The 10 Best Things to do in , Southwest Nova Scotia

Situated on a beautiful 17-acre site overlooking Pubnico harbour, Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse (Historical Acadian Village of Nova Scotia) invites you to step back in time and discover the heart, life and work of the Acadians in the early 1900s.

Acadian History spanning more than four centuries waits to be discovered. Museum, research Center, History, arts and crafts, quilting, gift shop

The Argyle Township Court House & Gaol is Canada's oldest standing courthouse, built in the village of Tusket, Nova Scotia in 1805. It operated as a working courthouse and jail from 1805 until 1944. The building served as the Municipal Offices for the Municipality of Argyle from 1945 until 1976. In 1982, the building was partially restored and re-opened as a museum and historic site and in 2005, was officially declared a National Historic Site. The Argyle Township Court House Archives was established in 1983 and became the first Municipal Archives in Nova Scotia. The archives was formed around the large body of municipal records that remained in the Argyle Township Court House when the Municipal Offices removed from the building in 1976. The archives continued to operate from the Court House from 1983 to 2006. In 2000, the Argyle Municipality Historical & Genealogical Society took the bold move of purchasing the former Seventh-Day Adventist church building located on the property to the south of the Court House. The municipal archives now sit in this building. Farmers Market takes place in the big white tent between the two buildings, from June until the end of August, Thursday afternoons from 3pm to 6pm. Hours: Museum - July & Aug - Open Daily, 9am-5pm June, Sept, Aug - Open Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm (closed 12pm-1pm) Archives - Open Year Round, Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm (closed 12pm-1pm)