Really-O Handcrafts and Tryon Museum
Our specialties are knitting (mitts, socks) and fine woodworking, (clocks, pen stands, turnings...
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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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Lucy Maud Montgomery Lower Bedeque School
Open Fridays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM before June 22. Visit a restored and fully furnished 19th-century...
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Acadian Museum/Musée Acadien
Follow the odyssey of Island Acadians from 1720 to the present. Discover treasures related to the...
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Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site
Discover the rich history of settlement, conflict and change during the struggle for control of...
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PEI Shellfish Museum
History of Malpeque oysters and the oyster industry. Displays include artifacts relating to species...
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Bishop Machine Shop Museum
The Bishop Machine Shop was once the place to hang out and hear the town news. Now, in its life as a...
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Green Gables Heritage Place
Open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. Free entry with Canada Strong Pass June 19 to September 7, 2026. Walk...
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Public Archives and Records Office
A range of documentary resources for genealogical and historical research.
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Mair Family Museum
A collection of odds and ends from the past. Come meet Therese in her family’s small museum, which...
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North Cape Experience, Nature and Technology in Perfect Harmony
From the north end of Route 12, witness the meeting of the waters as the Gulf of St. Lawrence and...
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Summerside Interpretive Centre
Housed in the beautifully refurbished 1911 Armoury, the Summerside Interpretive Centre offers six...
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Farmers' Bank of Rustico Museum & 1772 Acadian Log House
The Farmers' Bank of Rustico, is a community museum and historic site, and was the first people’s...
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