Old Town Lunenburg
A colourful fishing port on the south shore of Nova Scotia, laid out in 1753 on a British colonial grid. It is the best surviving planned British colonial settlement in North America, and its wooden houses and waterfront are a World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 44.3761, -64.3092
Get the Old Town Lunenburg stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Old Town Lunenburg. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nova Scotia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Old Town Lunenburg
Oak Island 15 km
A small wooded island in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, joined to the mainland by a causeway. Treasure hunters have dug there since the 1790s, searching for the legendary Money Pit. The island is privately owned, and its mystery has drawn television crews and many theories over the years.
Peggys Point Lighthouse 34 km
An active lighthouse at Peggys Cove on the Atlantic shore of Nova Scotia, established in 1868. It stands on bare granite rocks and is one of the busiest tourist attractions in the province and an image iconic of Canada.
Citadel Hill 65 km
A National Historic Site in Halifax. Four fortifications called Fort George have stood on the hill since the British founded the city in 1749, though only the third was officially named so. The current star shaped fort looks over the harbour.
Grand-Pré 81 km
A farming landscape on the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia, with meadows that Acadian settlers drained with dykes from the 1680s. It is a symbol of Acadian history and is linked to the deportation of the Acadians from 1755.
Bay of Fundy 133 km
A bay between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with the highest tides in the world, which can rise about 16 metres. At low tide visitors can walk on the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks.
Fundy National Park 145 km
A national park on the Bay of Fundy near the village of Alma, created on 10 April 1946 and officially opened on 29 July 1950. It shows a rugged coastline that rises into forested highlands, with waterfalls and tidal flats.
Joggins Fossil Cliffs 153 km
Sea cliffs along the Bay of Fundy that expose rocks and fossils from the Carboniferous coal age, about 310 million years ago. The fossils include upright tree trunks and some of the earliest known reptiles, and strong tides uncover new finds.
Hopewell Rocks 162 km
Sea stacks known as the Flowerpot Rocks, shaped by tidal erosion in a provincial park on the Bay of Fundy. At low tide visitors walk on the sea floor among them, and the huge tides cover the same ground a few hours later.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Nova Scotia
Questions
Where is Old Town Lunenburg?
Old Town Lunenburg is in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Oak Island (15 km), Peggys Point Lighthouse (34 km), Citadel Hill (65 km).
How do I get the Old Town Lunenburg stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Old Town Lunenburg and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nova Scotia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Old Town Lunenburg before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nova Scotia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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