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Top choice in Halifax


This new North End microbrewery has become known for its wild beers: you might taste a watermelon-and-kiwi fruit Pink Flamingo, a coffee-and-cherry-pie pale ale or a jalapeño-spiked lager (the names are equally wild). It's in a warehouse-style space with a pleasant beer garden; the pub snacks are delicious, too.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Halifax attractions

1. Maritime Command Museum

0.34 MILES

The admiral of the British navy for all of North America was based in Halifax until 1819 and threw grand parties at Admiralty House, now the Maritime…

2. Little Dutch Church

0.58 MILES

Tours of the 1756 Little Dutch Church, the second-oldest building in Halifax, can be arranged through St George's Round Church.

3. Cornwallis Street Baptist Church

0.73 MILES

The Cornwallis Street Baptist Church has been serving African Nova Scotians since the 1830s. Walk by on Sunday morning and hear the gospel music flow…

4. St George's Round Church

0.77 MILES

Built in 1800, this church is a rare example of a circular church built in the Palladian style, with a main rotunda 18m in diameter. Tours here, and of…

5. Museum of Natural History

1.06 MILES

Natural history with a Nova Scotian bent is the modus operandi of this interesting museum, where informative exhibits cover everything from the gold rush…

6. Citadel Hill National Historic Site

1.07 MILES

Perched atop the grassy hillock looming over town, this star-shaped fort played a key role in Halifax's founding. Construction began in 1749; the current…

7. Halifax Town Clock

1.19 MILES

Atop Citadel Hill, Halifax's Palladian-style town clock looks as though it would be more at home in a Venetian lane, but it has been faithfully keeping…

8. Halifax Public Gardens

1.23 MILES

Established in 1867 to mark Confederation, but formally opened to the public in 1875, Halifax's delightful 6.5-hectare public gardens are a fine example…