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• See provincial capital Charlottetown, a colonial-era seaport with tree-lined streets and wood-framed houses. Main sites are Province House, where the 1864 discussions leading to the Canadian Confederation were held, and the Confederation Centre of the Arts (website: www.confederationcentre.com), housing art galleries, theatres and a museum.
• Learn about Canada's history at Founders' Hall (website: www.foundershall.ca), on Charlottetown waterfront. This recently opened attraction tells the story of Canada from the 1864 Charlottetown Conference to the present day.
• Gaze upon 45km (25 miles) of fine white sand beaches and Prince Edward Island's trademark red sandstone capes in Prince Edward Island National Park (website: www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/pe/pei-ipe).
• Green Gables, the farmhouse immortalised in the book Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery and now a popular museum is in Prince Edward Island National Park at Cavendish. To the west is Montgomery's birthplace New London, where her house is also a museum.
• Enjoy seal-watching in the King's Byway region.
• Point Prim, located on a long promontory to the southeast, has the oldest lighthouse on the Island, built in 1846 and still in use.
• Watch for bison and white-tailed deer in Buffaloland Provincial Park.
• Confederation Bridge, a toll bridge connecting the island to the mainland, is a 13km (8-mile) engineering marvel; Canada's longest bridge, and the world's longest over ice-covered waters. Journeying across the vast expanse of water is a truly exhilarating experience.
• The warm waters of the Gulf Stream, which passes just offshore, have a moderating influence on the island's climate, resulting in one of the longest autumn foliage viewing periods in North America. The best time to take scenic forest walks is from mid September until late October.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Learn about Canada's history at Founders' Hall (website: www.foundershall.ca), on Charlottetown waterfront. This recently opened attraction tells the story of Canada from the 1864 Charlottetown Conference to the present day.
• Gaze upon 45km (25 miles) of fine white sand beaches and Prince Edward Island's trademark red sandstone capes in Prince Edward Island National Park (website: www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/pe/pei-ipe).
• Green Gables, the farmhouse immortalised in the book Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery and now a popular museum is in Prince Edward Island National Park at Cavendish. To the west is Montgomery's birthplace New London, where her house is also a museum.
• Enjoy seal-watching in the King's Byway region.
• Point Prim, located on a long promontory to the southeast, has the oldest lighthouse on the Island, built in 1846 and still in use.
• Watch for bison and white-tailed deer in Buffaloland Provincial Park.
• Confederation Bridge, a toll bridge connecting the island to the mainland, is a 13km (8-mile) engineering marvel; Canada's longest bridge, and the world's longest over ice-covered waters. Journeying across the vast expanse of water is a truly exhilarating experience.
• The warm waters of the Gulf Stream, which passes just offshore, have a moderating influence on the island's climate, resulting in one of the longest autumn foliage viewing periods in North America. The best time to take scenic forest walks is from mid September until late October.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.