The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic overlooks the harbor in downtown Halifax. It welcomes visitors Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (with extended evening hours on Tuesdays ...

Merlin the parrot, a beloved museum mascot in Halifax, is moving to a zoo ... captivity in 2002 and has been a part of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic since 2006. He lives alone in an ...

Shoes belonging to a young victim of the Titanic, in Halifax’s Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Nova Scotians are justifiably proud of their graceful capital, and a cheerful museum attendant ...

Many of Halifax's most popular attractions – including the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, the Citadel and the farmers market – sit within walking distance of one another in the downtown area.

But if you look closely, there’s a revealing clue to this town’s connection with its maritime past ... Then, it’s off to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, housed in a complex of red ...