Description:
Between 1928 and 1971 more than one million immigrants arrived in Canada by disembarking at Pier 21, Canada's version of New York's Ellis Island. In 1999, the pier was restored and reopened, filled with engaging interpretive exhibits that vividly evoke the confusion and anxiety of the immigration experience. The pier is divided roughly into three sections: the boarding of the ship amid the cacophony of many languages, the crossing of the Atlantic (a 26-min. multimedia show recaptures the voyage in a shiplike theater), and the dispersal of the recent arrivals throughout Canada via passenger train. For those seeking more in-depth information (one in five Canadians today can trace a link back to Pier 21), there's a reference library and computer resources. Plan to spend at least an hour here.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 902 425 7770
- fax: +1 902 423 4045
- send email
Address:
- 1055 Marginal Rd
- On the waterfront behind the Westin Hotel
- Halifax, NS B3H 4P6
Neighborhood:
Downtown/ Surrounding AreasHours:
- May-Nov daily 9:30am-5:30pm; Dec-March Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; Apr Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
Strenuousness:
- Easy
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