Guidebook for Cape Breton
Arts & Culture
Visit the lovely village of Mabou, with the Strathspey Place | Performing Arts Center, the Red Shoe and other restaurants and gift shops. Visit the Mother of Sorrows Pioneer Shrine and say a prayer!
10 locals recommend
Mabou
Visit the lovely village of Mabou, with the Strathspey Place | Performing Arts Center, the Red Shoe and other restaurants and gift shops. Visit the Mother of Sorrows Pioneer Shrine and say a prayer!
Sydney is only 45 minutes away, offering waterfront walkways, shopping, restaurants, movies, liquor commission and concerts.
23 locals recommend
Sydney
Sydney is only 45 minutes away, offering waterfront walkways, shopping, restaurants, movies, liquor commission and concerts.
A weekly series of Gaelic music and dancing in July and August, minutes from Ladybug B&B!
Feis An Eilein
A weekly series of Gaelic music and dancing in July and August, minutes from Ladybug B&B!
Sightseeing
Enjoy the groomed trails and camping areas of this fantastic park and view rabbits, moose, deer, partridge, eagles, bear, fox and Coy-Wolves.
55 locals recommend
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
37637 Cabot TrailEnjoy the groomed trails and camping areas of this fantastic park and view rabbits, moose, deer, partridge, eagles, bear, fox and Coy-Wolves.
Visit the world-famous Fortress Louisbourg, featuring the life of its French residents during the 18th century. The Fortress has three period restaurants, a bakery, coffee shop and two gift shops.
22 locals recommend
Louisbourg
Visit the world-famous Fortress Louisbourg, featuring the life of its French residents during the 18th century. The Fortress has three period restaurants, a bakery, coffee shop and two gift shops.
Visit the French-speaking village of Cheticamp, with fantastic food, folk art, gift shops, whale-watching tours and a lovely waterfront walk.
21 locals recommend
Chéticamp
Visit the French-speaking village of Cheticamp, with fantastic food, folk art, gift shops, whale-watching tours and a lovely waterfront walk.
Visit the lovely village of Baddeck, home to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Visit the boat dock offering sail boat rides, Also has a liquor commission, grocery store, restaurants and gift shops!
50 locals recommend
Baddeck
Visit the lovely village of Baddeck, home to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Visit the boat dock offering sail boat rides, Also has a liquor commission, grocery store, restaurants and gift shops!
Cabot Trail
Cabot TrailThe world-renowned Cabot Trail is within an hour from the Ladybug B&B!
Visit the Locks at St. Peter's where boats enter from St. Peter's Bay via the Lennox Passage and the Strait of Canso into the Bras D'Or Lakes. The quaint village offers shops and restaurants.
10 locals recommend
Saint Peter's
Visit the Locks at St. Peter's where boats enter from St. Peter's Bay via the Lennox Passage and the Strait of Canso into the Bras D'Or Lakes. The quaint village offers shops and restaurants.
The venue for many a Scottish Gaelic or Folk music festival, St. Ann's also offers courses in Gaelic, a gift shop and museum of Gaelic History. Worth a look-see!
33 locals recommend
Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College
51779 Cabot Trail RdThe venue for many a Scottish Gaelic or Folk music festival, St. Ann's also offers courses in Gaelic, a gift shop and museum of Gaelic History. Worth a look-see!
Celtic Heart Day - Open House at Highland Village - Saturday, June 28 Celebrate National Multicultural Day! FREE ADMISSION!
33 locals recommend
Highland Village Museum
4119 Highway 223Celtic Heart Day - Open House at Highland Village - Saturday, June 28 Celebrate National Multicultural Day! FREE ADMISSION!
Everything Else
Ten minutes from the Ladybug B&B - a living museum demonstrating and describing the history of local Gaelic culture.
6 locals recommend
Highland Village
Ten minutes from the Ladybug B&B - a living museum demonstrating and describing the history of local Gaelic culture.
Food Scene
A new eatery in the old Catholic church on Route 223 in McKinnon's Harbour, open 7 days, 8am to 8pm. Getting rave reviews!
McKinnons Harbour
A new eatery in the old Catholic church on Route 223 in McKinnon's Harbour, open 7 days, 8am to 8pm. Getting rave reviews!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Iona Heights Inn
4115 NS-223Frolic and Folk Pub