We stopped at the Confederation Bridge Marketing office in Charlottetown to purchase a gift card…read more($41.50 CAD in 2008) for our return trip back to New Brunswick over the Confederation Bridge crossing in Borden-Carleton. The toll is $42.50 CAD in 2009. We wanted to speed up our trip for later in the day with a gift card, just in case there were lines at the bridge toll plaza.

After seeing a documentary about how those columns where engineered like cones to crack to constant…read moreflow of ice slabs in the river. $42bucks for a bridge, worth it if your going to Prince Edward Island [amazing by itself], amazing feeling stretching for 8 miles, connecting another slice of land to the world.

This place had so many cute local made gifts and also we got a super yummy seasonal coffee!…read moreDefinitely recommend stopping here. We ended up getting food somewhere else but some of their food looked delicious!

This museum is sorely in need of a technological update. Opened in 2001, it contains a walkthrough…read moretour of Canada's history of confederation. While the information is interesting, the tour is run with earphones that contain a radio receiver. Each stop is transmitted continuously in one direction. This means that if you are not standing in the correct spot, or turn your head away from the display, you get earfulls of static. The headset is also heavy and uncomfortable because of the receiver. Additionally, many of the touch-screen displays aren't functioning. Finally, the tour theme is a journalist's view of confederation there had been journalists that were crosses between a tongue-in-cheek CBC reporter and the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was just too light an atmosphere for these important events. I've been to many museums, both in Canada and abroad. With digital techonology, they can now set tracks at each station, and have tourists dial in their stop number in a digital player, rather than continuously running on radio-waves. This would prevent having to listen to the back-half of an event, wait for it to restart, and then listen to the front-half. On the bright side, it's an informative (if superficial) tour of Canada's confederation years.

If you are a fan this is for you. There are sites that you will need to walk to and the signs are…read morenot clear. Its a long walk on a hot sunny humid day. While the main museum was free, the hone where her wedding gown has a small fee. You cross a main road to a park and from there to the grave site. I felt the walk was worth my time. No hills,just a hot summer day

I was saving my 1000th review for something special - Finally checked off a bucket list travel item…read more- Green Gables!! I've had this spot on my list ever since I read the Anne of Green Gables novels when I was a young girl - and even more so since watching Anne with an E!! I loved the show so much I read all the books again afterwards lol. This actual homestead belonged to cousins of Lucy Maud Montgomery - author of all the Anne books - but it was her inspiration for the Anne universe and they've done a beautiful job decorating the inside to look just how I imagined it to look from the stories lol! LM Montgomery was one of the few female Victorian writers that found huge success in her work while still alive. Her homestead and gravesite are nearby and also definitely worth a visit - especially if you're a fan! She was quite an accomplished lady and had an interesting life. A lifelong dream location visited and it was more than I could've imagined!! I got to see Anne's bedroom, walk through the Haunted Wood, and they even sell Raspberry Cordial haha!! There are several walking trails on the grounds and I wish I had time to explore more bc they were lovely. It's easy to find, prices are very reasonable, staff are all very friendly, and there's lots to see apart from the house - they have a nice museum and LM Montgomery's gravesite and actual homestead are within easy walking distance but also a very quick drive. Pro Tip: entrance to LM Montgomery's homestead is cheaper if you buy it in the combo ticket with Green Gables and you can buy both here. They also have a little cafe here selling mostly pastries and coffee. Plenty of parking and clean restrooms. This stop is a favorite with the giant tour buses so bring your patience.

This place is kinda neat, odd and out of nowhere... I saw…read morethe signs for this place and thought what the heck... This is a very small, unmanned day park. It has a dirt drive with a "pull on the grass" parking area and picnic spot. And you can't miss the BIG wire fence. You follow this big fence and it brings you to a look out where you can see the buffalo. Granted the day I was there it was hotter than hell, at first I didn't see anything... then I saw three big things move. Low and behold with a zoom lens I got a pic of the three buffalo. According to the website there are 25, I'm guessing 22 were hiding in the shade... So I was pleased, saw a few buffalo off in a distance and got a pic... Nice little picnic area. There is a burn pit... Obviously use common sense with it on such hot dry days like the day I was there... Neat place, no staff, facilities... I guessing the people who oversee the buffalo probably see to the public access park. Oh and admission is FREE (Queen of cheap finds another one)

I recently attended a wedding reception held here and it was a truly perfect space for it!…read more The Cymbria Lions Club Community Centre is located across the street from the Barachois Inn Historic Bed & Breakfast. The wedding was held on their lawn with the garden in the background. We were able to park at the Lions Club and then just walk across the street. Following the wedding, we walked back to the Club and enjoyed drinks on the upstairs patio, which has an incredible view! There were tables and chairs and the patio could be access from inside (off the main hall) or by two sets of stairs. There was also a window in to the cash bar (it can also be accessed across a counter from the main hall). If anyone didn't want to enjoy the view, they could go check out the St. Augustine Catholic Church (built in 1838) or the The Farmers' Bank of Rustico Museum (precursor of the credit union movement in North America) and Doucet house. The main hall was quite large and easily accommodated the wedding party of ~80 people. It has a stage and after dinner, we removed a row of tables for room to dance to a local band. Accessible bathrooms were just off the side of the hall. All of the staff were friendly and helpful and helped make this destination wedding run smoothly. On the bottom floor we noticed that there was another bar with a patio on the ground floor that looked like it was still open to the public. This is a perfect location for a wedding or other community gathering as it offers a stunning view, lots of opportunities for things nearby to explore while you're waiting and all of the amenities that one would require, including a large parking lot!

Confederation Centre Public Library is the largest library in the P.E.I. Public Library Service…read more It's open 7 days a week, year round and offers free wifi, as well as free programs of all kinds for all ages. Check it out!

These guys are great!…read more My mom and I went to do some genealogical research while on a lovely vacation to PEI. Seems "Nana M." claimed that she was born in England and not PEI. We basically had names and some vague dates for births. The resources these guys have are great. They include: 1) Wedding records, 2) baptism records, 3) wills, 4) old newpaper articles 5) 1841,1861, 1881, and 1891 (at least) census records. If you go to their website, some of this information is available online as well. We were able to trace many branches of our family tree and to also debunk Nana M.'s claims that she was not born on PEI. The staff was also extremely patient and helpful in answering our questions and I would recommend than to anyone with a link to PEI who is looking to trace their roots. One final note: the baptism cards are extremely useful because they allow you to link parents to children by full name which is very useful in pinning down relationships.