Harbourside Park — Attraction in St. John's

During the morning Harbourside Park is a tranquil urban spot with scenic views of the harbour.

If you are staying in the area, it is the perfect place to start your day before heading off to explore St Johns.

The park becomes quite active and lively in the afternoon onwards with locals and travellers alike using the spot to hangout.

There is a local coffee shop, Madras Cafe (183 Duckworth) located at the top of the park close to the War Memorial that serves sandwiches, pastries,coffee, tea, among many other choices.

The cafe is open at 8:00am or 9:00am depending on the day...

Really nice park with lots of interesting information about the time-line of Newfoundland province and St John's city. Several panels allow for a better understanding of the migration from Europe to Canada and the creation of the first Canadian settlement. Furthermore, the war memorial provides a nice view from across the street, while the port and water from the lower side of the park. Finally, several benches are present for sitting and a bus station is conveniently located just in front...

St John's NL .Over looking the city from signal hill.The first thing you notice when you get on top of Signal hill is the vast advantage point the British had with this fortification at top the hill.This would have protected the city immensely.The view is vast in almost every direction for miles around.In a aria gone by to see any merchant ships approaching the harbour was important,with this sighting merchants were able to get to the docks and unload their merchandise.,important then...