The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Saint John, Canada

August 9, 2021 Tynisha Seiler

Saint John, New Brunswick, is the only city on the shore of the Bay of Fundy, home to the world’s highest tides. Canada’s oldest incorporated city, Saint John is a popular tourist destination known for its historic uptown streetscapes, cultural attractions and natural wonders. Popular sights include the Reversing Rapids, where the Bay collides with the St. John River, the City Market with local vendors and artisans, the New Brunswick Museum and the trails and beauty of Rockwood Park.
Restaurants in Saint John

1. Uncorked Tours

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5.0 based on 97 reviews

Uncorked Tours

Uncorked Tours is the leading provider of New Brunswick wine experiences in Saint John, Moncton, Fredericton and St. Andrews. Winery tours, brewery tours, walking tours, wine tastings and beer tastings. Group bookings are available.

2. Go Fundy Tours

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5.0 based on 250 reviews

Go Fundy Tours

Half-day journey to the shore of Bay of Fundy. Experience a coastal drive and a walking tour to the village of St. Martins and the Fundy Trail Parkway and discover unique nature sights of the shore of Bay of Fundy. Private shore excursions in 6-passenger commercially insured minivans, daily departures from Saint John, NB, Canada.

3. Breakout Saint John

212 McAllister Dr, Suite 107A Parkway Mall, Saint John, New Brunswick E2J 2S7 Canada +1 506-643-8688 [email protected] http://breakoutsaintjohn.ca
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5.0 based on 264 reviews

Breakout Saint John

Breakout Saint John offers both onsite and offsite activities for the whole family. Onsite, we offer themed escape rooms - rooms filled with challenging and originally put together puzzles. Live out a movie/video game and complete your challenge before the time runs out! This is great for an evening out with friends or family and is also perfect for team building and corporate events. Bring your team of 2-8 players/room and try to escape our themed rooms within 60 minutes using only your thinking, teamwork and problem solving skills. We also offer a self-guided Puzzle Hunt that will take you on a walking tour of Uptown Saint John where you will see and learn about some historical aspects of our city while solving our challenging puzzles. This Puzzle Hunt requires the use of a mobile device. Looking for something to come to you? We also offer portable games for small and large groups. Check out our website for more information about the games we have available.

Reviewed By andreacyr2020 - Saint John, Canada

Great staff, clever clues and an overall great time! Highly recommend Breakout Saint John! Excellent for group team building or family entertainment.

4. Moosehead Breweries

Moosehead Breweries 89 Main St W, Saint John, New Brunswick E2M 3H2 Canada +1 506-635-7000 http://moosehead.ca/tour
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Moosehead Breweries

Tour our historic brewery where we brew our beer today and learn how art, science, and passion come together to create award-winning beers. Dating back to 1867, learn about how the Oland family brewing business has survived for six generations and how Moosehead continues to be one of the most resilient and time-honored Canadian breweries.

Reviewed By 337kendrag

I’m a local, having worked at the brewery previously but never visited as a tourist so when my friends came to visit from Germany, we decided to do the tour! Greg was a great tour guide and had lots of knowledge to share and John in the Small Batch was lovely! Definitely recommend for anyone visiting.

5. TimberTop Adventures

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TimberTop Adventures

Currently closed for the season. Our upcoming season starts on May 15th, 2021. TimberTop Adventures is one of Canada’s largest treetop aerial adventure parks and is located in beautiful Dominion Park, only 10 minutes from Uptown Saint John. Our park, nestled in a breathtaking, old-growth forest next to the sandy shores of Dominion Park beach, features 12 courses, with over 115 obstacles including over 29 zip line challenges. Our courses range from beginner all the way up to one of North America’s most challenging triple black diamonds, and everything in between. We offer something for nearly everyone from ages 5 to 85! Our use of the latest in continuous lifeline technology, full body harnesses and helmets as well as being built to the tougher European standards, also makes us one of North America’s safest.

6. Irving Nature Park

Sand Cove Road, Saint John, New Brunswick Canada +1 506-653-7367 [email protected] http://www.jdirving.com/jd-irving-sustainability-nature-parks-irving-nature-park.aspx
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4.5 based on 742 reviews

Irving Nature Park

Reviewed By Happiness55906

Beautiful, scenic place to get a nice walk in. Outer loop is about 7k if I remember correctly. Some pretty spots to see the ocean & lots of shade to beat the summer heat. A must!

7. New Brunswick Museum

Market Square, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4Z6 Canada +1 506-643-2300 [email protected] http://www.nbm-mnb.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&Itemid=316
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New Brunswick Museum

The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) provides a remarkable introduction to New Brunswick's rich cultural history and diverse natural environment. At Canada's oldest continuing museum, visitors will discover stories of New Brunswick's past and present on three floors of creative exhibitions, and fun events.

Reviewed By askinstr - Virginia Beach, United States

Highly recommended to include into your itinerary...or make a special trip there! My wife and I, during our trip to Nova Scotia, intentionally stayed an extra day in Saint John to visit the New Brunswick (NB) Museum and take in a few other sights. We are so glad that we did. This museum is a treasure trove of wonderful NB history, the importance of logging and shipping, displays of the "Changing Earth", birds of NB, and very notably a spectacular displays of Great Whales and a mastodon. Not to be missed on Level 3 are notable Canadian contributions to space exploration and various artwork. A visitor could easily spend a half-day there touring through this great museum. Commendation is truly deserved to the curators and staff in their ability to collecting and displaying such interesting and compelling displays.

8. Loyalist House

120 Union St, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 1A3 Canada +1 506-652-3590 http://www.loyalisthouse.com/
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4.5 based on 67 reviews

Loyalist House

Reviewed By 565bobw - Ottawa, Canada

Loyalist House is perhaps the finest example of architecture and furniture from the late 1700s in Canada. I've visited there 4 times over the past 10 years and each time I find it excellent. Rare period furniture from the American Revolution that was owned by United Empire Loyalists. The building is very well preserved and representative of early colonial times in the Atlantic region. I found the staff to be very knowledgable and helpful and the handy written scripted guide I was provided with was very useful. This house/museum is a hidden gem and I definitely recommend it to students of our early history.

9. Rockwood Park

10 Fisher Lakes Dr, Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 5S6 Canada +1 506-658-2883 http://new-brunswick.net/Saint_John/rockwood/rockwood.html
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Rockwood Park

Reviewed By I4283IRdougm - Saint John, Canada

I took two preschool grandchildren here for a nature walk on a short trail and to play in the playground as well as see a horse outside the stables. Playground is well kept and popular with kids. There are trails for walking and mountain biking of various skill levels.

10. Trinity Church

115 Charlotte St, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 2J2 Canada +1 506-693-8558 http://www.trinitysj.com/
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Trinity Church

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