City: Pictou
Top Things to do in Pictou
Top Restaurants in Pictou
What to do and see in Pictou, Canada: The Best Things to do
Pictou (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Phictou) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Glasgow.
Restaurants in Pictou
1. Loch Broom Log Church
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
2. deCoste Performing Arts Centre
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5.0 based on 268 reviews
The deCoste Performing Arts Centre is the premiere facility in Northeastern Nova Scotia annually hosting over 100 performances and corporate and community events. A 420 seat venue, with flexible seating and a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system. Visit our website to see our year-round offerings. Located on Pictou's beautifully developed waterfront. Just minutes (walking distance) from numerous fine restaurants and two great museums; the Hector Heritage Quay and the Northumberland Fisheries Museum. Banks, shops and services nearby. Ample parking. Public internet access.
Reviewed By Enid391
Wonderful venue with terrific live music shows. Staff are efficient and attentive. So very organized in these trying times.
3. Caribou Island
4. Hector Heritage Quay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 313 reviews
The Hector Heritage Quay is home to the full size replica Ship Hector--the first ship to bring emigrants directly from Scotland to Nova Scotia in 1773. The site consists of an Interpretive Centre telling the story of the Hector settlers, a blacksmith shop, rigging room and carpenters shop. Visitors are able to step on board the ship and experience the voyage of these early settlers.
Reviewed By Oldguyupnorth
We had first thought of coming to Pictou 10 years ago to learn about the arrival of The Hector - and the museum did not disappoint. Excellent displays and interpretation boards, and staff who are so knowledgeable. We had a personal tour of the Hector itself - it is hard to imagine what it must have been like with nearly 200 people on board. Given the importance of this replica ship to the history of the province, it seems incredible that the heritage site should have to manage without any public funding
5. Caribou/Munroes Island Provincial Park
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4.5 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By lizmariecat - Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada
This beach surpasses how it looks in photos. Generous long beach with pinkish/red sand reached by either a handicap path or set of wood steps with railings. Outhouse toilet at top of stairs as well as changing room in the park near parking lot. Gentle surf, clean, but some good sized jellyfish--a seasonal thing. People swimming in water but were mindful of jellyfish as they were big enough to be seen. Big enough for social distancing with ease during the time of Covid.
6. Northumberland Fisheries Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By 54lews
This place is a little gem. The people running it and their volunteers were extremely outgoing. One introduced us to their live lobsters, including rare blue and albino critters. Plus we got to meet "Big Mikey," their 50 year old 11lb resident. After learning much about the life of lobsters and the people who fish for them.. we went outside to have a look at their small lighthouse. It was locked.. but along came the same gentlemen who showed us their lobsters to take us in a give us a personalized guided tour.
7. Waterside Beach Provincial Park
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By rockie_ns
Caribou Island (where Waterside Beach PP is located) has two of the many kinds of coastal areas you can find in Nova Scotia; light sandy beach on one side, and life-filled tidal flats on the other, within a short (minutes) drive of each other. On the north side of the island, there is a sandy beach with beautiful ripples and tidal pools with lots of hermit crabs! On the south side, there are grassy tidal flats full of little snails, mussels, and even some starfish. I visited at low tide and sunrise, which I would absolutely recommend. Beautiful and quiet (although the quiet might have been due to time of day).
8. Uncle Leo’s Brewery
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By 317alyxm
Uncle Leo’s is an amazing brewery with friendly staff and great beer. Cecely is an amazing host and made for a great time at the brewery especially during COVID restrictions. She made us feel comfortable and ensured that proper protocol was met. An amazing brewery and staff, stop by anytime you’re heading to New Glasgow, piping on the ferry to PEI or making a trip up to CapeBreton
9. McCulloch House Museum & Genealogy Centre
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4.0 based on 17 reviews
Beginning in 1773, hundreds of ships carrying thousands of Scottish immigrants began arriving at Pictou Harbour, Nova Scotia, Dr. Thomas McCulloch, came ashore in 1805 and soon found himself leading a monumental change in the lives of 19thcentury Nova Scotians. Visit McCulloch’s 200-year-old brick home and explore exhibits that detail how one man’s passion launched him on a journey to create public education in this province. We are located at 86 Haliburton Road (Genealogy Centre) and 100 Haliburton Road (Museum) in Pictou, Nova Scotia. We can provide guided tours, or an informative self guided tour. We also promote local history by offering exhibits about our community, our families, and the history of Pictou County at the Genealogy Centre. Research requests and genealogy keeps us busy all year long! Our extensive research, archival, and library collection is a valuable resource for researchers, students, historians, and genealogists.
Reviewed By VA1DER - Nova Scotia, Canada
What an amazing site! I am always looking for "local flavour" places wherever I go, and wow did I find one! I have fallen in love with Nova Scotia, and I leaned so much about its history here. Who knew that little Pictou was such a hotbed of political discussion and educational reform? Dr. Thomas McCulloch, the man this museum honors, was a pillar of Nova Scotia's educational system and the staff at the museum bring him alive. I could listen to the museum staff talk about him forever. Deeply knowledgeable and personable.
10. Lighthouse Beach
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 3 reviews
