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Must See
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Colorful houses making The Rooms
up the cliffside community local, national, and
of the Battery ⌂ 9 Bonaventure Ave international artists. Together
# Times vary, check these establishments are
website ¢ Mon ∑ the housed in a unique building
experience that depicts early rooms.ca that was designed to mimic
19th-century life in St. John’s. “fishing rooms,” where
Nearby Government House, A major landmark in downtown families would process their
which dates from the 1820s, St. John’s, The Rooms is a catch. There are excellent
is the official residence of the modern facility housing three views over the city from the
province’s Lieutenant Governor. provincial institutions: the distinctive granite and glass
Provincial Archives; the building. On site, there is
Museum of Newfoundland, a superb café and a well-
4 which charts the province’s stocked gift shop. Admission
history over the past 9,000
to the museum is free
The Battery years; and the Art Gallery of between 6 and 9pm on the
Newfoundland and Labrador, first Wednesday evening
⌂ Battery Rd
which showcases the work of of every month.
The colorful houses clinging
to sheer cliffs at the entrance
to the harbor are known as
the Battery. With the look and
feel of a 19th-century fishing
village, this is one of St. John’s
most photographed sites.
Once considered a challenging
place to live, it has now deve-
loped into a sought-after
location. The community is
named for the military
fortifications built here over
centuries to defend the
harbor. Local residents used
the battery’s guns in 1763 to “Connections” exhibit at the Museum of
fight off Dutch pirate ships. Newfoundland, part of The Rooms complex

East End Quidi Mallard Cottage
Pippy Park NEW COVE ROAD T H E B O U L E V A R D Vidi Lake Quidi Vidi
Village
2 miles (3 km) PORTU GAL COVE ROAD KI N G ’ S B R I D G CLA N C E Y DRIV E F O R E S T R O A D
L A KE AVE
Forest Road
Cemetery
PINE BUD AVE EMPIRE AVENU E Geo Centre Historic Site of Canada
Johnson
Signal Hill National
WINTER AV E N UE E R O
RENNIES MILL ROAD
CIRCULAR RD A D
C A R P A S I A N R O A D
Government
House
E M P I R E A V E N U E RENNIES MILL RD BANNERMAN ST Commissariat SIGNAL H I L L ROAD
House
MILITARY ROAD The Battery Cabot
GOWER STREET
MONKSTOW RD
BATTERY ROAD
BARNES ROAD
Tower
W A T E R S T R E E T
BONAV ENTURE AV E N U E
PRESCOTT ST
HA RV E Y R OA D QUEEN’S ROAD
The Rooms D U C K W O R T H S T R E E T The The Narr ows
Waterfront
FRESHWATER RD LIVINGSTONE ST HARBOUR DRIVE St. John’s S O U T H S I D E R O A D
MAYOR AVE
Harbour
LEMARCHANT ROAD BARTERS HI L L NEW GOWER ST GEORGE ST The Merchant S O U T H S I D E R O A D
Murray Premises
Tavern
CASEY ST 0 meters 800 N
WAT E R S T Cape Spear Lighthouse 0 yards 800
SPRINGDALE ST
9 miles (15 km)
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