- Channeling your inner Anne Shirley with a tour of Green Gables Heritage Place.
- Hiking, cycling and beachcombing in Prince Edward Island National Park.
- Exploring the sand dunes at Greenwich in PEI National Park.
- Biking along the Confederation Trail, 270 miles of a former railroad route with more than 1,900 geocaching sites along the way.
- Shopping along Victoria Row in Charlottetown.
- Swimming at Basin Head Provincial Park’s nine-mile white-sand beach, one of Canada’s best beaches.
- Visit and/or stay at The West Point Lighthouse, both an active lighthouse as well as an inn, originally built in 1875.
- Drive over the eight-mile Confederation Bridge, the longest bridge in the world to be set over ice-covered water.
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Things to do in Prince Edward Island - Expert's guide
Known for its beautiful red sand beaches, Prince Edward Island is the smallest province of Canada. Despite its small size, the island is full of fun activities to suit people of all interest levels.
The stunning vistas, green rolling hills, fascinating farmland, delicious cuisine, and a calm game of golf are some of what the place has to offer. Here is a list of top attractions in Prince Edward Island that you should never miss on your trip to Canada.
1. Confederation Bridge
This box girder bridge has the privilege of being the longest bridge of Canada and also the world's longest bridge on ice-covered water. It links the Prince Edward Island province with the New Brunswick province in the mainland and crosses the Northumberland Strait.
This 12.9 km bridge is considered to be a great engineering accomplishment of the country by building such a long bridge over freezing water. This is a two-lane toll highway, and crossing this curving bridge is a unique experience in itself. These curves are specially designed to keep the drivers attentive to avoid accidents.
2. Prince Edward Island National Park
PEI National Park is located along the north shore of the island, at the front of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The huge park was established in 1937, with the main purpose being the protection of the sand dunes, broad sand beaches, and salt marshes, and freshwater wetlands. It has been designated as the Canadian Important Bird Area, as many of its protected beaches provide habitat for endangered piping plover species.
The park is 60 km in length, and the width varies throughout the area. There are three sections of the park that together occupy most of the central and northern coastline of the island.
3. Green Gables House
This 19th-century farm is one of the most significant literary landmarks of Canada. The Green Gables farm and the surrounding area became famous from the popular novel "Anne of Green Gables," by Lucy Maud Montgomery. If you have read the popular novel, then visiting the infamous Green Gables Heritage Palace, you will feel like walking into some chapter from the book.
The house actually belonged to the writer's cousin and who inspired the novel characters. The current interior of the building has been recreated from the story, with every detail, including Anne's bedroom.
4. Cavendish Beach
Located in the Cavendish community of the PEI, this natural sand beach is about 8 km long, stretched from New London Bay entrance in the west towards the red sandstone cliffs in the east. It is further divided into Cavendish Spit, Cavendish Campground Beach, and Cavendish Main Beach.
There is the Cavendish Beach Music Festival every year in July when thousands of music fans from around the country come here to join. Make sure to attend the festival if you are planning to visit in July.
5. Avonlea Village
Known by many as the fictional community of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel, Anne of Green Gables, this beautiful village is actually a real place. This free to visit village has various amazing restaurants and shopping stores that offer a genuinely hospitable welcome.
Avonlea was the fictional name used for the village in the novel. These are various ancient buildings as well as many purpose-built ones that were constructed to re-create the town giving it the touch from the famous novel.
Go for a walk around the beautiful village filled with fascinating flower gardens and red dirt roads. Enjoy the food in any of the incredible restaurants, eating local food made from local ingredients.
6. Point Prim Lighthouse
This unique lighthouse is made only of bricks and located towards the end of the Point Prim road, in a grassy clearing. This 18.5-meter tall lighthouse is one of the two circular lighthouses of Canada. This tapered brick structure is covered elegantly in wood shingles and contains a prominent lantern platform that is supported by brackets.
The Point Prim Lighthouse has a significant architectural, historical, and community value as it is the first-ever lighthouse built in Prince Edward Island. Built in 1845. The lighthouse was used to guide the mariners from extensive reefs while entering the Charlottetown Harbor.
7. Cabot Beach Provincial Park
Located at the Malpeque Bay, this park is the largest one in the western PEI. The large day-use area has various playground equipment and an activity center with a lot of children's programs. You can also enjoy supervised swimming and guided nature walks on the Bay.
The most distinctive feature of the park is the beach mat and floating wheelchair that makes accessing the beech more feasible. Available between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the floating wheelchairs are served on a first come first get basis.
8. Beaconsfield Historic House
If you are a history fan, then this is the place you should add to the top of your PEI list. This fascinating Victorian-era home, with all the amnesties of that time, has a furnished interior. Built in 1877, this was the most elegant house of its time.
This Victorian house was equipped with every latest facility of that time. W.C. Harris designed and built it for James and Edith Peake, but they couldn't enjoy their stay at Beaconsfield for a long time. Today, it is present as a fascinating example of Victorian architecture with various original features telling a historical story.
9. Acadian Museum
This unique museum is located in the town of Miscouche, the second largest city of PEI. This fascinating museum is one of the seven amazing museums and heritage sites of the island. You have the chance to discover the 300-years old treasures of the province.
This historical museum has permanent exhibits that tell about the Arcadian's history of the island, dating back to 1720. Moreover, there is a temporary exhibition twice a year, showing a specific aspect of the Arcadian culture.
10. Province House National Historic Site
This neoclassical building is the birthplace of the island's confederation and is the seat of the legislature as well. The house has the honor of being the first meeting place for Charlottetown Conference in 1864, where the Fathers of Confederation started all this.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated this building as a national historic site, and the federal government has been given the occupancy of this area exclusively, in October 1947, for 99 years.
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