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Old Town Lunenburg

Photo: Jvienneau · CC BY-SA 3.0

UNESCOWorld Heritage

Old Town Lunenburg

Historic town · Lunenburg, NS

The best-kept British colonial model town in North America, laid out in 1753 and built around the Atlantic fishery.

Why it's a pick

Inscribed 1995UNESCO World Heritage Listsource ↗

Plan your visit

Where

Lunenburg Visitor Information Centre, 11 Blockhouse Hill Road, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0

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