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Historic site
Signal Hill
Hill at the entrance to St. John's harbour, with Cabot Tower (1900), gun batteries and trails; there Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal in 1901.
Terra Nova e Labrador · Canada Capital
St. John's
In the destination St. John's (Canada).
In the photo: St. John's and its harbour, seen from above.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from St. John's.
Capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, in a narrow cove at the eastern tip of North America. Downtown rises in slopes of colorful houses, with pubs playing traditional music and The Rooms museum. Signal Hill guards the harbour entrance, the village of Quidi Vidi lies within the city and Cape Spear is 15 km away.
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The local experience
What to see in St. John's
Lighthouse
Cape Spear
Easternmost point of North America, 15 km from St. John's, with the 1836 lighthouse, the oldest remaining in Newfoundland, and World War II batteries.
Museum
The Rooms
The provincial museum, art gallery and archives of Newfoundland and Labrador, in a building atop downtown St. John's with large windows over the harbour.
Historic neighbourhood
Jellybean Row
Rows of wooden terraced houses painted in bright colors on the slopes of downtown St. John's, such as Gower Street, Queen's Road and Duckworth Street.
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Fishing village
Quidi Vidi
A fishing village inside St. John's, in a narrow harbour between rocks, with wooden sheds, artisan studios and a lake used in the oldest regatta in North America.
Nature reserve
Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
Four islands south of St. John's with large seabird colonies, including puffins and murres, seen by boat from Bay Bulls and Witless Bay.