Reviews of Parks Canada Visitor Centre, Fortress of Louisbourg (Tourist Attraction)

Kevin Gillett

Exceeded our expectations. It was a wonderful experience and we spent 5 hours wandering around when we thought we were going to be there for two. The staff working there were top notch. We took the tour and really enjoyed our guide's explanations. This really isn't for young kids, but our 16 year old really appreciated it.

Shannon Svenson

Friendly helpful staff. Comfortable place to wait for bus to the fortress.

Troy MacMullin

I go for the rum

Abp Eric Michel

History in real time

Jo Owens Murray

Artbyjo amazing

J Cline

Very informative. Plan for a whole day if you want to take everything in. Something for everyone.

Florence B

(Translated) A must see. In September, several activities to participate. (Original) A voir absolument. En septembre, plusieurs activités auxquelles participer.

Martin Arseneault

Friendly well informed staff

Woodsfanatic

Nice History lesson

Simon Faucher

(Translated) Wow! What a wonderful place where every detail has been studied to go back to 1750. (Original) Wow! Quel endroit merveilleux où tous les détails ont été étudiés pour pour replonger en 1750.

Greg B

Had fun but need a whole day to see it

Chung-jung Lin

French and British colonial history with rebuilt buildings, dramatic folks and nice seaside view. The weather is very unpredictable , even worth it in the rainy foggy days.

steve thompson

Time travel to the 18th century begins here.

Patrick Delay

Turned what we read about in history class into a real life event. Great stuff.

Ed Gulbinas

Basic information from staff.

Mr.T

Great things to see and learn..you need a full day to see it all..so good

Jon Poulin

This is a great place to visit. Has many places and things to see. The food is alright nothing special but the atmosphere is good. Our server seemed inexperienced so that was a bit of bummer. They put on shows throughout the day which are entertaining. We took one of the tours but the tour was more of a glorified verbal map. At the start we heard a bit of the history then it just became pointing at buildings saying who lived there but not any stories. Overall a good why to spend a day.

Reinhart Gruhn

Should visit!

Doug Mombourquette

Very friendly and helpful.

Vincent Breton

(Translated) Great it's a welcoming place to visit. (Original) Super c'est un endroit accueillant à visiter.

Blaine Abbott

Super friendly and extremely helpful! Awesome experience all the way around!

Dwight Benner

Friendly staff.

melissa are

Awsome Staff!

Otmane Benali

Very nice service. The staff speak both french and english. Also, the guides and automated commentaries were in both french and english.

Amanda O'Brien

Always cold dress for it!

Chad Cromwell

Park your car, get your wrist band in the building, and hitch a ride on the included bus down to the fortress. The visitor centre has washrooms and vending machines.

Nick Manuel

Some nice exhibits and such. Mostly just where you wait for the bus to take you to the real attraction.

Denis Boies

(Translated) Welcoming and bilingual staff. Magnificent historical site (Original) Personnel accueillant et bilingue. Magnifique site historique

Diana Snider

Staff wonderful

MANISH uppal

This was an amazing experience and it is so beautiful to come to know about the history .

Kristy McCoy

We've been to several living museum sites over the years. I didn't think they got better than Skansen in Sweden, but I think this one topped it for my new favorite. Even with a lot of people, it doesn't feel too crowded due to how large it is, and the period actors and actresses were fantastic.

Jeff Waska

Simply beautiful, love the history.

Lisa Scott

Very well executed travel back in time.

D F

You'll love it

Brett Binns

We spent a day and a half visiting everything including the Ruins Trail. Food and service were good at the up-scale restaurant and the rye/wheat bread from the bakery was excellent.

Qiqi

Amazing!

Julie Johnson

Quick service and helpful

Daniel Couture

(Translated) Beautiful (Original) Très beau

Shane Thomas

Great spot. Don't miss it.

Arthur Ma

A must. Arrived early to catch the 11:45 am canon firing ceremony. Visitors are bused into the Fort. Require Parks Canada pass. If inclined, pack a light lunch. Lots of interesting historical stops within the fort.

Robert Bowers

Has a mailbox. Necessary stop but didn't add to our visit.

Richard Both

Very helpful and efficient.

Jan MacKinnon

Stepping back in time. Excited to walk the fort, sample the food and taste the rum.

Richard Grumm

Good place to visit. Nice site.

Tammy MacDonald

Lots of history, beautiful

Jon Pye

Very great reenactments and interesting exhibits. Open areas for kids to play but watch out for them on the battlements.

Taylor Smith

Oh.... kinda good

Denise McCallum

Awesome place Must see for everyone.

Brian Burton

Nice helpful staff there is a lot to see so stopping to get information is important. So stop and get help

jonathan leveque

(Translated) Very cool to visit with people in period costume (Original) Très cool a visiter avec les gens en costume d epoque

nancy grenier

So worth the effort to get here, what a fantastic and informative destination for anyone keen to understand our history. Will plan to come again one day!

Skep Tikal

The start of a great journey

John Reidy

A superb place to obtain information about the region. Friendly staff, very well informed. Maritime Canada is fabulous.

Yevgeniy Kozlov

Beautiful place to visit! Need to spend a day there! Living history in scenic surroundings!

Dwaine Hill

Absolutely beautiful place to visit. Lots of history

Christian Middel

Interesting visit, make sure you book a guided tour or you will miss a thousand details

Robert Hebert

I love Louisbourg!

Lance Allen

If you are in Cape Breton this historical park is a must see!

Arlene Provost

What a wonderful experience! Regardless of the rain, we had a super time.

Scott Frankland

What a awesome site. First time we visited ambit won't be our last. My son got to fire the cannon which was the highlight of his summer.

Peter Benedetti

Canadian history

Dominic Poulin

(Translated) Educational place (Original) Endroit éducatif

Mark Nelson

Very friendly and informative

Lynda Lessard

(Translated) Super interesting wow! The guides speak French. Plan a day for the visit. (Original) Wow super intéressant ! Les guides parlent le français. Prévoir une journée pour la visite.

Kelly Beamsley

Was in there very shortly and shuttled to the transportation vehicle within 1 minute

Patrice Caron

(Translated) One of our favorites during our holidays in lex maritimes. (Original) Un de nos coupd de coeur lors de nos vacances dans lex maritimes.

Gilles Hébert

(Translated) Costumed people are very generous with their story. We spent a beautiful three days, but have some loot on the body (ask the meaning to the Acadians) (Original) Les gens costumés sont très généreux de leur histoire. Nous y avons passé un beau trois jours, mais ayez du butin su'l corps(demander la signification aux acadiens)

Jean-Francois Tremblay

(Translated) Historic site rebuilt according to the original plans (Original) Site historique rebâti selon les plans d'origine

Maria Torrentes

Awesome place full of history

Dianne J. Vincent

Stayed for the day, so much to learn from and experience

Nathan B-T

(Translated) Superb (Original) Superbe

Francine Miranda

Wonderful! Lots to do and see. Staff very friendly. A must see spot if you're in the area.

Jeremy Heinze

Very impressive. The staff and all of the buildings seemed very authentic.

okjo kim

get a info

Ryan Scott

This is a great place to visit for the day! On 17.60 Cad per adult and kids are free. Make sure to brong some cash as you can buy homemade bread from that era. A must in Cape Breton.

Patrick Desrochers

(Translated) Great visit! (Original) Super visite!

Margaret Canella

Wonderful period characters at Louisbourg! Great historical displays in the archive building. Awesome period meals in the restaurants. We spent a fabulous day thete!

Olivier Ouellet

Great beach and scenic views

Oksana Franzman

Soo interesting, and beautify place

bella “Nannyof 11” Ferrill

Very helpful

Ted Reynolds

Awesome experience

Thomas Rogers

Keep in mind this is just a information centre and not the actual park. Admission to the Park is an extra charge. There is a series of displays, brochures and a small gift shop, but the gift shop does not sell the same goods as the one inside the fort, so keep that in mind!

Rosemin Patel

The view was gorgeous from the path. The historical society was quiet something and the staff was very knowledgeable. I wasn't too fond of the fact that they would go in and out of character mid sentence. But it was probably their way of keeping us on our toes. Lol

Jean-Yves xxd

Employees are very knowledgeable and helpful. Great place to visit in family

Bob Lefebvre

Step back in time to 1747. Walk amongst the reconstructed buildings and talk to costumed interpreters going about life in the day. Plan on spending at least half a day here. Fabulous experience.

Walter Rudderham

Pretty cool

Jenna Beck

We came late in the afternoon around 3 so we didnt get to check out the whole place before they closed at 5. Pretty amazing site for what we did see. Shuttle bus takes you right down there.

Samiah Alam

Helpful staff, lots of resources available, and clean washrooms. You have to buy tickets or register (free for 2017) here and then take a bus to the Fortress right outside the visitor centre.

Bart Vander Elst

(Translated) As in most Canadian national parks, you will be welcomed in an enthusiastic, friendly manner. No effort is too much for them. The Louisburg visitor center is one of the most interesting of the Maritims. (Original) Zoals in de meeste nationale Canadese parken, wordt u op een enthousiaste, vriendelijke manier onthaald. Geen moeite is hen te veel. Het Louisburg visitor centrum is een van de meest interessante van de Maritims.

Isabelle Maille

(Translated) Excellent the young man spoke french. He was good advice. He took the necessary time. He even made reservations to make it easier for us and our trip (Original) Excellent le jeune homme parlait français. Il était de bon conseils . Il a pris le temps nécessaire. Il a même fait des réservations pour nous faciliter la tâche et notre voyage

Josee Daigle

(Translated) You just have to go through here to get to the fortress (Original) Faut juste passer par ici pour se rendre à la forteresse

Andre Gauthier

A must see if you visit NS. The visit was outstanding.

Darwin Wark

Wonderful place with lots of history!

Geoffrey Gamble

Great place to visit for all the family, make sure you put enough time aside, it's a big site.

Rainbow The Macaw

Friendly helpful staff

M Poitras

(Translated) The fortress is simply beautiful and remains a must. But I would not say as much of the shop which, strangely for a French historical site, offers practically nothing in the language of Molière (t-shirts, books, etc.)!?! Even the receptionists seemed unresponsive to me. (Original) La forteresse est tout simplement magnifique et demeure un incontournable. Mais je n'en dirais pas autant de la boutique qui, bizarrement pour un site historique français, n'offre pratiquement rien dans la langue de Molière (t-shirts, livres, etc.)!?! Même les préposés à l'accueil m'ont semblé peu réceptifs à mon propos.

Louis Caron

(Translated) Magnificent. (Original) Magnifique.

Kellie Tufts

Amazing. Absolutely stunning and so much fun!

Mario Calitri

A very big attraction, almost a mini city. To walk around in a fortress from the 1700's opens your eyes to how people lived.

Hal MacLean

Great

Michelle Bresson

It was an awesome experience. We enjoyed the bread we bought there and we tried a drink of their rum last night when we got home and it was really smooth.

Melanie d'Entremont

I am in live with historic places. Last time I came here, I was a child. The place was still as awesome as ever. The only thing was it was pouring rain when we were here and I didn't have an umbrella, but the little gift shop has rain jackets and ponchos so it made it easy, the heavy fog gave it a mysterious look, only added to the beauty.

Jason Collin

Love this place excellent service from the staff and extremely knowledgeable.

Kendall Patterson

Fun place to step in and see how people lived way back in the day. Full of history and fun things for kids to do. If you family is into history at all I would recommend stopping here and take a look.

David Grossett

Great experience! A step back In time to a place of hard work and hard living. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Well worth the price of admission.

The Clearys

This was our first time there. Very nice historic site. Will go back for sure. Great family spot.

Oliver Whizzer

Interesting

Richard Ivan

Great place. A must see

Michael Conway

Admission a good value, especially US $. Professional and welcome staff.

Travis Young

Louisburg fortress was a great place to see.

Rick Harrison

We spent half a day here. I would have liked to spend more time, but unfortunately it began to rain in sheets. If I get the opportunity, I will return.

Richard Nadon

(Translated) Excellent explanations and bilingual. (Original) Excellentes explications et bilingues.

Ken Coupland

Very helpful staff...good selection pamphlets and inormation

Philippe TILLY

(Translated) Super, very welcoming and beautiful site. (Original) Super, très accueillant et site magnifique.

Shawna B

Satisfactory mall.

Jewles Livingston

Such nice people. Great information.

Mark Bortis

A must see and a fun experience for the whole family. There are a lot of activities for all to be entertained. The two restaurants on site are fun and the food is great and wholesome. I would come to this again in a heart beat.

Mary Mkandawire

Very interesting. The 17th Century comes alive.

Jonathan Dibblee

This place was absolutely amazing! To bad it was raining. My reasoning for 3 stars was our waiter at the restaurant really seemed like she didn't want to be there.

Emran Toronto

Beautiful place

Lesley MacIntosh

The visitor centre is great because it takes you back to the beginning with some artifacts. Then the bus rose to the Fortress.

Richard Demers

(Translated) Easy to access and large parking, good service (Original) Facile d'accès et grand stationnement, bon service

zipi marcus

(Translated) Very well, I connected with history. (Original) יפה מאד , התחברתי להיסטוריה.

William “Bill” Whalen

Great service

Adam Nizynski

Nice little museum and gift shop while you wait

Adam Palmer

Awesome Fortress. According to reliable info. Parks Canada has successfully been able to rebuild 1/5th of the Fortress. Along with piecing together how people lived, what families lived and even managed to get stories of how this fortress operated before the seiges that brought the French to their heels, and allowing Cape Breton to be English. They have shops, foods, and all sorts of activities. The walking tour alone takes 3+ hrs. Bring water just in case. And don't forget sun block. You will need it. At the end. You will find yourself amazed at what you have seen, and you will be mind blown by all the rich info on both the history of the Fortress, and on the ways that we lived in the 1750s.

Leslie Whitney

This is a very big fortress which you get to step back in time. Plan to spend lots of time and dress for weather. Lots of outdoor walking. Bring lots of money. Bakery, buy fresh goods. Restaurant for eats. Taste the rum they made in the day. Lots of history learning for all ages. If disabled there are cart tours, check out times. Only a couple a day. You can even spend the night for a whole experience of the fort. It's worth checking out!

Roger LaForge

Great place to visit. A must when visiting the area. Plenty of history.

Pauline Mac Aulay

Absolutely beautiful

Suzanne Leduc

(Translated) Super endrout, my shot of ❤ until now. Everything is bilingual as well as written. A lot to see and hear. We took 1 day and 1/2 to see everything. Possibility of eating either at the hotel or at the hostel !!! (Original) Super endrout, mon coup de ❤ jusqu'à maintenant. Tout est bilingue autant parlé que écrit. Beaucoup a voir et entendre. On a pris 1 jour et 1/2 pour tout voir. Possibilité de manger soit a l'hotel ou a l'auberge!!!

harold daniels

Great information, shop is affordable.

france tellier

(Translated) The fortress really beautiful I was very impressed I did not think it was so big (Original) La forteresse vraiment beau j'ai été très impressionné je ne croyais pas que c'était aussi gros

Travis young

Great history and family place

benedicte pouchard

(Translated) Very nice. The little guide xplorer for kids is top. (To be taken at the information center inside) Thank you also for the guided tour in French. ($ 3.90). We do not enter the houses but it allows later to know what to visit. (Original) Très sympa. Le petit guide xplorer pour les enfants est top. ( À prendre au centre d'information à l'intérieur) Merci aussi pour la visite guidée en français. (3,90$). On ne rentre pas dans les demeures mais ça permet par la suite de savoir quoi visiter.

Nicole Quigley

Very knowlegable people. Very helpful

Tabatha Wadman

Love, love, love this place. Amazing history lesson. Super cheap admission. Worth the drive! For the best experience visit during their summer schedule ( starts July 1) The amount of activities and staff, reenactors etc. Increases favourably.