Fairview Lawn Cemetery — Attraction in Halifax

Famous as the site of several people who perished on the luxury cruise liner Titanic. This is a very large cemetery located beside the “Windsor Street Exchange”. As you pass through the intersection and begin traveling up a slight hill on Windsor St you will find the entrance on your right, easy to miss so watch closely. Proceed through the cemetery towards the back lot and follow the signs marked Titanic. Once at the Titanic area there is very little parking, although you can easily park smaller vehicles along the side of the cemetery road close to the area. The headstones are all located in one plot that is on a slight embankment, even a headstone that reads...

Story goes that Halifax was one of, if not the largest recipient of victims of the Titanic. They had the morgue and burial capabilities that other closer ports did. Many of the victims were/still are unidentified except for the number upon which they were received. Some were also identified many years later through dna testing. Pretty interesting tour of the grave sites. This cemetery also holds many victims of the Halifax explosion. This cemetery is very well maintained for such a high traffic spot. It also can be a lot with all the tours that come by a place that is supposed to be a final “resting” place. Worth a visit if you are interested in the history of...

I've only been here to view the Titanic grave sites. Years ago when I first visited it was in better condition due to less traffic going through the area. Now, there are a lot of tour buses that bring people through it. I overheard a tour guide as he shared some of the stories. Some were accurate, others were a bit stretched (read fabricated) to make for a more entertaining story I guess. I was disappointed to be there while all of the tours came through, but if you can avoid those times it's definitely worth a visit even if you are not a...