Newfoundland and Labrador travel guide
If you don't love Newfoundland already, you haven't been there yet. The scenery is amazing, the history is captivating and you'll meet the friendliest people on the planet.
Where do you want to go?We've spent years exploring Newfoundland and Labrador, one community at a time. We like places that are a little off the beaten path, and we like to stay a few days in each area: less packing and unpacking, more time for fun.
This site is everything we've found: over 300 towns, trails, lighthouses and hidden gems, with our own photos, for anybody planning a trip. Icebergs, whales, moose, whatever is on your list, start planning your trip today.
Pick an area to see its regions, then the towns, trails and sights in each one.
From the ferry at Port aux Basques: the Codroy Valley, the Granite Coast, Burgeo, the Port au Port Peninsula, Corner Brook and White Bay.
Gros Morne National Park: Trout River Pond, The Tablelands, Gros Morne Mountain and Western Brook Pond.
The Viking Trail north of Gros Morne: the west coast, St. Anthony, L'Anse aux Meadows and the French Shore.
Twillingate, New World Island, Fogo and Change Islands, Notre Dame Bay and the Baie Verte Peninsula.
The Bonavista Peninsula, the Eastport Peninsula and the Kittiwake Coast from Gambo to Lumsden.
St. John's, the Irish Loop, Conception Bay, Trinity Bay and Cape St. Mary's: the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland's southeast corner.
Newfoundland's boot: Marystown, Burin, Grand Bank, Fortune, St. Lawrence and the ferry to St. Pierre.
The Bay d'Espoir Highway, Conne River, Belleoram and Harbour Breton.
By ferry only: La Poile, Ramea, Grey River, François, McCallum and Gaultois.
The Labrador Straits: Red Bay, the Point Amour Lighthouse and the communities across the Strait of Belle Isle.
The highest point in Gros Morne National Park: a hard but unforgettable 17 km hike to the 806 m summit.
Gros Morne’s northern-most community: The Head’s trails and lighthouse, one of Newfoundland’s longest sand beaches, the Payne Museum and the Gros Morne Theatre Festival.
The Iceberg Capital of the World: a beautiful town on the Twillingate Islands, reached by causeways from New World Island.
One of the three larger towns on Fogo Island, beside Brimstone Head.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site where Basque whalers worked in the 1500s, including Saddle Island.
Ferryland is a major tourist stop, with the Colony of Avalon and the famous lighthouse.
Most visitors drive and take the Marine Atlantic ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Here's what we've learned on our trips.
When to see icebergs, puffins and whales, the best boat tours, and where to go hiking, from our own trips.
When and where to see icebergs: the best months, the best places and the boat tours.
See puffins from shore at Elliston, or by boat at the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.
Humpbacks and minkes from mid-June: the best places to watch from shore, and the boat tours.
Western Brook Pond, Bonne Bay, Trout River Pond, and iceberg, whale and puffin tours, area by area.
Our favourite hikes and 70+ trails and walks, area by area.
Fogo Island, Bell Island, Twillingate and more, by ferry or by causeway.
Every ferry in Newfoundland and Labrador, from Marine Atlantic to the small island runs.
Where to see moose and caribou, and how to drive safely in moose country.
Jiggs dinner, toutons, cod, wild berries and lobster: what to try and when to find it.
Baker's Brook, Steady Brook, Rattling Brook and more: where to see them and how far the walk is.
Joey Smallwood, Newfoundland's first Premier, and where to find him on your trip.
Gros Morne, L'Anse aux Meadows, Red Bay and Mistaken Point: the province's 4 World Heritage Sites.
Signal Hill, Cape Spear, L'Anse aux Meadows, Red Bay and more of Newfoundland and Labrador's National Historic Sites.
Trinity, Heart's Content, Cupids, Cape Bonavista and Point Amour: the province's own historic sites.
Vegetable gardens beside the highway, fenced to keep the moose out, and why they are there.
Cape Spear, Cape Bonavista, Long Point, Point Amour and more lighthouses to visit, area by area.
Trinity's 1833 church, Our Lady of Mercy, the Skin Boot church and more historic churches to visit, area by area.
Grates Cove, Valley Pond, Fogo, Hermitage, Grand Bruit and more little outport post offices, area by area.
Sansome's in Hillgrade, Rod's in Clarenville, Viking 430 and more: where our followers say to get the best chowder.
Elliston, the Root Cellar Capital of the World, and other places to see Newfoundland's old root cellars.
The drive from the ferry in Port aux Basques to St. John's: what to see along the way and tips for the road.
1,149 km of paved road across Labrador, from Labrador City to the Strait of Belle Isle.
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