About Charlottetown
Charlottetown is the capital and the largest city in Prince Edward Island. It also has the distinction of being "The Birthplace of Canada". In 1864, delegates from "Upper and Lower Canada" (now Ontario and Québec) first gathered here to discuss federation. You can relive the 1864 Charlottetown Conference at Province House where the Confederation Players perform daily historical vignettes.
Must-visits in Charlottetown include Peake's Wharf, with its colorful crafts shops, boat tours of the harbor, restaurants and boardwalks. Great George Street - a National Historic Area - is the route the Fathers of Confederation took from their ship to Province House. Nearby are the Island Crafts Shop, Cow's Ice Cream and Beaconsfield Historic House. Newer attractions include The Acadian Museum, which features exhibitions depicting the story of Island Acadians from 1720 to the present day.
And no trip to PEI is complete without visiting The Anne of Green Gables Museum and Silver Bush, the "wonder castle" of author L.M. Montgomery. This farm inspired many of her stories and the farm's pond became the famous "Lake of Shining Waters".
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