Cape Spear Historic Park

Open all year round, Cape Spear National Historic Park, on Highway 11 11 km (7 mi.) south of St John's, is the most easterly point in North America, and has Newfoundland's oldest lighthouse. Dating from 1835 it was in operation until 1955 and is now an interesting museum. In addition there are massive half-ruined gun emplacements from the Second World War, including the barrels of two guns each weighing 30 tons and having a range of 13 km (8 mi.).