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Tricky_Dicky69 Says: The Hector Heritage Quay Experience is one of the main attractions in Pictou and is acclaimed as one of the most important and exciting heritage developments in Nova Scotia, the Hector Heritage Quay, located on the scenic Pictou waterfront, offers visitors a unique glimpse...
Tricky_Dicky69 Says: Take a walk along the waterfront, visit The Hector Heritage Quay Experience, stop for a meal or a drink.
Lisser Says: The Quay gives the story of the Ship Hector and the establishment of Pictou in 1773. After seeing the interpretive center, you can then go aboard the replica of the Hector that was built and launched in 2000. More information is available in my Hector Travelogue!
Lisser Says: Northumberland Fisheries MuseumThe Fisheries Museum contains an original fisherman's bunkhouse, furnished with authentic items used by fishermen from the turn of the century until the company cookhouses closed. Displays include: items relating to the fishing industry,...
Lisser Says: The deCoste Centre is a 450 seat concert hall presenting year-round live entertainment. Music, drama, variety shows and ceilidhs offer visitors an entertainment package that includes a little of everything. The deCoste Centre also presents the Hector Festival (every Aug.)...
Pictou Lodge Beachfront Resort
1 Review and 63 Opinions Pictou Lodge is a beautifully restored log Resort located on the ocean, on 165 wooded acres of a...
1 Review and 21 Opinions A good family motel. Clean, well kept, many rooms including cabins available, reasonably priced....
Stone House Cafe.: Follow the locals.
Tricky_Dicky69 Says: The Stone House Cafe restaurant is one of Pictou's most historic buildings and dates back to the early 1800's. The original house was for many years Pictou's largest and was originally built for John Dawson, a local businessman. The Stone House Cafe is appropriately named as...
Carvers Studio Coffee House: Great for watching the world go by.
Tricky_Dicky69 Says: Great place for a quick coffee, beer, snack or a light meal. Situated right on the waterfront.
Crown Pizza: The Best Pizza in Town!
Lisser Says: This is not a restaurant, strictly take-out. However, it is definitely the best pizza in town and I've yet to find anything, anywhere that I like better!! Looks can be deceiving... although this place is not the prettiest building, the great food will quickly make you forget...
Salt Water Cafe: Salt Water Cafe
Lisser Says: There's a great atmosphere here. Really good food and a great selection of local seafood. The restaurant extends out onto the water like a wharf. You can sit and eat while watching sailboats go by. Very relaxing! Pasta, Chicken fingers, Caesar Salad
deCoste Entertainment Centre: Summer Sounds of Nova Scotia
Lisser Says: A series of summer concerts held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights throughout the summer months. They are put on predominantly for tourists in an attempt to share the music and culture of our area with people who visit from around North America and all over the...
Lisser Says: Good live music on the weekends Casual/whatever you want to wear
Lisser Says: A daily water taxi service that leaves downtown Pictou and connects to the heart of downtown New Glasgow. OR,Enjoy Pictou County's finest boat tour thru inland waterways and out into the Northumberland Strait. The three hour tour, departing from downtown Pictou or downtown...
Lisser Says: By Land-Highways from all points in the U.S. and Canada join the Trans Canada Highway from New Brunswick into Nova Scotia. Via Rail Canada provides transcontinental train service; there are stations in Truro and Halifax. By Sea- Come to Nova Scotia by mini-cruise. Car...
Lisser Says: ~Chloroform was produced for the first time in North America right here in Pictou in 1848. ~The old post office in Pictou is the only building in the world with a window in its chimney. ~Former Prime Minister of Canada Sir John Thompson's mother lived in Pictou. ~Pictou...
Lisser Says: In all of Nova Scotia, and Pictou being a good example, there is a very distinct Scottish culture. It is really unlike anything else in all of Canada. There's lots of bagpipes, kilts and beer :) People are so friendly and welcoming. We're as proud of our past as of our...
Lisser Says: The main street of Pictou, called Water St.is very narrow with lots of traffic so it was made a ONE WAY street! Every year there are countless tourists who don't follow the street signs and end up endangering everyone in their path. However, locals expect this to happen and...
Lisser Says: Souvenir shopping. Gift shops are all over town and stuff is ridiculously overpriced. Only tourists shop there because locals can't afford it! Although things such as t-shirts and local products are worth the money, please don't waste your money on those silly Sou' Wester...
Lisser Says: If you're up for a real "off the beaten path" experience than a day trip to Pictou Island would be perfect for you. It's a little island 3km long off the coast, almost halfway to Prince Edward Island. There's only one road, and LOTS of unexpected run-ins with wildlife! There...
JITNEY TRAIL LOCATION: Pictou...
Lisser Says: JITNEY TRAIL LOCATION: Pictou Waterfront to Brown’s PointDISTANCE: 3 KM (one way)DESCRIPTION: flat, partially paved, along waterfront. Suitable for walking, cycling, cross-county skiing, running and wheelchairs.
The town of Pictou is renowned...
Lisser Says: The town of Pictou is renowned as the 'Birthplace of New Scotland'. It was here that the first Scottish settlers landed in 1773. There were 189 passengers who boarded the Hector at Loch Broom in Scotland and dared to make the journey toward a new life in Nova Scotia. The...
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Pictou- The Birthplace of New Scotland - Pictou (pronounced: Pick-toe, NOT Pick-two!!) is a small town in the heart of northern Nova Scotia. It is world renowned as the "Birthplace of New Scotland". Pictou has a population of approximately...
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Q: Since I'm the only VT member from Pictou...I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever been to or passed through my little town! If...
A: Hi Lisser; I've been to Pictou (or at least passed through it) several times. I don't really count, since I used to live in Nova Scotia, but I just thought I would reply...
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We had visited Pictou briefly in 2005 as we drove through on our way to Cape Breton but decided to stay for a night this time round. The town is definitely worth a visit but only for a day or two. The...
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