Points of Interest
2 amazing places to discover in Cape Breton
Marconi National Historic Site
On the cliff at Table Head in Glace Bay, the wireless station from which the first official transatlantic wireless message was sent from North America to Europe in December 1902 — the birth of modern global communications.
Highlights
Site of the first official transatlantic wireless transmission (December 1902)Cliff-top interpretive trail over the tower foundationsParks Canada exhibits on the birth of global wirelessMi'kmaq co-management (Toqi'maliaptmu'k)Easy add-on to a Glace Bay + Louisbourg heritage day
Glace Bay Heritage Museum
Community museum in Glace Bay's restored Old Town Hall (c. 1903) preserving the town's coal-mining, Marconi and everyday-history heritage, with a Marconi monument on the grounds.
Highlights
Restored c. 1903 Old Town Hall on McKeen StreetExtensive Marconi exhibit; Marconi Monument on the groundsCoal-mining exhibit with pit ponyGlace Bay Harbour swordfishery display (c. 1940)Hours: Jul-Aug Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; spring & fall Tue/Thu/Sat 2-4pm; admission by donation