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Top 10 sights in Halifax

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   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.

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   Georges 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.

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   Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

   The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) is a public provincial art museum based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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   HMCS Sackville

   HMCS Sackville is a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel.

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   Halifax 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.

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   Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

   The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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   Citadel Hill

   Citadel Hill is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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   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.

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   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.

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    Halifax Public Gardens

    The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian-era public gardens formally established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation.

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   Africville

   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.

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   Canadian 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.

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   Shubie Park

   Shubie Park is a 16-hectare (40-acre) urban park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia maintained by the Halifax Regional Municipality.

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   Hydrostone

   Hydrostone is a neighbourhood in the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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   Welsford-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.

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   Naval 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).

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   York 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.

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   Long Lake Provincial Park

   Long Lake Provincial Park is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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   Prince 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.

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    Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church

    The Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church is the second-oldest building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, after St. Paul's Church.

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