Visit Green Gables Farmhouse in Cavendish. The Cavendish countryside was the setting for Anne of Green Gables' fictional location "Avonlea." Located within Prince Edward Island National Park, the farmhouse is now a museum and a delightful place for fans of the children's book to relive their literary adventures.
Check out the Province House National Historic Site. Located in the island's capital city, Charlottetown, the Province House is known as the "birthplace of Canada." The house is a three story building made out of sandstone and was a colonial government structure built between 1843 and 1847. Visitors can take tours through the parliamentary rooms here, as well as look at documents and historical pictures.
Go to the Confederation Centre of Arts in Charlottetown. This sleekly modern center was opened in 1964 as Canada's national Confederation monument. Here, visitors will find a museum, library, art gallery, restaurant, memorial hall, and two theaters. Be sure to take a look at the crystal and chrome sculpture decorated with every Canadian provincial coat of arms.
Relax on Blue Heron Drive. Located in the center of Prince Edward Island, Blue Heron Drive is well know for its vast silvery North Shore beaches. There are many beautiful beach resorts, leisure areas, parks, sandstone cliffs, picnic areas, campgrounds, and other sites of interest here.
Spend the afternoon at Malpeque Gardens in Malpeque. This is one of the most beautiful gardens in all of Eastern Canada. There are hundreds of varieties of flowers on display here, such as dahlias, roses, and many more. Not only are there many gardens and botanic sections, there is a showcase beehive, as well as an old windmill.
