Signall Hill

Signall Hill has a long and vibrant history dating back to the 1600's. It was where the final battle of the Seven Years War between Britain and France took place and it was where Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic wireless message. It is a marvelous view.

Cape Spear

Cape Spear is the eastern most point in Canada, the closest point to Europe in North America, and the first location in Canada to see the sunrise each day. Cape Spear also has a lighthouse that dates back to 1836.

Bell Island

Bell Island is located off Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in Conception bay. It has a remarkable coastline. Bell Island viewed from the air can prove to be one of the most spectacular views one can witness.

Fort Amherst

The original lighthouse at Fort Amherst was built in 1813. It was replaced by a new structure in 1852. That building was then demolished in 1952 to make way for the present structure. It proves an outstanding view from the air.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve is one of the best and most accessible places in the world to see nesting birds. There are thousands of birds to be seen. They vary from Northern Gannet to the Great Cormorant.

Witless Bay Ecological Reserve

Witless Bay Ecological Reserve contains four islands - Gull, Green, Great, and Pee Pee that are abundant with bird life during the seabird breeding season. Included in this North Americas largest Atlantic Puffin colony (more than 260,000 pairs).

Placentia

Placentia is the former French capital of Canada. It has many features that interest tourists. It has the only lift bridge in Canada, old fort sites, one of the oldest graveyards in Canada, and a spectacular view from the air.

Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve

Named for the navigational hazard it poses at the often foggy southwestern tip of the Avalon Peninsula, Mistaken Point is one of the world's most significant fossil sites. Here lie the oldest complex life forms on Earth. Known to scientists as the Ediacara biota, they are creatures that lived 575 to 542 million years ago, when all life was in the sea.

Baccalieu Island Ecological Reserve

This is the largest protected seabird island in Newfoundland and Labrador. During the summer months, it has more types of breeding seabirds than any other seabird colony in the province. Its 3,360,000 plus pairs of Leach's storm petrels make it the largest of its kind in the world.