Halifax - Province House

Must-see attractions nearby: Old Town Clock Halifax Citadel National Historic Site Museum of Natural History Point Pleasant Park Province House Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Harborfront

The tour also takes in the parliament chamber and the library which, with its two grand staircases, was once the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. This is where, in 1835, Joseph Howe defended himself against the charge of defamation. His acquittal is regarded as the beginning of a free press in Nova Scotia. He later went into politics and led the campaign against confederation, but ultimately joined the dominion government in Ottawa.

The last room on the tour has two sculptures of headless hawks. They were beheaded at the height of anti-American feeling in the 1840s because they looked too much like the American eagle!