Explore Cape Breton
By region
Cabot Trail
World-renowned scenic loop around the northern highlands.
Explore →Baddeck & Bras d'Or Lake
Inland sea region, Alexander Graham Bell country.
Explore →Sydney & CBRM
Largest urban centre, harbour, university, Membertou.
Explore →Louisbourg & Eastern Shore
Historic 18th-century French fortress.
Explore →Strait Area
Causeway gateway from mainland Nova Scotia.
Explore →Inverness & Western Shore
Beaches, links golf, Cape Mabou Highlands.
Explore →Chéticamp & Margaree
Acadian culture, hooked rugs, salmon rivers.
Explore →Isle Madame
Acadian island community in Richmond County.
Explore →By town
All town guides →Baddeck
Lakeside village on the Bras d'Or. Bell museum, sailing, gateway to the Cabot Trail.
Read the guide →Sydney
Cape Breton's largest city. Big Fiddle waterfront, cruise port, Cape Breton Centre for Heritage & Science.
Read the guide →Louisbourg
18th-century French fortress brought back to life. One of North America's great living-history sites.
Read the guide →Ingonish
Cabot Trail beach town. Highlands National Park entrance, Keltic Lodge, Cape Smokey, white-sand beach.
Read the guide →Chéticamp
Acadian fishing village on the Cabot Trail's western edge. Hooked rugs, French heritage, gateway to the Highlands.
Read the guide →Inverness
West-coast beach town. Cabot Cape Breton golf, Inverness boardwalk and dunes, Celtic music heartland.
Read the guide →Mabou
Tiny Gaelic-speaking village with an outsize music scene. Red Shoe Pub, Mabou Highlands hikes, Glenora distillery nearby.
Read the guide →Port Hood
West-coast fishing village with warm-water beaches — among the warmest north of Virginia. Quiet, family-friendly.
Read the guide →North Sydney
Newfoundland-ferry terminal town. Working harbour, Indian Beach, gateway for road-tripping motorists arriving from the Rock.
Read the guide →Eskasoni
Mi'kmaw community on the south shore of East Bay — the largest First Nation in Nova Scotia. Goat Island cultural walk, language and craft workshops.
Read the guide →St. Peter's
Historic canal town linking the Bras d'Or Lakes to the Atlantic. National historic site, sailing, lakeside camping at Battery Park.
Read the guide →Port Hawkesbury
First town on Cape Breton after the Canso Causeway. Strait of Canso harbourfront, Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, gateway for Cabot Trail road-trippers.
Read the guide →Membertou
Mi'kmaw First Nation community on Sydney's edge. Membertou Trade & Convention Centre, heritage museum, modern resort hotel and disc-golf course.
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