Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

5 min

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport!
On this 2.5 km tour, you'll explore the many tourist attractions, historical buildings, artwork & statues that make up this must-see section of the city.
Highlights include the Halifax Farmers Market, CSS Acadia, Halifax Cabling Wharf, Dockyard Clock & more!
Don't just see the boardwalk, hear what it has to say!
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.
The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.
Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.
It’s yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market

5 min

Visit the oldest continuously open farmers market in all of North America.

Samuel Cunard Statue

5 min

Learn about Samuel Cunard from the man himself! Ok, well it's our tour guide pretending to be him, but it's still very informative and lots of fun!

Discovery Centre

5 min

Discover the Discovery Centre! We'll tell you all about the brand new interactive exhibit. All attractions along the tour are optional. You have the ultimate freedom to visit and pick up the tour right where you left off.

The Emigrant Statue

5 min

A statue of a man holding a suitcase. There has to be more to it than that, right!? There is! We'll tell you all about it.

JCVM+43 Halifax

5 min

Georges Island. We'll point out a great view of the National Historic Site and tell you all about it! You can even hop on a ferry and visit.

The Way Things Are

5 min

No, you're not seeing things.. those light posts are definitely crooked. Well tell you about the inspiration behind the famous sculpture.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

5 min

Take in the breathtaking harbour from the comfort of a hammock! We'll show you were to go, and be right there waiting when you wake up from your seaside nap.

Lower Water Street

5 min

Take a ride on the big wave sculpture at the boardwalk! Don't worry, they have foam padding in case you fall. We'll tell you about why it's there (hint - it's because people have fallen).

The Piazza at Bishop's Landing

5 min

We'll point out the 'Fountain at Bishop's Landing'. A popular cooling off spot, great for a warm summer day.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

5 min

Learn all about the boardwalk itself from the boutiques to the murals, statues, attractions & more.

HMCS Sackville

5 min

Discover what it was like to be a sailor fighting at sea in World War II! We'll tell you all about the ship and museum. If you want to know more, you can always go in and check it out.

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

5 min

We'll show you Canada’s oldest and largest maritime museum where you can sit on a replica of a Titanic deck chair, or follow World War II convoys in the Battle of the Atlantic.

JCXJ+42 Halifax

5 min

Hop on board the CSS Acadia, an Edwardian steamship docked at the boardwalk. We'll tell you all about how this beautiful ship is an example of the graceful design that epitomizes the Edwardian Age.

JCXH+FG Halifax

5 min

We'll point out the Halifax Cable Wharf, built in 1913 that was once a port for ships laying cable across the Atlantic Ocean and one of the last original structures on the waterfront.

The Dockyard Clock

5 min

See Canada’s oldest working clock that's been telling time for over 250 years! The nine-foot pendulum encased in the base is driven by a 250 pound weight.

Halifax Ferry Terminal

5 min

We'll point out the ferry terminal, where you can snag a ride across the harbour to Dartmouth. You'll learn a bit about the area too!

The Lower Deck

5 min

You'll discover that the popular restaurant is located inside what is likely the oldest building on the waterfront!

1883 Upper Water St

5 min

We'll tell you all about the Collins Court & Bank Building, part of the Historic Properties section of the boardwalk.

1869 Upper Water St

5 min

The tour ends at the Market Mall, a covered walkway home to pretty much everything and anything you could ask for!

Holy Cross Cemetery

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Victoria Park

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Halifax Public Gardens

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Old Town Clock

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

St. Paul's Church

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

St. Mary's Basilica

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Old Burying Ground

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Fort Massey Cemetery

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Alexander Keith's Brewery

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Halifax Central Library

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Fairview Lawn Cemetery

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Point Pleasant Park

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo

5 min

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Georges Island National Historic Site

5 min

We'll point out the island and tell you all about it!

C.S.S. Acadia

5 min

Hop on board the CSS Acadia, an Edwardian steamship docked at the boardwalk. We'll tell you all about how this beautiful ship is an example of the graceful design that epitomizes the Edwardian Age.