Meet Sydney’s famous 60-foot fiddle and discover how Cape Breton kept its Scottish musical traditions alive.

Start beside the harbour at Sydney’s welcoming cruise pavilion and visitor hub.

Look across the broad inlet and discover how ancient glaciers shaped Sydney’s waterfront.

Honour the civilian sailors who braved the Battle of the Atlantic between Canada and Britain.

Capture a colourful waterfront photo before the route turns into Sydney’s historic streets.

Learn why this impressive civic building serves communities far beyond the former City of Sydney.

Walk Sydney’s historic main street and trace the fortunes of the city’s steel-town years.

Discover three architectural landmarks tied to Sydney’s changing cultural and commercial life.

Admire the Gothic Revival landmark now home to Cape Breton’s lively Highland Arts Theatre.

Picture Charlotte Street engulfed in flames during Sydney’s devastating fire of 1901.

Find symbols of trade carved into the façades of Sydney’s former financial heart.

Imagine the vaudeville stars who once performed at this grand industrial-era theatre.

See how a soaring Gothic Revival church was transformed into an elegant community venue.

Discover a former convent reborn as Eltuek, a vibrant centre for art, culture and community.

Sample the spirit of Cape Breton at this locally owned craft cidery made with Nova Scotia apples.

Stand beside Sydney’s oldest building and its peaceful historic graveyard.

See the exterior of one of Sydney’s oldest surviving homes and imagine life here in the late 1700s.

Meet one of Sydney’s oldest homes and the family that lived here for more than 130 years.

Admire a beautifully preserved 1871 Greek Revival home built for schoolmaster Samuel Peters.

Discover the proud history of the Cape Breton Highlanders at their fortress-like armoury.

Stand near Sydney’s 1785 beginnings and learn the cheerful tradition behind its colourful homes.

See eastern Nova Scotia’s oldest surviving Roman Catholic church and hear its remarkable story.

End at the 1786 Kennedy House, a waterfront home with nearly 240 years of continuous use.

See the exterior of one of Sydney’s oldest surviving homes, preserved as the seasonal Cossit House Museum.