Reviews of Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic (Zoo)

Josie Perras

museum staff were all very friendly and of course extremely knowledgeable! my kids 9,12 and 15 all loved it and had lots of fun. Great that there's a aquarium part, artifacts on 3 floors plus 2 boats on water you can board and explore! my son lost his sunglasses and within minutes entire staff notified over radios and found! highly recommend

Max Chute

Great museum, cool live fish and lots of artifacts from the boats and information about the fisherman.

Sara Valhalla Astra

Such a great museum if you're a curious person!! Very Helpful + humerous staff and attached is the restaurant with awesome steamed lobster (and by awesome I mean both huge and delicious) *highlights: Bluenose artifacts and info / Sailors Memorial ♡ RIP

Jim Davis

Good coverage of the entire history from the First Nations time onward. A small aquarium. Three floors of exhibits plus some ships.

Teena Risser

The staff were amazing. They talked with the love of Lunenburg in their hearts. Truly amazing to see so much history in one building. I hope to see the rum running display return we truly missed it.

Cluny Nichols

I haven't been in 40 years... Covid-19 allowed for a free family adventure through time to visit the days of sail. Got to see a presentation on launching a boat, Dory fishing, filleting, lobsters. It was fun.

RaRa T

A little expensive for the offering, great for someone with kids, but for 2 adults, we didn't learn much. We found the aquariums a little depressing, they need to dress them up a little more. The 'Cod' exhibition was interesting. We were also lucky enough to meet one miniature boat builders that.

Asmita Das

Loved the place. Guides are awesome and they answer to all your queries. Very well maintained.

Cole Kash

We decided to stop here on our walk through town. There was a ship moored out back and part of the tour allowed us to get on and take some photos. Inside the museum Is a ton of artifacts, art and depictions of sea life. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and recommend this to anyone visiting Lunenburg.

JF Gagnon

Awesome exhibits. Staff very welcoming and accommodating for guest with young one.

Jer Green (Greener)

Our family had a blast visiting this museum! There's so much to see and the guides had a lot of fun interacting with the kids:). They made learning about the Bluenose so much fun.

Robert Wolf

Very detailed and worth a 1 hr visit. It is located in the fishing village of Lunenburg, which in itself is worthy of a 1 day visit.

Mitchell

Awesome experience. Very informative staff who seem about their jobs and plenty of East coast history inside of that museum. Definitely worth stopping by.

Sara Imrie

Loved the touch tank. Held a moon snail, sea stars & hermit crab. Listened to a great talk about lobsters and learned alot, including how to put a lobster down for a nap. A+

Thomas Mlodzinski

Great place to visit and experience Canadian history...

Jennifer Holmes

Interesting place and a chance to board two boats in Port.

Dave

Well worth the trip a nice content of the area and remembrance of fisherman lost at sea. Staff and boat tour staff need to be better communicators with the public. They just don’t seem to know how. I don’t mean they are rude , it’s just that the public doesn’t know what of who or when or what’s available there for tourists.

Josh Cheater

Outstanding museum on the history of fishing in Nova Scotia. The two ships they have on the water outside were staffed by retired fisherman and they were super knowledgeable on the history of the ships and the area.

Andrew Joudrey

Great spot. Been coming here since I was a kid. Lots of info and things to learn. Always love going to see Theresa E. Connor, Cape Sable and the Bluenose when she’s in.

Sapphire Images

Museum was very interesting and a lot of great information on the artifacts. Was great to see things from the past and to learn about it. Very well laid out and organized of the objects. The fish were an enjoyable sight for my kid.

D Morrison

Great place kids had a blast with the live touch tank. The info session on lobster was very informative.

Chenoa Dowling

Lots of information on the ships..past and present You can board the ships and explore..as well as an indoor exhibit with gift store Sadly..when we went half the museum was under construction..so im sure its much more impressive Lots of staff to help you with any questions..and interactive displays Great resaurants to go to around the museum

Michael Margulis

Must to visit. Been here few times and love it every time

André Lavergne

The interpreters were absolutely first rate. The man who told the story of the Bluenose deserves an Emmy! Our kids were enthralled and we were delighted and informed. Kudos all around.

Randy

Had a great time. Staff was really nice and answered any questions I had. The fishing vessels they have for guests are authentic and very interesting.

Google Guide

Good place to visit to get some historic details of the area. There also is a gift shop, restaurant, ice cream shop, and restrooms located in this building.

Lynette Joudrey

Always a pleasant visit, new exhibits. Highly recommend visiting.

Robert Forsey

Great staff and a great selection of things at the gift store. The picture I posted is a Scallop vessel not to far from the Museum. Thanks for making our visit a great one!!

Nikhil Chaurasia

Lots of fish varieties to witness. Also tells some history about the area. Kids will love it!

A B

What an incredibly knowledgeable and friendly interpretive staff! I had a wonderful time and was blown away by the exhibits and aquarium. Truly a gem in Nova Scotia and worth a visit to Lunenberg just for this.

Curtis Yu

The swooner and trawler you can go inside is awesome. Had an aquarium including local catch (even some of the deep sea salt-water fish!) Spend anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hours here! Highly recommend it.

Kris Bruynson

Lots of interesting stuff. My kids weren’t bored but also not super entertained.

Nadi Al-Karmi

Lovely museum and very informative. The restaurant offers very yummy sea food, but a little bit pricy. Wheel chair accessible. No free parking available, but a 6 CAD parking is right next to it, and you pay 6 CAD no matter how long you stay. There's an indoor part of the restaurant and a patio at sea front. Amazing place and highly recommended.

Briana Fletcher

Great covid measures, reduced number of guests at a time makes it a much nicer experience, being able to see all of the exhibits. Bonus that it's free for the rest of August to attend!

Andrew Barcham

Lots of fishing exhibits, not overly busy and volunteers around to answer or explain what you're looking at. Great visit. Access to the Cape Sable vessel docked outside.

Gobind Singh

It was an place if you like boats and it's history, this Museum is all about fishing and it's all old and new methods, it's nice place to come with you kids or Friends or family. You will definitely love this visit it's free when we went in but I don't if they charge for the visit or not, this place is also the home of lagendry bluenose and bluenose II

Sally Swaine

Always enjoy going in here. Just wish more of the tanks had fish in them

Annie-Claude Harvey

We didn't plan to go to this museum but somehow ended up visiting at the end of August. The staff was exceptional. Thank you to the young man who gave us a tour of the fish tanks and told us some stories!

David Carlson

When we first approached the entrance I did not expect much. When we walked into the aquarium part I was blown away! It was really good with a wide variety of sealife. My young grandkids literally ran from on display to the next. Then we moved into the main display area. There was so much to see that we spent two hours there. My grandkids favorite displays were the dioramas. I found the entire setup very informative and interesting. We ended with a walking tour of the Bluenose 2, a sailboat permanently docked by the museum. It is well worth the trip.

Jennifer Christopher

The owners are lovely. Very kind and helpful. The views are wonderful and falling asleep with the sounds of the ocean is wonderful. There is not a lot of privacy and the water pressure can be spotty. There are a lot of over night transient camping but the campers we chatted with were all lovely and kind. It's very affordable and as I said before the views can't be beat. The proximity to Halifax and Peggy's cove are ideal. We will be back for sure! Thank you for the stay

Philip V

The guide did such a great job explaining the lobster fishery in Nova Scotia. This is a must see museum to learn about the history of Lunenburg, and how it was built on the fishery.

Shannon N

During COVID, the hands on displays, touch tank are non operational. One side of the fish display was not working. The upside right now is free admission. The check in covid tracing is a bit ridiculous (visit a website or text before entering building) since you also have to stop and answer questions in the admissions. We only stayed for a short time - we have two young kids and this was uninteresting to them (and us).

Justin Stiksma

Lots of good exhibits but not overwhelming. Lots of informative staff available to answer any questions you might have.

Andrew Maas-Crowell

Big museum with lots of interesting facts on fishing and native practises and the history of maritime fishing

L Tan

It's fun to visit here especially with a staff guiding you. We made it for the launch of the model Bluenose and it was very entertaining, more than I've bargained for. And you can get on the Bluenose II to check it out.

Emily Sheen

Amazing visit, staff members were engaged and passionate about the museum and shared details we would never have noticed. Absolutely recommend adding a trip to this museum to every visit to Lunenburg! Extra highlight of our trip today: we got to see baby sea otters!

William Pare

This museum was absolutely stunning. It has 4 stories. All so nicely organized and presented. Everywhere I went staff were always there if we needed assistance or questions. Also there are two boats that are docked at the harbour outside the museum and with the admission of the museum you get to climb aboard the two ships and see what it was like to live like a fisherman. My favorite part was going on the boats. Very cool and interesting. Well worth the money

P Pahl

Very well done!

Éric Hardy

Very interesting museum about history of fishing in the area. Must see!

first last

Great place, didnt realize it was free because of the holiday. Staff was great, surprisingly interesting.