Landscape of Grand Pré

Compared to the other parks listed here, this 13-square-kilometre site is pretty small, but what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in historical significance. Located in Nova Scotia’s idyllic Annapolis Valley on the Bay of Fundy’s Minas Basin, the Landscape of Grande Pré seems frozen in time—in the 1680s, to be exact. It was during that time that Acadians established settlement in this area and developed agriculture using a system of dykes and drainage networks. It’s also a memorial to the Grand Dérangement, which marked the forced expulsion of the Acadian people from the community. Tip: Head to the View Park on Old Post Road for a panoramic vista.