4.5New Brunswick Museum(388 reviews) - Good place to learn about New Brunswick history & cultural development Temporarily closed - Closed until further notice Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • Art Museums
This property is temporary closed The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) provides a remarkable introduction to New Brunswick's rich cultural history and diverse natural environment. At Canada's oldest continuing museum, visitors will discover stories of New Brunswick's past and present on three floors of creative exhibitions, and fun events.See more..
4.5The Chocolate Museum(230 reviews) - Delicious history lesson Friday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
Located in what used to be the original Ganong candy factory, The Chocolate Museum offers an interactive way to learn about candy making in St. Stephen - a tradition that has lasted over a century. Explore the history of the Ganong family, who still run the company, and the wonders of chocolate with our hands-on exhibits, interactive computer displays, historic chocolate boxes, and antique candy-making equipment. All of Ganong's hand-crafted products are made right here in the museum, allowing you to observe our famous hand dippers at work. Come to the Chocolate Museum to see why St. Stephen is known as "Canada's Chocolate Town".See more..
4.5Resurgo Place(92 reviews) - So much fun for kids and adults alike! Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
Resurgo Place is a state-of-the-art facility where Moncton heritage, technology and discovery intersect. We are delighted to announce that Resurgo Place is now open from Tuesday to Saturday (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.). While we cannot wait to welcome you back, you can expect your visit to be different than before. We are taking extra precautions to ensure everyone’s safety and appreciate your patience and understanding as we adapt. Please visit our website to plan your visit accordingly. Resurgo Place houses both the Moncton Museum and the Transportation Discovery Centre and oversees heritage sites, such as the Free Meeting House (1821), the Thomas Williams House (1883) and the Treitz Haus (c. 1769).See more..
4.5Albert County Museum(83 reviews) - Brings you back to your roots Friday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
Discover The People of the Tides! Meet Canada's 11th Prime Minister, R.B. Bennett, who came from the Fundy coast, along with a colorful procession of pioneers, artisans, explorers, shipbuilders, farmers, a controversial convicted axe murderer. If these walls could talk… and they do! Experience the Gaol (jail) cells where you are surrounded by the recently uncovered prisoner graffiti that makes every nook and cranny come alive. Layer upon layer of names, dates, drawings and poetry tell the story of what it was like to do time in the jail cells. The Albert County Museum is a complex of eight buildings on a 6 acre site that includes original Shiretown in its original locations. Explore through the twenty-three themed galleries of the museum and discover the captivating and thought-provoking stories of life along the Bay of Fundy. Located only a few minutes from the famous Hopewell Rocks! A very family-friendly addition to your visit to Fundy Park and the Moncton area.See more..
We stumbled upon this spot while wandering around St. Andrews and we were pleasantly surprised. We happily took a free tour and we were then treated to afternoon tea, complete with delicious raspberry trifle! Definitely worth stopping. Don't forget to bring some small bills for a donation :-). See more..
My wife has deep roots in Saint John including our marriage there over a half a century ago.The museum is exceptionally well organized,attractive and informative .There is much evidence of a deep love and respect for the Jewish religion and values going back 4,000 years.The Museum proudly traces the Jewish families and individuals who made unique and exceptional contributions in the movie industry,art and chess.The interaction between today's non-Jewish Community in New Brunswick and current Jewish families is one of genuine love and deep mutual respect.Today,the Jewish Community is a national leader in children's theatre and the integration of immigrants into the Community. .See more..
Railroad interpretation centre located in Edmundston, NB. During the tour you'll discover a museum with real artefacts in a replica of a 1900 train shed. Next, you'll be touring a 900 square feet layout at 1/87 of reality. We also have two train rides, a tractor train and also a 1/8 of reality on rails.See more..
4.0New Brunswick Railway Museum(34 reviews) - A Wonderful Look into the History of Trains in NB! Speciality Museums
This is a fabulous hidden gem for those who love trains and would like to hear more about the history of trains in NB. The guides know their stuff and have personal stories to tell. There a quite a few trains that you can climb up into including a beautiful pullman car. There are a lot of unique trains here including possibly the only double snowplow left in Canada. They have a steam engine, crane, a huge barn museum full of antiques and they even do hay rides for the kids sometimes on a small train car.See more..
4.5Saint John Police Museum(27 reviews) - Loved the local people Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
Please stop here they are wonderful people and a nice short stop. They are all volunteers and are passionate about their history. You can even get a picture behind bars! They only take donations and ask that you sign their guest book. Very easy to find when getting off cruise ship.See more..
Beautiful musuem, very informative and well done! It was pleasant surpide on our road trip through New Brunswick!See more..
5.0Steeves House Museum(22 reviews) - Very historic. Friday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
The W. H. Steeves House Museum is a historic house that began as a one room cabin built in 1812. The house expanded to its current size in 1840 and is now period decorated to the 1860s. The Museum tells the story of William Henry Steeves, a Father of Confederation who was born in the house in 1814. The Museum also presents the history of the Steeves family and the local area of Hillsborough and Albert County. Learn about the journey of German immigrants, the Acadians, Confederation, local discoveries and industry, interesting artifacts, and more! Join us for a tour today!See more..
4.5Musee De Kent(21 reviews) - Unassuming hidden gem Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
It was a little rainy and we thought we would take in a museum. At first you think it is simply a museum about the church school for girls/convent. But it is much more and worth a stop. You'll learn about Acadian history in that area and there is a beautiful church within the building. Up on the top floor is a hidden gem of old tools and equipment used in the village. Our guide grew up in the town so he had the local perspective. See more..
4.5New Brunswick Sports Hall Of Fame(20 reviews) - A Good Stop For the Kids Temporarily closed - Closed until Jun 6, 2023 Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
This interactive museum hosts a number of galleries featuring exhibits and memorabilia related to New Brunswick sports history and its Hall of Famers. One of the largest portrait collections in the province is on display in the form of artistic depictions of the hall's inductees. A 5-in-1 interactive sports system allows visitors to give it their best shot while playing basketball, hockey, football, baseball or soccer. Activities and special events are held throughout the year. The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame Inc. was established in 1970. We celebrate the stories of New Brunswick’s most inspiring athletes and leverage the power of sport to enrich lives and demonstrate the positive impact that sport and the community of the people involved in sport have in shaping the lives of our youth. By honouring our best, we inspire the rest!See more..
4.5Connell House(17 reviews) - Check for events Speciality Museums
Built for the Honourable Charles Connell in 1839, Connell House is a National Historic Site and home to the Carleton County Historical Society. Connell House is used for exhibits, weddings, & meetings.See more..
5.0MR21(17 reviews) - History, art in one beautiful building Friday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
MR21 is an interpretation center located in Canada's only digital cathedral. Run by a secular nonprofit, its original content should interest those wishing to discover this NB heritage gem. The center's scenography makes use of cutting edge technology (interactive screens, immersive projections, etc.) that offers visitors an experience of total, emotional and autonomous immersion. The learning experience is entertaining, intense and authentic.See more..
4.0Thomas Williams House(15 reviews) - A must visit Friday: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • History Museums
Step back in time at the Victorian Thomas Williams House! Tour the home of this prominent Monctonian, who was the treasurer for the Intercolonial Railway. Built in 1883, this heritage home stands as an elegant symbol of local life during the Victorian era. Today, the Thomas Williams House is a designated municipal heritage site. Open during the summer months, the Thomas Williams House features special events and a tearoom where tea and light snacks are served.See more..
4.5Le Musee Historique De Tracadie(13 reviews) - Interesting little known piece of our history Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
The Historical Museum of Tracadie is outstanding because it is the only museum in Canada to present an outline of what a leper hospital would look like at that time, which is the 19th century.See more..
5.0Keillor House Museum(11 reviews) - Incredible Hands-on History! Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Visitor Centers • Speciality Museums • History Museums
The Keillor story touches on place and politics of young New Brunswick. An 1813 home featuring antiques, farm tools, a penitentiary collection and genealogy centre. The Keillor story is not one that you hear often: where, through hard work and diligence, a yeoman-farmer from Yorkshire, England, raised his social status to become a respected Gentleman. The story is woven throughout the Keillor House and touches on place and politics of a young New Brunswick leading through the entire Victorian era and a cavalcade of unique and interesting characters. Your journey also includes the Coach House and the Dorchester Penitentiary exhibit.See more..
4.0Musée Acadien(11 reviews) - GREAT HISTORY Speciality Museums
As you walk in you are well received, the history in that building is absolutely amazing. The guides are very polite and wonderfulSee more..
4.0Historic Beaverbrook House(11 reviews) - Great visit! Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
The Historic Beaverbrook House is the childhood home of Lord Beaverbrook, formerly known as Max Aitken. It was later used as the first public library for the town of Newcastle. It now houses a plethora of historic artifacts dating from the late 1800's to the Second World War. Only open for tours during the summer months.See more..
4.5Free Meeting House(11 reviews) - National Historic Site, second oldest in Moncton Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • History Museums
The Free Meeting House, built in 1821 is one of Moncton’s oldest standing public buildings. Its purpose was to serve as a home for all religious denominations until such time as individual groups could raise the money required to build their own churches. In June 1990, the Free Meeting House was designated a National Historic Site. Visits are offered by request at the Admissions desk of Resurgo Place, adjacent to the Free Meeting House during business hours.See more..
3.5Atlantic Salmon Museum(9 reviews) - More to do with fly fishing Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums This museum wasn’t quite what we expected. We were expecting more about the Atlantic Salmon, it’s life cycle and migration, but it is more about fly fishing and the lures. Still lots of artefacts to look at and spend an hour of your time.See more..
So much to see & read about..A big part of NB history..logging.. Give yourself about 2 hours to see everything & take a ride on the train..to experience the whole site.. Only thing better would have had a quide to elevate the Museum, make it a little more personal.. Self guided tour..but well worth the time it takes..to walk around the property..See more..
4.5Smokehouse Museum(7 reviews) - A great insight into all things smoked (FISH that is!) Friday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
The Smokehouse Museum will inform you from everything to the history of smoking fish to the modern day practice. Our knowledgeable tour guides will answer all your burning questions and to finish it off, there will be a tasting of the smoked herring made in our village's many smokehouses.See more..
New Brunswick boasts a strong shipbuilding tradition. Visitors to Sackville can explore this aspect of the province’s industrial past at the Boultenhouse Heritage Centre, named after the town’s most prolific shipwright, Christopher Boultenhouse. The Centre consists of three buildings — a farmhouse built by the Bulmer family ca. 1790 which is the first frame and oldest house in Sackville, a house built in the Greek revival style in 1842 by Boultenhouse, and the Anderson Octagonal House ca. 1855 by sea captain Georg Anderson. The Centre has several exhibit rooms, a gift shop, a research and genealogy centre, and a multipurpose meeting room.See more..
The museum always looked faded and old to me. Someone from Dalhousie once told me that it was full of olf dull stuff. It never interested me much. Then one day me and my daughter went because they were partnered with the local library and was having a free tour and we had nothing else to do on that rainy day so we went. We... actully had fun! The cool thing about this museum is that kids are encouraged to TOUCH! Yes it is old stuff but it tells a great story to kids about the way our ancesters were living. The tools they had... there's an old cash register machine that kids just love to play with. They can run. Theres an old phone too. The guy was telling all of the kids to pull drawers and touch and look arround and to find things. In the drawers there's magnifiers to see more items. At the end theres a part about the dalhousie bathurst winter games they had arround here in like... 2003?! I guess you can learn a bit more with the tour guy than what i had with a bunch of kids running arround!! So if you are into old generations and history its not a bad place to visit. Just dont plan it as your whole day... takes maybe an hour max. At the end of the tour make sure you visit the gift shop as there is nice souvenirs from the region. See more..
4.5Experience Restigouche(4 reviews) - A one-of-a-kind meeting and dining place. Friday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • History Museums
Explore multiple facets of the Restigouche River through its history, cultures and biodiversity. Touch live aquatic specimens. Soak up the heritage of the region. Participate in animations and personalized visits. Guided tours, fishing flies, casting are just a few of the many authentic experiences and activities available. Live the Restigouche Experience! More to Explore!See more..
4.5Canadian Military Engineers Museum(3 reviews) - So much and very well maintained Military Museums • Speciality Museums • History Museums The museum is hidden inside the school, once inside, it will impress you! So many items, so much shown, it is interesting for people of all ages!See more..
4.5Bathurst War Museum(3 reviews) - Informative and very intersting! Speciality Museums
I went with my 17 year old students. They were completely mesmerised by Mr. Eugene Godin's presentation. They had no idea of reality during war time. I loved it as well, and learnt interesting things!See more..
This visit was amazing. lots of history in a small building and no admission! just a donation but tour guide did not pressure although we were happy to put in 5$ at the end of our tour. tour guide knew her stuff for sure, was telling us a lot of interesting and funny stories (relevant ones) during the tour. was very well set up and had lots of stuff to look at. Tour guide was from the area so she was very interested in the history she was explaining and seemed very enthusiastic. answered every question me and my wife had in full detail and the ones she was unsure of, she did not pretend to know or guess. some museum guides do this, and i find it quite annoying. at the end of the day, the guide seemed to enjoy telling us all about the history of the house and the town. she offered us advice on where to visit next and genuinely seemed excited to point us in our next direction. she made the visit worth while for sure.See more..
Try out the lumberjack breakfast you won't be hungry for the rest of the day. Food is homemade and you can get extra if you want.See more..
5.0St. James Textile Museum(2 reviews) - Rich cultural history vidit Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
This former church built in 1884, features an insightful look into the making of textiles in the late 1800s and is home to turn-of-the-century blacksmith and carpentry tools, unique hand tools and a selection of items once used for daily domestic chores. The textile exhibits cover the complete processes of making linen from flax and blankets from wool. You can even try carding, spinning, and weaving on the antique looms while you are here.See more..
4.5The Old Bank Museum(2 reviews) - Excellent, little gem of a museum. Speciality Museums We stopped here whilst passing as the sign outside said it was open. It’s the old bank that is now in its third location. Outside, you can read all the history. Whilst we were reading the text we were met by the curator and his friendly dog “Max”. He then gave us lots of interesting details about how the bank used to be and also other parts of local history (including shipbuilding). The bank managers office includes various pictures of the various managers of the bank and there is a small display on local shipbuilding at the back of the museum. And upstairs is laid out in the old bank managers residence with various displays. Well worth a stop. No admission fee, there is a pot for donations.See more..
Had a very nice visit. History of racing in the maritime provinces, fame of fame drivers from area. as well as classic cars. It is small but well maintained and reasonably priced. Check out this little gem! See more..
4.5Kings County Museum(2 reviews) - See the jail next door! Friday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Speciality Museums
Nice place to visit, a couple very unusual items like the framed braided hair memoir. The jail next door is very cool, do not miss it!See more..
The attendant was lovely and personable. We opted to look through on our own vs a guided tour. Due to covid, you will need to register upon entry. Lots of blacksmith related items and history to browse. Take a moment to look around well, as there are items everywhere. 30 minutes will probably get you through the building.See more..
5.0Musée Des Cultures Fondatrices(1 review) - Outstanding local museum. Friday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
We stopped here enroute from Caraquet to Bathurst. We didn’t expect much, but the museum contains so much information about the history of New Brunswick. We were offered the option of a guide or a self tour. We went with the guide who explained lots of the exhibits and the history and allowed us time to read the various information boards. Ironically, we learnt much more about Lord Beaverbrook here than we did in Lord Beaverbrook’s house in Miramichi. Great little museum, well worth a stop.See more..
Faire le tour de l'histoire de Memramcook à l'aide d'une collection d'objets assez impressionnante. Une grande section d'archives est également accessible au public avec beaucoup de photos et documents de la communauté de Memramcook des années passées.See more..
5.0Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick(1 review) - A look into farming history Speciality Museums Large array of artifacts from New Brunswick's agricultural past. Helpful guides will answer questions or give tours. I was surprised by the two headed cow.See more..
2.0Colville House(1 review) - Improvement required Speciality Museums it is a house and its fun to see that Colville leave there. But if they had inside a permanent exposition of the paintings that the Owen Museum have... It would then become one of the biggest attraction of New Brunswick. And think this is what is missing to make it great. See more..
This museum is located at the University of Moncton. It is dedicated to the history of the North-West of New Brunswick.The aboriginals in that area were named the Madoueskak. In the 18th century, Acadians moved in their territory. In the 19th century more people moved there. Everyone like the forests and the ground was perfect for agriculture. Another bonus, the next city was quite far from here. They were isolated and they liked that. There was a dispute between the Americans and the Canadians in this area, concerning the forest. The Americans decided to not dispute the territory any longer as they didn't want war with the Canadians. Everything was well explained. This is why this museum exists. Cool! A great place for history buffs! P.S. Admission fees are 5$See more..
