Start from 28 curated places around Lunenburg, CA, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Beach Pea Kitchen & Bar
Lunenburg's most-talked-about modern restaurant, with seasonal Nova Scotia sourcing, a creative cocktail bar, and the polished room that punches well above the town's size.
Salt Shaker Deli
A long-running deli-and-restaurant on the waterfront with wood-fired pizza, lobster rolls, and the most-loved casual dinner in Old Town. Family-friendly, reliable.
Trails & outdoors
Lunenburg Back Harbour Trail
A 5 km loop trail along the Back Harbour, the inland-facing harbour of Lunenburg, with views back to Old Town and quiet residential streets. The locals' walking loop.
Bay to Bay Rail Trail
A 30 km rail-trail from Lunenburg to LaHave, with the first 10 km running through quiet rural farmland west of town. Flat, family-friendly, good for biking.
Things to do
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
A flagship maritime museum on the Lunenburg waterfront in the original 1924 Adams & Knickle fishery building, with three floors of Atlantic fishing history, an aquarium, and three heritage ships docked alongside.
Bluenose II
The 1963 replica of the legendary Lunenburg fishing schooner, on the back of the Canadian dime. In port at Lunenburg most of the summer with sailing days and dockside tours.
Landmarks & sights
Old Town Lunenburg
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 — North America's best-preserved example of a planned British colonial settlement, with the brightly-painted wooden houses laid out on the original 1753 grid. The reason the town has its name in the world.
Lunenburg Waterfront
The active fishing-and-tourism waterfront with the iconic Smith & Rhuland shipyard, working schooners at the dock, and the Bluenose II when she's in port. The image of Lunenburg.