This list of museums in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

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Name	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Abbott's Wildlife Museum	Bonavista Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5  square...	Bonavista Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula The Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....	Natural history	information
Admiralty House Museum Admiralty House, Mount Pearl Admiralty House, a nationally registered historic site, is located in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. It was built in 1914 for the British Admiralty as a World War I communications post...	Mount Pearl Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is the second largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Mount Pearl is part of the St...		History	Local history, wireless communication and Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand... , the tragedy of the S.S. Florizel and other shipwrecks and maritime artifacts
Banting Interpretation Center	Musgrave Harbour Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Musgrave Harbour is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-Geography:Located on the Kittiwake coast of the island of Newfoundland, the closest major centre is the town of Gander.-History:...		History	website, life of Sir Frederick Banting Frederick Banting Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE, MC, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the main discoverers of insulin.... , co-discoverer of insulin Insulin Insulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle.... , who was killed in a local 1941 airplane crash
Barbour Heritage Village	Newtown Newtown, Newfoundland and Labrador Newtown is a part of the Municipality of New-Wes-Valley, located at the North end of Bonavista Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The approximate population is 400. Settlement in Newtown originated around 1850 when people relocated from nearby areas...		Open air	website, includes a schoolhouse, sealing interpretation center, fisherman's stage, theatre, art gallery, and visitor reception center
Battle Harbour Heritage Properties	Battle Harbour Battle Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Battle Harbour is a 19th century summer fishing station, formerly a permanent settlement, located on the Labrador coast in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Battle Harbour was for two centuries the economic and social centre of the southeastern Labrador coast...		Open air	website, restored salt fish premises and community
Beaches Heritage Centre	Eastport Eastport, Newfoundland and Labrador Eastport is a long-popular Newfoundland vacation destination on the Eastport Peninsula.Eastport is located on the north-western border of Terra Nova National Park and is famed for its sandy beaches, beautiful scenery and traditional Newfoundland outport heritage.-About Eastport:Originally known as...		Art	website, arts centre with art gallery, theater
Beckett Heritage House	Old Perlican Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador Old Perlican is a fishing village on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Incorporated in 1971, it is one of the oldest fishing communities in Newfoundland, serving as the major fishing station in Trinity Bay for migratory fisherman from England in the 17th...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Historic house	information, mid-19th century - mid-20th century fishery homestead
Bell Island Mine Museum	Bell Island Bell Island Bell Island is a Canadian island located off Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in Conception Bay.Measuring 9 km in length and 3 km in width, Bell Island has an area of 34 km²...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Mining	website, artifacts, equipment and tour of iron ore mine
Blackhead One Room School and Church Museum	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		History	information, open by appointment, 1879 chapel that was originally constructed as a one room school
Bird Cove Interpretation Centre	Bird Cove Bird Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Bird Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 137 in the Canada 2006 Census....		History	website, local history including pre-historic cultures, explorers and settlers
Bleak House Museum	Fogo Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador Fogo is an outport town on Fogo Island, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:The largest community on the island, the town may also be the location of the island's first permanent settlement, which took place in the early 18th century, though it is unknown...		History	information, local history
Bonavista North Museum & Gallery	Wesleyville Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador Wesleyville is a small coastal community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located on the Straight Shore of the northeast coast of Newfoundland, near the communities of Greenspond and Newtown...	Bonavista Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula The Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....	Multiple	website, local history, contemporary art gallery
Boyd's Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre	Boyd's Cove Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Boyd's Cove, also known as Boyd's Harbour, is a small rural fishing, lumbering and farming town near Lewisporte in Newfoundland, Canada....		First Nations	website, archeological artifacts and exhibits about the Beothuk Beothuk The Beothuk were one of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. They lived on the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries...  settlers
Burin Heritage Museums	Burin Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador Burin is a town on the Burin Peninsula in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Burin Peninsula is often affectionately nicknamed "The Boot" due to its resemblance to the footwear when seen on a map, with the town of Burin located near the "heel". Burin is approximately 318 km...		Multiple	information, includes 1910 Bank of Nova Scotia Museum with local history and culture exhibits, 1920 Reddy Heritage House with period furnishings and the Burin Cottage Hospital Exhibit
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse	Bonavista Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5  square...	Bonavista Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula The Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....	Maritime	website, lighthouse technology and lightkeepers' lifestyles
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site Cape Spear Cape Spear, located on the Avalon Peninsula near St. John's, Newfoundland, is the easternmost point in North America , excluding Greenland and the portions of Alaska west of the 180th parallel of longitude . Cape Spear is close to Blackhead, an amalgamated area of the City of St. John's, about...	Cape Spear Cape Spear Cape Spear, located on the Avalon Peninsula near St. John's, Newfoundland, is the easternmost point in North America , excluding Greenland and the portions of Alaska west of the 180th parallel of longitude . Cape Spear is close to Blackhead, an amalgamated area of the City of St. John's, about...		Maritime	Lighthouse and 1939 period keeper's residence
Carbonear Railway Station Museum	Carbonear Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2006, there are 4,723 people living in Carbonear, down from 4,759 in 2001.-History:...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, local history
Castle Hill National Historic Site Castle Hill, Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia, known as Plaisance then, was designed to protect the French fishing interests in Newfoundland and the approaches to New France.- History :...	Placentia Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia is a town on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, consisting of the amalgamated communities of Jerseyside, Townside, Freshwater, Dunville and Argentia...		History	Fort ruins, exhibits on the fort and the fishing village
Christopher Pratt Art Gallery	Bay Roberts Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador Bay Roberts is located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...		Art	website, located in the Western Union Cable Station building, works by artist Christopher Pratt Christopher Pratt For other uses, see Christopher Pratt .John Christopher Pratt CC is a Canadian painter.Pratt moved to New Brunswick in 1953 to attend Mount Allison University, where he met his future wife, the artist Mary West. They married in 1957. They have 4 children, John, Barbara, Anne and Edwin...  and changing exhibits
Colony of Avalon Interpretation Centre	Ferryland Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2006 Statistics Canada census, its population is 529. Addresses in Ferryland use the alphanumerically lowest postal codes in Canada, starting with A0A....		Archaeology	website, history and artifacts from the Province of Avalon Province of Avalon Province of Avalon was the area around the settlement of Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, in the 17th century, which upon the success of the colony grew to include the land held by Sir William Vaughan and all the land that lay between Ferryland and Petty Harbour.Sir George Calvert had acquired... , reproduction 17th century room with kitchen, archaeology dig site
Commissariat House	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Historic house	website, 1830s period house built to supply the city’s garrison Garrison Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
Conception Bay Museum	Harbour Grace Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the sixteenth century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about 45 km northwest of the provincial capital, St. John's...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, local history, pirates, aviation
Cupids Museum	Cupids Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador Cupids is a town of 790 on Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has also been known as Coopers, Copers Cove, Cupers Cove, and Cuperts. It is the oldest continuously settled official British colony in Canada and possibly the oldest in North America...		History	website, local history and culture
Dildo Area Interpretation Centre	Dildo Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador Dildo is a town on the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located on the southeastern Dildo Arm of Trinity Bay about 60 kilometres west of St. John's. South Dildo is a neighbouring unincorporated community...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	information, local history, archaeological artifacts from Maritime Archaic Indians, Dorset Eskimo, recent Indians and Beothuk; interpretation of the 19th Century cod fish hatchery
Dr. Henry N Payne Community Museum	Cow Head Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador Cow Head is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 493 in the Canada 2006 Census.The Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum in Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.-References:...		History	website, local history and culture
Durrell Museum Durrell Museum Durrell Museum is a museum located in the town of Durrell, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It features several historical exhibits. The museum is located on Museum Road, off Durrell Street in Durrell.- External links :*...	Durrell Durrell, Newfoundland and Labrador Durrell is a community on the southern island of Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is located off Route 340, named Durrell Street. It is a part of the Town of Twillingate....		History	Local history
Fishermen's Museum	Port de Grave Port de Grave, Newfoundland and Labrador Port de Grave is a peninsula on Conception Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Port de Grave peninsula contains the communities of Bareneed, Black Duck Pond, Otterbury, Ship Cove, Blow Me Down, Hibb's Cove, Pick Eyes, and Hussey's Cove with a population of approximately 975 . This...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Multiple	website, includes exhibits on life and work of the Newfoundland inshore fisherman, Porter House, a typical fisherman's home, and a one room school
Flambro Head Museum and Café	Job's Cove Job's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Job's Cove a small fishing village on the north side of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Geography:...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	information, local history
Fluvarium The Fluvarium The Suncor Energy Fluvarium also known as the Fluvarium is a public centre for environmental education, located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and is operated by the Quidi Vidi/Rennie's River Development Foundation....	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Natural history	Freshwater ecosystems
French Shore Interpretation Centre	Conche Conche, Newfoundland and Labrador Conche is a community with on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The population in 2006 was 225.- The Community :...		History	website, area history and culture, artifacts from shipwrecks
Gateway Labrador	Labrador City Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City is a town in western Labrador , near the Quebec border. As of 2006, its population is 7,240...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	website, local history including aboriginal inhabitants, fur trading pioneers, mining, railroads, hydropower
Glovertown Museum Glovertown Museum Glovertown Museum is a museum located in the small community of Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The museum features exhibits related to the history and culture of the town and surrounding area...	Glovertown Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador Glovertown is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Alexander Bay.-History:Originally, Glovertown was called Bloody Bay. That name dated back to the 18th century and supposedly it referred to a massacre of a family of 11 by Beothuk...		History	Local history
Green Family Forge	Trinity Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity is a small town located on Trinity Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador.The harbour at Trinity was first used by fishing ships around the 16th century. The Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real is said to have named this place because he arrived here on Trinity Sunday in 1501. It was settled by...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, historic working blacksmith Blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...  shop
Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site Hawthorne Cottage Hawthorne Cottage is a national historic site located in Brigus, Newfoundland, Canada. It was the residence of Captain Bob Bartlett, a famed Arctic explorer...	Brigus Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador Brigus is a small fishing community located in Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Brigus was home to Captain Bob Bartlett and the location of his residence Hawthorne Cottage....		Historic house	19th century period home of Arctic explorer Bob Bartlett Bob Bartlett Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.Bartlett was born in Seattle, Washington. After graduating from the University of Alaska in 1925, Bartlett began his career in politics... , exhibits about his life and travels
Heart's Content Cable Station	Heart's Content Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador Heart's Content is an incorporated town in Trinity Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The natural harbour that makes up the town is located on the east side of Trinity Bay and it is built along the northeast side and the southeast base of this...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Media	website, information, site of the end of Cyrus West Field Cyrus West Field Cyrus West Field was an American businessman and financier who, along with other entrepreneurs, created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.-Life and career:... 's first Transatlantic telegraph cable Transatlantic telegraph cable The transatlantic telegraph cable was the first cable used for telegraph communications laid across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. It crossed from , Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island, in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. The transatlantic cable connected North America...
Hiscock House	Trinity Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity is a small town located on Trinity Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador.The harbour at Trinity was first used by fishing ships around the 16th century. The Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real is said to have named this place because he arrived here on Trinity Sunday in 1501. It was settled by...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Historic house	website, 1910 period house
Hopedale Mission National Historic Site	Hopedale Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador Hopedale is a town located in the North of Labrador, the mainland portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hopedale is the legislative capital of the Inuit Land Claims Area Nunatsiavut, and where the Nunatsiavut Assembly meets...		History	information, information, local history, Moravian and Inuit Inuit The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...  artifacts from the 19th century
James J. O'Mara Pharmacy Museum	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Medical	website, operated by the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board, 1895 drug store with equipment
Johnson Geo Centre Johnson Geo Centre The Johnson Geo Centre is a geological interpretation centre located on Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland. Most of the centre is located underground, in an excavated glacial formation that shows the exposed bedrock of the hill...	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Natural history	Geology of the earth and the province, including volcanoes, earthquakes, rainstorms, climate changes, impact on humans
Labrador Heritage Museum	North West River North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador North West River is a small town located in central Labrador. Established in 1743 as a trading post by French Fur Trader Louis Fornel, the community later went on to become a hub for the Hudson's Bay Company and home to a hospital and school serving the needs of coastal Labrador...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	information, local history
Labrador Interpretation Centre	North West River North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador North West River is a small town located in central Labrador. Established in 1743 as a trading post by French Fur Trader Louis Fornel, the community later went on to become a hub for the Hudson's Bay Company and home to a hospital and school serving the needs of coastal Labrador...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	First Nations	website, founding peoples of Labrador, including Innu Innu The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan , which comprises most of the northeastern portions of the provinces of Quebec and some western portions of Labrador... , Inuit Inuit The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language... , Metis Métis people (Canada) The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...  and settlers; branch of The Rooms The Rooms The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.On a hill overlooking...
Labrador Military Museum	Happy Valley-Goose Bay Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Happy Valley – Goose Bay is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Located in the central part of Labrador, the town is the largest population centre in that region. Incorporated in 1973, the town composes the former town of Happy Valley and the Local Improvement District of...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	Aviation	information, items from the Canadian, American, Dutch, German, and British Air Forces
Labrador Straits Museum	L'Anse-au-Loup L'Anse-au-Loup, Newfoundland and Labrador L'Anse-au-Loup is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 593 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between Forteau and L'Anse-au-Diable....	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	website, local history with a focus on domestic life and the role of women in communities
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site L'Anse aux Meadows L'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the only known site of a Norse or Viking village in Canada, and in North America outside of Greenland...	L'Anse aux Meadows L'Anse aux Meadows L'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the only known site of a Norse or Viking village in Canada, and in North America outside of Greenland...		Living	Reconstructions of three Norse buildings, archaeological remains
Lester-Garland House	Trinity Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity is a small town located on Trinity Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador.The harbour at Trinity was first used by fishing ships around the 16th century. The Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real is said to have named this place because he arrived here on Trinity Sunday in 1501. It was settled by...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Historic house	website, reconstructed 1819/1820 period brick house
Lifestyles Museum and Cooperage	Victoria Victoria, Newfoundland and Labrador Victoria an incorporated town in Conception Bay located approximately midway on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Geography:...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, information, blacksmith and cooper tools and equipment
Loder's Point Premises	St. Lewis St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador St. Lewis a small fishing community on the coast of Labrador of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St Lewis formerly known as Fox Harbour is the most easterly permanent community on the North American mainland. The community of St. Lewis enjoys a long and vibrant history as one of...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	information, local history and fishing industry heritage
Logger's Life Provincial Museum	Grand Falls-Windsor Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls-Windsor is a town of 13,558 people located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is the largest in the central region, the fifth largest in the province, and is home to the annual Exploits Valley Salmon Festival...		Forestry	website, recreated 1920s logging camp; branch of The Rooms The Rooms The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.On a hill overlooking...
Mary March Provincial Museum	Grand Falls-Windsor Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls-Windsor is a town of 13,558 people located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is the largest in the central region, the fifth largest in the province, and is home to the annual Exploits Valley Salmon Festival...		Multiple	website, local history, artifacts and culture of the Beothuk Beothuk The Beothuk were one of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. They lived on the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries...  and other are settlers; branch of The Rooms The Rooms The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.On a hill overlooking...
Mockbeggar Plantation	Bonavista Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5  square...	Bonavista Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula The Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....	Industry	website, 1939 period fishing plantation house, fish store, carpentry shop, cod liver oil Cod liver oil Cod liver oil is a nutritional supplement derived from liver of cod fish. It has high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D. It is widely taken to ease the symptoms of arthritis and for other health benefits...  factory
Musgrave Harbour Fisherman's Museum	Musgrave Harbour Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Musgrave Harbour is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-Geography:Located on the Kittiwake coast of the island of Newfoundland, the closest major centre is the town of Gander.-History:...		Maritime	website, fishing industry artifacts
Net Loft Museum	Rigolet Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador Rigolet is a remote, coastal Labrador Inuit community established in 1735 by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel....	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	information, information, local history, tools and equipment of the fishing industry
Newfoundland Insectarium Newfoundland Insectarium The Newfoundland Insectarium is a museum insectarium located just outside Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The main display features a wide variety of mounted insects from around the world, organized by geographical region. One exhibit covers the insects of Newfoundland and Labrador...	Reidville Reidville, Newfoundland and Labrador Reidville is a village located north east of Deer Lake. A post office was established in 1967 and the first Postmisstress was Dorothy Barrett.-See also:*List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...		Natural history	Mounted and live insect displays
Newfoundland Power Electrical Museum	Victoria Victoria, Newfoundland and Labrador Victoria an incorporated town in Conception Bay located approximately midway on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Geography:...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Technology	information, former hydro power station and replica sawmill
Norstead: A Viking Village and Port of Trade Norstead (Newfoundland) Norstead: A Viking Village and Port of Trade is a reconstruction of a Viking Age settlement. Located near L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Norstead won the provincial Attractions Canada award for "Best New Attraction" in 2000, and was the centerpiece of a series of events held that year to...	L'Anse aux Meadows L'Anse aux Meadows L'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the only known site of a Norse or Viking village in Canada, and in North America outside of Greenland...		Living	Viking era port of trade village
North Atlantic Aviation Museum North Atlantic Aviation Museum The North Atlantic Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located in the town of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The association to establish the museum was formed in 1985 and the museum opened to the public in 1996....	Gander Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Gander is a Canadian town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately south of Gander Bay, south of Twillingate and east of Grand Falls-Windsor...		Aviation	Historic aircraft and the history of aviation in the province
Point Amour Lighthouse	L'Anse Amour L'Anse Amour, Newfoundland and Labrador L'Anse Amour is a small town on the Strait of Belle Isle in Labrador, a part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2006, it has a population of 8.-Demographics:The figures below pertain to Division No. 10, Subd...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	Maritime	website, lighthouse museum
Pouch Cove Museum	Pouch Cove Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Pouch Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the northeast Avalon Peninsula of the province. The town is a 20-25 minute drive to St. John's, the province's capital city. Pouch Cove was founded many centuries ago and has an active council within the...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	Technology	website, local history
Provincial Seamen's Museum	Grand Bank Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town with a population of 2,580. It is located on the southern tip or "toe" of the Burin Peninsula , 360 km from the province's capital of St...		Maritime	website, fishing industry and life along the coast; branch of The Rooms The Rooms The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.On a hill overlooking...
Quidi Vidi Battery	St. John's Quidi Vidi Quidi Vidi is a neighbourhood in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador....		Military	website, artillery battery Artillery battery In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...  during the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
Railway Coastal Museum Railway Coastal Museum The Railway Coastal Museum is a transportation museum located in St. John's, Newfoundland. It is located in the historic Newfoundland Railway Station on Water Street and contains exhibits detailing the history of the Newfoundland Railway and the history of coastal water transportation in the...	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Railway
Red Bay Community Museum	Red Bay Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Red Bay is a fishing village and former site of several Basque whaling stations on the southern coast of Labrador in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Between 1550 and the early 17th century, Red Bay was a major Basque whaling area. The site is home to three Basque whaling galleons...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	website, local history
Red Bay National Historic Site	Red Bay Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Red Bay is a fishing village and former site of several Basque whaling stations on the southern coast of Labrador in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Between 1550 and the early 17th century, Red Bay was a major Basque whaling area. The site is home to three Basque whaling galleons...	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	website, information, information, 16th century whaling artifacts, archaeological finds
Road to Yesterday Museum	Bay Roberts Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador Bay Roberts is located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...		History	website, turn-of-the-20th-century store and business displays, local history, located in the Western Union Cable Station building
The Rooms The Rooms The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.On a hill overlooking...	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Multiple	Includes the Rooms Art Gallery
Rorke Store	Carbonear Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2006, there are 4,723 people living in Carbonear, down from 4,759 in 2001.-History:...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, information, local history of the store, town's people and the fishing industry
Royal Canadian Legion Military Museum	Grand Falls-Windsor Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls-Windsor is a town of 13,558 people located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is the largest in the central region, the fifth largest in the province, and is home to the annual Exploits Valley Salmon Festival...		Military	information, information, operated by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Museum	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Law enforcement	website, open by appointment
Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum	Pleasantville Pleasantville, Newfoundland and Labrador Pleasantville is a neighbourhood in the east end of the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It extends from the north side of Quidi Vidi Lake northward to Newfoundland Drive, and is largely made up of apartment blocks...		Military	information, history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Ryan Premises National Historic Site	Bonavista Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5  square...	Bonavista Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula The Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....	Open air	website, restored merchant's premises with exhibits about: inshore, Labrador, international and seal fisheries; traditional Newfoundland outport furniture; local history museum about the inshore fishing community
Signal Hill National Historic Site Signal Hill, Newfoundland and Labrador Signal Hill is a hill which overlooks the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Due to its strategic placement overlooking the harbour, fortifications have been placed on the hill since the mid 17th century.-History:...	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...		Multiple	Exhibits about the fort site and a Marconi Marconi Company The Marconi Company Ltd. was founded by Guglielmo Marconi in 1897 as The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company...  wireless station
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery	Corner Brook		Art	website, part of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
Torbay Museum	Torbay Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador Torbay is a town located on the eastern side of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.The town is located north of the capital city of St. John's and is part of the St. John's Metropolitan Area. Due to the Torbay's close proximity with St. John's, the town's population is...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, local history
Trinity Interpretation Centre	Trinity Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity is a small town located on Trinity Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador.The harbour at Trinity was first used by fishing ships around the 16th century. The Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real is said to have named this place because he arrived here on Trinity Sunday in 1501. It was settled by...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, local history
Trinity Museum	Trinity Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity is a small town located on Trinity Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador.The harbour at Trinity was first used by fishing ships around the 16th century. The Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real is said to have named this place because he arrived here on Trinity Sunday in 1501. It was settled by...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	website, local history
Twillingate Museum Twillingate Museum Twillingate Museum is a museum located in the town of Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It features several exhibits showcasing the history of the town's people and culture. One of the exihibits includes several artifacts of the Maritime Archaic people that were found in nearby Back...	Twillingate Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador Twillingate is a town of 2,448 people located on the Twillingate Islands in Notre Dame Bay. It is located off the northeastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was incorporated on September 30, 1965. The town is about north of Lewisporte and...		History	Local history and culture
Whitbourne Heritage Museum	Whitbourne Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador Whitbourne is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in Division No. 1.Whitbourne, Newfoundland’s first inland town, is named after Sir Richard Whitbourne, one of the most colourful early settlers of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who wrote a book about...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	information, local history
White Elephant Museum	Makkovik Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador Makkovik is a town in Labrador in northern Canada. It had a population of 384 persons in 2001. The main industry is fishing and there is a fishing cooperative....	Labrador Labrador Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...	History	website, local history
Willow Tree Museum	Hant's Harbour Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador The community of Hant's Harbour is an incorporated town having a population of 401 located on the east side of Trinity Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada.-Geography:...	Avalon Peninsula Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...	History	information, information, local history
Winterton Boat Building Museum	Winterton Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador Winterton is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was originally named Sille Cove or Scilly Cove. In 1912 the town was named Winterton for Sir James Spearman Winter, former Prime Minister of Newfoundland....		Maritime	website
Wireless Relay and Interpretation Centre	Fogo Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador Fogo is an outport town on Fogo Island, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:The largest community on the island, the town may also be the location of the island's first permanent settlement, which took place in the early 18th century, though it is unknown...		History	information, local history, in particular the old Fogo wireless station
Ye Matthew Legacy	Bonavista Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5  square...	Bonavista Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula The Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....	Maritime	website, i5th Century replica of John Cabot John Cabot John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the continent of North America since the Norse Vikings in the eleventh century... 's ship Matthew Matthew (ship) The Matthew was a caravel sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to North America, presumably Newfoundland. After a voyage which had got no further than Iceland, Cabot left again with only one vessel, the Matthew, a small ship , but fast and able. The crew consisted of only 18 people. The... , exhibits about his voyage to Newfoundland