Tourism
The Northeast Avalon offers a tourism experience like no other.
From the windswept headland trails where icebergs whales and
puffins can be seen in season, to the quiet outport and village
roads, to the bustling streets of downtown St. John’s, we have a
tourism experience that draws a growing number of tourists
every year.
The urban jewel in the tourism crown of the Northeast Avalon is St. John’s, Canada’s oldest and most distinctive city. St. John’s delivers a sophisticated city experience with small town warmth and safety. Nearby Mount Pearl, the province’s newest city, has all the energy you’d expect of such a prosperous metropolis.
All of the Avalon Peninsula is within a few hours drive of the province's capital city, and its neighbour Mount Pearl.
This seacoast has, over the last five centuries, attracted every sort of adventurer from roving buccaneers to the English and Irish ancestors of its modern day residents.
Underneath it all beats a youthful adventurous heart, best expressed for all to share in one of North America’s liveliest arts and music scenes. Opportunities for business development are limited only by the imagination of the entrepreneur.
Relax at one of our golf courses, take a boat tour to see whales and icebergs, stand on a windswept cliff beneath a towering lighthouse and hear the whispered voices of ancient peoples. Watch the sun make its daily first appearance in North America. Make yourself at home in our home. You’ll know us when you see us – we’re just a warm smile away.
Why do visitors keep coming back? Because St. John’s and Eastern Newfoundland beguile and enchant, intrigue and fascinate, charm and captivate all who visit.
Thrill to the drum beat and sound of marching feet in the Signal Hill Military Tattoo. Explore our geology. Learn about battles fought and Arctic Adventures. Visit unique National and Provincial Historic Sites. Explore the intriguing community museums dotted throughout the area. Immerse yourself in our culture and discover what makes us unique.
Wander down the narrow and crisscrossing streets carved by horse and carriage over 100 years ago. Pass the jellybean row houses wedged together in every space lining the sides of steep hills and hidden alleyways. Once you’ve meandered down to the waterfront, look towards the Narrows and imagine a time when the harbour was brimming 
with fishing schooners.
Visit the Quidi Vidi where tiny wooden homes still cling valiantly to the cliff sides ravaged by ocean waves. Then, hike up Signal Hill to the heights of Cabot Tower where military men guarded our shores in 1812, and Marconi made his first transmission across the Atlantic in 1901. Look out over the cliffs and watch the city’s Harbour and skyline spread out before you. Perched on the top of the horizon is The Rooms, home to our provincial museum, art gallery and archives, which stands valiantly next to the hauntingly beautiful St. John the Baptist Basilica.
As you explore the history of this place, shop at any of the hundreds of fine boutiques, shops, cafés, restaurants, and art galleries lining our streets. In the evening, sit back, relax, and enjoy some local theatre where our actors will whisk you away to another place and time. For some nightlife excitement, head to George Street. Here, clubs, pubs, bars, and restaurants are stacked and crammed along this famous cobblestone street. Every evening George Street blazes with energy, especially during the George Street Festival - five days and nights of dynamic musical entertainment.
Here, courteous and lively people treat you as friends - willing to send you in the right direction, help you on your way, or even take you there. Always happy to tell a tale, no matter how tall, just to make you smile. Certainly a city like no other.
All parts of the peninsula are within a few hours drive of the province's capital city, St. John's, and its newest city, Mount Pearl. Here you will find arts and entertainment, great food, and a wide range of accommodations, as well as some terrific buys on Newfoundland crafts and artwork. You will also find warm, fun-loving people with high regard for friendliness and hospitality.
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Colliers was settled only in the latter part of the 18th century, relatively late compared with towns such as Cupids and Carbonear. While the first settlers were fishermen, by the mid-19th century farming was the main economic activity, as the many meadows in the area attest today. However, little farming is carried on today.