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© baekken · CC BY 2.0St. 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.
© Thparkth · CC BY-SA 3.0Georges Island
Georges Island (named after King George II) is a glacial drumlin and the largest island entirely within the harbour limits of Halifax Harbour located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.
© Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.0Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) is a public provincial art museum based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
HMCS Sackville
HMCS Sackville is a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel.
© Lachoneus · CC BY-SA 3.0Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
The Halifax Nova Scotia Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
© Letterofmarque · CC BY 3.0Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
© Moneywagon · CC BY-SA 3.0Citadel Hill
Citadel Hill is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
© – Wladyslaw [Disk.] · CC BY-SA 3.0St. 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.
© Aconcagua (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0Halifax 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.
© Hantsheroes · CC BY-SA 3.0Halifax Public Gardens
The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian-era public gardens formally established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation.
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© Letterofmarque · CC BY-SA 3.0Africville
Africville was a small community of predominantly African Nova Scotians located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It developed on the southern shore of Bedford Basin and existed from the early 1800s to the 1960s.
© Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.0Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (French: Musée canadien de l'immigration du Quai 21), in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada's national museum of immigration.
© Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Shubie Park
Shubie Park is a 16-hectare (40-acre) urban park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia maintained by the Halifax Regional Municipality.
© Original uploader was Verne Equinox at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Hydrostone
Hydrostone is a neighbourhood in the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
© Tim Bryson · CC BY-SA 2.0Welsford-Parker Monument
The Sebastopol Monument (also known as the Crimean War Monument and the Welsford-Parker Monument) is a triumphal arch that is located in the Old Burial Ground, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
© Dan Conlin · CC BY-SA 3.0Naval Museum of Halifax
The Naval Museum of Halifax (formerly the Maritime Command Museum) is a Canadian Forces museum located at CFB Halifax in the former official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the North America Station (1819–1905).
© Saffron Blaze · CC BY-SA 3.0York Redoubt
York Redoubt is a redoubt situated on a bluff overlooking the entrance to Halifax Harbour at Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, originally constructed in 1793.
© See More · CC BY-SA 3.0Long Lake Provincial Park
Long Lake Provincial Park is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
© Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Prince of Wales Tower
The Prince of Wales Tower is the oldest martello tower in North America and is located in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
© Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church
The Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church is the second-oldest building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, after St. Paul's Church.