Top Attractions
7 Must-See Places
Hopewell Rocks
The world's highest tides sculpted these remarkable sandstone sea stacks on the Bay of Fundy shore — you walk on the ocean floor among their bases at low tide, then watch them become islands surrounded by 10 metres of water at high tide. No other natural attraction in Canada changes this completely every six hours.
View full guide →
Fundy National Park
The Fundy coast within the national park combines 120 kilometres of hiking trails, dramatic tidal-flat beaches, old-growth Acadian forest, and the village of Alma with its famous sticky bun bakery. The park's freshwater swimming pool at Bennett Lake is fed by highland streams. Camping in the park puts you within earshot of the tides.
View full guide →
Reversing Falls, Saint John
The Saint John River reverses its own current twice daily as the Bay of Fundy's extraordinary tide pushes back against the flow. The jet boat tours that run through the gorge at tidal transition are one of the more unusual waterborne experiences on the Atlantic coast. The adjacent Old Town of Canada's oldest incorporated city (1785) is worth exploring.
View full guide →
Kouchibouguac National Park
On the Northumberland Strait coast, Kouchibouguac (koo-shee-boo-gwak) protects a series of offshore sandbars, lagoons, and Acadian forest. The park's lagoon system is ideal for sea kayaking, the beaches are some of the warmest water beaches in Canada east of the Great Lakes, and the grey seal colony at Tern Island is viewable by boat.
View full guide →
Kings Landing Historical Settlement
A living history village recreating 19th-century New Brunswick Loyalist life along the Saint John River — costumed interpreters in period buildings demonstrate trades, cooking, and domestic life of the era. It's one of the better living history sites in eastern Canada and particularly well-suited to family visits.
View full guide →
Magnetic Hill, Moncton
Magnetic Hill is one of those places that sounds like a tourist trap and turns out to be genuinely disorienting. You park your car at the bottom of a hill, put it in neutral, and it rolls uphill — or appears to. The illusion is caused by the surrounding terrain creating a false horizon that makes a slight downhill slope look like it rises. It's been drawing visitors since the 1930s and the surrounding Magnetic Hill Zone has grown to include a zoo, concert venue, and water park. The illusion works best the first time and at slow speed; bring someone who hasn't seen it before for the full effect.
View full guide →
Village Historique Acadien
The Village Historique Acadien near Caraquet is one of the most complete living history museums in Canada. Over 45 buildings reconstructed from the 17th through 20th centuries are staffed by interpreters in period dress who demonstrate daily life in Acadian communities across three hundred years of history. The site covers the entire sweep of Acadian experience — from early French settlement through the Deportation of 1755 to the Acadian Renaissance of the late 19th century. It sits in the heart of the Acadian Peninsula on the Baie des Chaleurs, one of the warmest salt water swimming areas north of the Carolinas.
View full guide →New Brunswick Travel Guides
The Bay of Fundy and Hopewell Rocks
The world's highest tides make for a spectacle that changes completely every six hours. Here's how to time your visit.
Saint John's Reversing Falls and Old City
Canada's oldest incorporated city and one of its most underrated — the reversing rapids are just one reason to stop.
Prince Edward Island Guide
Red sand beaches, lobster suppers and cycling trails — PEI has a lot going for it beyond the literary pilgrimage.
Share Your New Brunswick Experience