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What to See in New Brunswick

If you have the time, New Brunswick has a number of popular tourist attractions to visit:

Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton).

Cape Jourimain Nature Centre (Moncton to Prince Edward Island).

Crystal Palace (Dieppe/Moncton).

Fundy National Park (Between Saint John and Moncton).

Hopewell Rocks (Between Moncton and Fundy NP).

King's Landing Historical Settlement (Trans Canada Highway 2, west of Fredericton).

Kouchibouguac National Park (Route 117, near St-Louis).

La Dune de Bouctouche (North of Moncton).

Mactaquac Provincial Park (24km west of Fredericton).

Magic Mountain Water Park (Magnetic Hill, near Moncton).

Magnetic Hill Zoo (Moncton).

New Brunswick Botanical Garden (St-Jacques, north of Edmundston).

New Brunswick Museum (Saint John).

Parlee Beach (Pointe-du-Chêne - Route 15, NE of Moncton).

Sackville Waterfowl Park (Trans Canada Highway 2, SE of Moncton).

Saint John Reversing Falls (Fallsview Ave).

Village Historique Acadien (Near Caraquet - NE New Brunswick).

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Official New Brunswick Tourist Information

The major populated areas in New Brunswick are Saint John, Moncton and Fredericton.

Tourism New Brunswick:
Experience the highest tides on the planet on the Bay of Fundy or the magnificence of Chaleur Bay; designated as one of the most beautiful in the world.

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What to Do in New Brunswick

Bay of Bundy Cycling Tour:
The goal is to circle the entire inner area of the famed Bay of Fundy. This tour is for experienced cyclists. Moderate riders prepared for taking a bit more time and 'getting there when they get there' should also do well.

Tall Ship Whale Watching:
If you're over in St. Andrews, on Passamaquddy Bay (west of Saint John), the 'Jolly Breeze' (a 72 foot gaff rigged square rigged cutter) makes three daily departures from mid June to mid October.

Getting To and Around New Brunswick

New Brunswick by Air

New Brunswick has a number of airports, for those who like to fly: Bathurst Airport (ZBF), Charlo Airport (YCL), Chatham Airport (YCH), Fredericton Airport (YFC), Gagetown Airport (YCX), Moncton International Airport (YQM), Saint John Airport (YSJ) and St. Leonard Airport (YSL).

Air St-Pierre also flies from Moncton to St-Pierre and Miquelon, a part of France in North America, just south of Newfoundland Island; with connections to Halifax and Sydney (Nova Scotia), Montreal (Quebec) and St. John's (Newfoundland).

New Brunswick by Road

If you're travelling by car New Brunswick is connected to Quebec (through Edmondston) on Canada 20 and Route 185.

There are a number of routes into the province from Maine (it's a good day's drive on the I-95 from Boston, Massachusetts) and you can even continue on from Moncton to Halifax, in Nova Scotia; or Charlottetown, on Prince Edward Island.

New Brunswick by Train

For rail travellers, VIA Rail Canada's Ocean train goes from Halifax to Quebec City and Montreal; via Sackville, Moncton, Rogesville, Newcastle, Bathurst, Jacquet River, Charlo, Campbellton and Matapedia.

From Matapedia (on the New Brunswick/Quebec border), you could even hop onto the Chaleur; if you fancy travelling along Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula.