Pictou Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Pictou
Once an active shipping port and the shire town of the county, today Pictou is primarily a local service centre for surrounding rural communities and is the primary tourist destination in this region of Nova Scotia. The name Pictou, pronounced 'Pick-toe', derives from the Mi'kmaq namePiktuk, meaning "explosive place", a reference to the river of pitch that was found in the area, or perhaps from methane bubbling up from coal seams below the harbour. Pictou had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq Aboriginal summer coastal community prior to European settlement. Pictou was part of the Epekwitk aq Piktuk Mi'kmaq District, which included present-day Prince Edward Island and Pictou. Pictou was a receiving point for many Scottish immigrants moving to a new home in northern Nova Scotia and Cape
Top Attractions in Pictou
Explore the best things to see and do in Pictou:
- ★deCoste Centre
- ★Hector Heritage Quay
- ★McCulloch House Museum
- ★No. 2 Construction Battalion Monument
- ★Northumberland Fisheries Museum
- ★Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial)
Where to Eat in Pictou
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Acropole Pizza and Donair
- 🍴Crown Pizza
- 🍴Sharon's Place
Where to Stay in Pictou
- 🏨Customs House Inn
- 🏨Lionstone Inn and Cabins
- 🏨Pictou Lodge Beach Resort
- 🏨Willow House Inn
Pictou Travel Guide Sections
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