Acadian Museum/Musée Acadien
Follow the odyssey of Island Acadians from 1720 to the present. Discover treasures related to the...
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Museums, Cultural & Historic Sites
Wherever you stand on the Island, you’re standing on history. Whether you’re interested in Mi’kmaq culture, trains, historic churches, one-room schoolhouses, elegant mansions or the Island’s primary industries of today and yesteryear, our museums bring the stories and the history of the Island to life.
Discover life in the past lane.
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Alberton Museum & Genealogy Centre
National Historic Site, collection depicts range of activities carried out by PEI's early settlers.
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Anne of Green Gables Museum
The Anne of Green Gables Museum at the beautiful Campbell Homestead, is a museum dedicated to the...
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Basin Head Fisheries Museum
One of seven Museum and Heritage PEI sites. Heritage Passports available. Basin Head Fisheries...
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Beaconsfield Historic House
One of seven Museum and Heritage PEI sites located at the corner of Kent and West streets. Built in...
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Bedeque Area Historical Museum
The Bedeque Area Historical Museum preserves and displays the history of the local community. The...
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Bideford Parsonage Museum – LM Montgomery Window into Island Life
Bideford Parsonage Museum is a hidden gem and must-visit destination for LM Montgomery enthusiasts...
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Bottle Houses – Gardens and Glass Expressions
Life-size buildings made of 25,000 recycled glass bottles creating colourful symphony of light. 13...
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Canadian Potato Museum & Antique Farm Machinery Museum
The Canadian Potato Museum showcases the history of potato thru its historical interpretative centre...
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Car Life Museum
The Car Life Museum, along the Trans-Canada Highway near Bonshaw, P.E.I., has been a family business...
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Cardigan Area Heritage Centre
History of the Cardigan area especially shipbuilding, early families, artifacts.
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Elmira Railway Museum
One of seven Museum and Heritage PEI sites. Once the end of the line for Prince Edward Island's...
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