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6 Specialty Museums in Sydney That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Sydney, Canada including Jost House Museum, Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science, Whitney Pier Historical Society Museum, Cossit House Museum, St Patrick's Museum, Fort Petrie Military Museum.
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1. Jost House Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 90 reviews
The Jost House is the oldest house in Sydney Nova Scotia, built in 1786. We are open June 1st to October 29th and/or all cruise ship days. During your visit, a guide will give you a personal tour of our 1786 kitchen and the ground floor of the museum. The basement has been restored to the original 18th century kitchen. On the ground floor we have many historical Victorian artifacts in our bedroom, parlour, dining room and store. The upstairs portion of the house, added in 1910, has four different exhibit rooms to browse around in at your leisure. Our Hours in September and October are 10-4 Monday to Saturday but vary on cruise ship days. We are open on Sundays if a cruise ship is in port.
Reviewed By dedicatedtraveller
Well worth visiting this house, one of the oldest remaining colonial houses in Sydney. VERY cheap to go in.. and certainly value for money! Very pleasant staff inside dressed in period costume. You could have a guided tour or walk around yourself. Very nicely laid out and although the rooms are small they are crammed full of interesting things to see and many items belonged to the Jost family. The kitchen area was lovely and cool.. boy was it a hot day outside! very informative gentleman gave us the history and description of what went on when the house was occupied and he got us to try and identify several artifacts.. we didn't do too well!! Highly recommend including Jost House in your plans when visiting super friendly and lovely Sydney. the whole town was a treat to visit!
2. Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
3. Whitney Pier Historical Society Museum
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
4. Cossit House Museum
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4.0 based on 69 reviews
Reviewed By crysto2016 - Sydney, Canada
Loved hearing the historical facts and history of Sydney's1700's era of the first settlers. We Also got a ghost stories from the workers here at the Cossit House that had experienced paranormal happenings throughout the years which was a very extra interesting creepy with the tour ,if you love ghost walks also it is included in the Sydney Ghost walk which me and my family all enjoyed.
5. St Patrick's Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By Zhabrina - San Mateo, Philippines
St Patricks Museum is on of the historical place that you can visit in Sydney Canada. It was very wet day but because from the drop point of the ship tender I saw a this old church that seems so historic. As the place is just a few walk from the port even those it was showering I went and see the place. I found out this place is the oldest still-standing Roman Catholic church in Cape Breton, built in 1828 in the Pioneer Gothic style, this restored building tells its story using interpretive panels and audio plays of historic events, and now hosts art exhibits and community events. Hours Of Operation 9am–5pm Mon–Fri (Sep & Oct by appt). Advance booking for tours. History of the Church St. Patrick’s Church is valued for its age and its role in the history of the Roman Catholic Church on Cape Breton Island. St. Patrick’s Church is the oldest Roman Catholic Church on Cape Breton Island. The church was erected between 1828-1830 due to the efforts of Sydney’s first Roman Catholic parish priest, Father Henry MacKeagney. By 1828 the small Sydney congregation had raised enough money to replace their original wooden church with the present stone church. The Catholic community continued to grow in Sydney and eventually became too big for the small stone church. Restorations on the church began in 1855, with the addition of balconies on three sides, and a raised sanctuary was erected at the south end of the church. By 1872, the congregation had once again become too big for St. Patrick’s and the decision was made to build another church. Sacred Heart was erected and the congregation left St. Patrick’s, but returned after a fire in 1876 destroyed the newly built Sacred Heart. The congregation again occupied St. Patrick’s while the new church was rebuilt. St. Patrick’s was kept as the church hall once Sacred Heart was completed. Adjacent to the St. Patrick’s Church is a small graveyard, which is also designated and it pre-dates the church with its oldest grave dated 1798. St. Patrick’s Church is also valued for its long association with the development of the City of Sydney and the city’s Maronite community. During the first decades of the twenith century a large number of Lebanese and Syrian families immigrated to Nova Scotia. The largest population was located in North Sydney. The majority of the Lebanese and Syrian immigrants were Maronites; members of one of the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church. In 1912, under Father Saoib, the Lebanese Maronite community began to use St. Patrick’s Church. St. Patrick’s is believed to be the first permanent place of worship for the Maronite community in Nova Scotia. The church was abandoned in 1950 following Father Saoib’s retirement. In 1966 the Old Sydney Society established a museum there as a means of preserving the Church. It remains open today as a museum.
