Favorite Thing:
When we first came into the city, the information we received was that Spring Garden Road was the center of nightlife, shopping and dining. No doubt is that accurate...there are so many places to eat and go out here, you'd never have to leave this area. There's pubs, nightclubs, a huge variety of restaurants, specialty botiques, gift shops, cafes...everything. We walked up and down the whole street...there is SO much to do here.
Province House by tvor
Favorite Thing:
Halifax has a lot of Canadian firsts including the first provincial legislature building in Canada. It's a beautiful Georgian structure completed in 1819. It has some lovely rooms with detailed plaster ceilings inside. You can get free guided tours. Outside on the grounds are a statue commemorating the Boer War and one commemorating Joseph Howe, a famous orator and politician.
The Nova Scotia provincial government meets in Province house during the winter and spring.
Fondest Memory:
Find Province House on Hollis Street near Prince Street
Find a patio and have lunch outside... by Munkee
Favorite Thing:
Once the weather changes in late May, downtown Halifax bars and restaurants create outdoor patios which is a lovely way to enjoy a great meal and do some people watching too!
Fondest Memory:
It's certainly a sight to behold...every bar, restaurant, cafe or bistro haul out the planks and build decks and patios across the sidewalks, from the waterfront to Argyle Street and all the way up Spring Garden Road...all you have to do is decide...
The greatest city in Nova Scotia! by seamandrew
Fondest Memory:
Halifax is a very picturesque city. Be sure to bring a camera and some money. There are some quaint shops with great little trinkets!
Halifax Shopping Centre... by Hot-Holly
Favorite Thing:
well Halifax Shopping Centre is one of the biggest malls you can get there from Bayers Rd. or numerous other back streets/ near the Rotery. Actually Mic Mac Mall is the biggest it has 3 levels...... but a lot of the stores are the same as HSC. It has cool stores etc. Um.. go to Citital Hill where the concerts are sometimes and also where there is Historian stuff. Downtown has some cool stores.......
Fondest Memory:
I love the malls, downtown.......busses!
I love downtown Halifax. by jules_rules
Favorite Thing:
I love downtown Halifax. There are so many little shops and interesting places to visit. You can walk along the harbor, stop for a bite, and visit the casino all in one day.
Fondest Memory:
I use to visit Halifax every spring with my band, and we'd always stay in the Quality Inn. Really nice place, and pretty much in the middle of everything.
Take a tour of the historic... by cjdewolf
Favorite Thing:
Take a tour of the historic downtown area, soaking in the ambiance and some of the summer festivals that take place here. Other worthwhile places to spend your time are Spring Garden Road, with its caf�s and pubs, the Citadel (however over-touristed it may be), the Public Gardens; even taking a tour of the cemeteries or exploring the Victorian houses of the South End.
Fondest Memory:
I really loved sitting on a pub's patio and watching the world go by; taking a ferry over to Dartmouth for the beautiful views (I mean, hell, it's not like there's anything to do in Dartmouth!). All in all, I'll miss pretty much everything about this genteel city with a funky edge.