The 6 Best Neighborhoods in Halifax for Tourists

Halifax (/ˈhælɪfæks/) is a large minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woollen manufacture. Halifax is also the largest town in the wider Calderdale borough.

Dartmouth (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/ DART-məth) is a former city and current community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. Dartmouth is located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes, after the large number of lakes located within its boundaries.

• Downtown Halifax and the Waterfront. Downtown Halifax tumbles down to the harbor waterfront, a blend of office towers, stores, galleries, and narrow, historic streets.
• South End.
• North End.
• West End.
• Dartmouth.
• Peggy’s Cove.

province of Nova Scotia

Halifax’s Top Attractions: Everything You Need To Know (and more)!

• 1 – Halifax Citadel National Historic Site.
• 2 – The Old Town Clock.
• 3 – Halifax Waterfront.
• 4 – Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
• 5 – Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
• 6 – Halifax Public Gardens.
• 7 – Point Pleasant Park.
• 8 – Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

The Donair – Halifax’s official food In 2015 this saucy, meaty, messy wrap became the official food of Halifax. So, what is it anyway? Spiced beef, cooked on a spit and shaved onto a pita, doused in a sweet garlic sauce and garnished with tomatoes and raw onions is the best way to describe it.

The city’s overall crime rate is below the national average, making it a fairly safe place to live when compared to other Canadian cities. In Maclean’s magazine’s 2020 list of Canada’s Most Dangerous Places, Halifax’s Crime Severity Index ranked in the middle of a list of more than 230 cities.

If you’re looking for the very warmest time to visit Nova Scotia, the hottest months are July, August, and then September. See average monthly temperatures below.

Nova Scotia Food definitely has a lot of seafood dishes, but technically the only dishes that are officially unique-to-Nova Scotia are donair, creamed lobster and rappie pie.

Nova Scotia is responsible for freshwater species such as brook, brown, rainbow and lake trout, smallmouth bass, white perch, yellow perch, chain pickerel, and landlocked Atlantic salmon, while the federal government manages diadromous species such as smelt, eel, striped bass, sea run Atlantic salmon, and shad.

In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first British colony to achieve responsible government, and it federated in July 1867 with New Brunswick and the Province of Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) to form what is now the country of Canada….

Wildlife & Birds of Nova Scotia

• STAR-NOSED MOLE (Condylura cristata)
• LITTLE BROWN BAT (Myotis lucifugus)
• SNOWSHOE HARE (Lepus americanus)
• EASTERN CHIPMUNK (Tamias striatus)
• WOODCHUCK (Marmota monax)
• RED SQUIRREL (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
• NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (Glaucomys sabrinus)
• BEAVER (Castor canadensis)

Black cougars have been reported 42 times in Nova Scotia and 49 times in New Brunswick. In South America where the black form is endemic, it is considered very rare.

All birds of prey and their nests are protected in Nova Scotia….Flying Tigers – Northern Goshawks.

Wolverines never occurred in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, the Queen Charlotte Islands, and some islands of the Northwestern Arctic Archipelago in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Dauphiné 1989).

Wolverines can kill livestock and other small animals, but to our knowledge, there has never been a documented case of an attack on a human by a wolverine. However, they are wild animals, and caution should be exercised if one is encountered.

The 33 cm tall penguin. This family of penguins are “Eudyptula minor”, the smallest species of penguin in the world. …

There are NO venomous snakes in Nova Scotia, and all of our native species provide important services for us.

Nova Scotia has five native snake species, all members of the order Squamata (covered with scales). The northern ribbon snake is found in the south-central area of the province, while the northern ringneck snake is found in uplands of deciduous or mixed wood forests and on parts of Cape Breton Island.

In Nova Scotia we have the black bear. This animal is normally timid around humans, and should not be confused with the more notorious grizzly and polar bears which are known to be dangerous.