- Saint John—Kennebecasisfederal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada (Since 2025)2.9 km