Downtown Dartmouth Travel Guide
Tourist Guide





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Popular places to visit

Dartmouth Crossing
During your visit to Dartmouth, you can find the perfect gifts to bring home at Dartmouth Crossing. Stroll along the area's lakeside or simply savour its top-notch restaurants.

Shubie Park
Explore the great outdoors at Shubie Park, a lovely green space in Dartmouth. Wander the area's waterfront or simply enjoy one of its top-notch restaurants.
Alderney Landing
Enjoy a performance at Alderney Landing, a theatre with a story to tell in Dartmouth. Discover the top-notch restaurants in this walkable area or seek out the local tours.
Ferry Terminal Park
Ferry Terminal Park is just one of the places to see in Dartmouth, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Discover the top-notch restaurants in this walkable area or seek out the local tours.
Sullivans Pond Park
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Sullivans Pond Park during your travels in Dartmouth. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.
Royal Canadian Legion Military Museum
You can browse the exhibits at Royal Canadian Legion Military Museum, a museum with a storied past, during your trip to Dartmouth. Discover the top-notch restaurants and fascinating museums in this walkable area.
Activities

Halifax Small Peggy’s Cove Express

Halifax Premium Driving Tour: Peggy's Cove, Citadel & Titanic Cemetery

Half-Day Historical Tour of Halifax

Half-Day Small-Group Tour of Nova Scotia's South Shore

Half-Day Small-Group Tour of Annapolis Valley

Halifax Churches, Gardens & Graveyards: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
Our pick of the best Downtown Dartmouth Hotel Deals

The Barrington Hotel
The phone wasn’t working and I needed the water at night by room service
Reviewed on 28 Mar 2026

The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites
Parfait
Reviewed on 26 Mar 2026

HFX Airport Hotel
Bad odor in hotel and very dated. Could use cosmetic fixes but it did the job for a short sleep before a flight. Free parking was good
Reviewed on 27 Mar 2026

Cambridge Suites Hotel
Breakfast buffet was ok, but got tiresome after a few days,Exactly the same every day,
Reviewed on 28 Mar 2026

The Sutton Place Hotel Halifax
Clean room, quiet
Reviewed on 26 Mar 2026

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax Airport by IHG
Flew out before breakfast. Only hot beverages available. Beds/pillows comfy Hot tub would havebwen nice.
Reviewed on 27 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Downtown Dartmouth

Harbourview
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Harbourview and surrounding area, you can visit Dartmouth Sportsplex and Angus L. Macdonald Bridge.
