North Highlands Community Museum — Attraction in Cape North

We stopped here while travelling along the Cabot Trail coming from the east side and wanted to learn more about the history of the area. The museum isn’t large but they have modern and well curated exhibits with good descriptions and explanations for the various artefacts they have. There’s even a small wooden chunk from the titanic in the back behind glass. The lady at the front desk was very friendly and we had a nice conversation. Admission is free but you should give a donation since they do need to keep the lights on and maintain historical records of the area. Definitely recommend stopping in at...

Nice small museum with many artifacts and stories about the way of life of the settlers in the Cape Breton highlands. The displays are very nicely done. It's a tough and isolated landscape, and also a strong community. I wish there were some artifacts and information about the indigenous people who lived the highlands or used seasonal resources there before colonization, but there was no mention of anything...

Charming, informative museum with interesting and surprising artifacts. You must stop here, pay the small admission fee and enjoy learning some history of the area. Please support the volunteers who work hard to maintain this excellent collection. Allow 45-60 minutes. Don't miss the garden to the right of the building. And they have a restroom in an area...