This exhibit displays the sort of general store and counting houses utilized by the fisheries and shipbuilding industries that were foundational to Trinity's historic economy.
Mercantile Premises
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
24 MILES
The sheer power of the ocean is more than evident at the Dungeon, a deep chasm 90m in circumference that was created by the collapse of two sea caves. The…
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7.06 MILES
Back in 2002, the CBC and Ireland's RTÉ made a miniseries out of Bernice Morgan's 1992 novel Random Passage. The show was partially filmed at a pretty…
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23.22 MILES
This small museum began as a memorial to the men who died during the Great Sealing Disaster of 1914, which claimed 250 lives, some via shipwreck, others…
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22.32 MILES
Enter this structure and discover a wonderful replica of John Cabot's 15th-century ship Matthew, which Cabot sailed into Bonavista. Travelers who love…
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26.01 MILES
This brilliant red-and-white-striped lighthouse dates from 1843. The interior has been restored to the 1870s, and includes the original lead-weight pulley…
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Ryan Premises National Historic Site
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Explore a restored 19th-century saltfish mercantile complex at this National Historic Site, which consists of a slew of white clapboard buildings. The…
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25.39 MILES
Lonely, wind-battered and caked in salt, Salvage is both a fishing village and a photographer's dream, cut through by several well-marked walking trails…
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23.69 MILES
A short walking trail extends from this parking area to a cliff where you can see puffins poking their cute heads out of their cute hidey-holes before…
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A historical site used for fisheries and shipping-related activities. First a seasonal 'fishing room' for drying codfish, it later housed an expanding…
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This historic home was rebuilt to celebrate cultural links between Trinity and Dorset, England – major trading partners in the 17th, 18th and 19th…
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Runs the Lester Garland House, where the historical society's office is located, the Cooperage, the Green Family Forge and the Trinity Museum.
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This former forge is now a museum stuffed with iron tools and dedicated to the blacksmith's trade.
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This restored merchant's home dates from 1910, and includes exhibits on the small businesses that were vital to Trinity's' economy in the late 19th and…
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This creaking collection of bric-a-brac displays more than 2000 pieces of historical relics, including North America's second-oldest fire wagon. It's got…
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At Fort Point (aka Admiral's Point) there's a pretty lighthouse and four cannons, the remains of the British fortification from 1745. There are 10 more…
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Back in 2002, the CBC and Ireland's RTÉ made a miniseries out of Bernice Morgan's 1992 novel Random Passage. The show was partially filmed at a pretty…