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title: "Museums in Cape Breton, NS: 11 locations"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/museums"
description: "11 museums in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, each with its address and a directions link. From open data (ODCAF), updated 14 October 2026. With a map."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Museums in Cape Breton

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

There are 11 museums in Cape Breton on this map, from open data. Each has its address and a directions link.

## Museums (11)

- **Cape Breton Miners Museum**: 17 Museum Street, B1A 5T8. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.19302,-59.94193)
- **Dominion Heritage School House Museum**: 6715 Seaside Drive, B1G 1V1. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.21351,-60.03685)
- **Fort Petrie Military Museum**: 3479 New Waterford Hwy, B1H 5B6. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.25773,-60.11836)
- **Glace Bay Heritage Museum**: 14 Mckeen, B1A 6J3. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.19746,-59.95811)
- **Jost House Museum**: 54 Charlotte Street, B1P 6T7. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.14359,-60.19873)
- **Main-à-Dieu Fishermen's Museum**: 2886 Louis Road, B1C 1X5. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.00514,-59.84628)
- **North Sydney Museum**: 309 Commercial St North, B2A 1C3. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.20998,-60.24781)
- **St. Patrick's Church Museum**: 87 Esplanade, B1P 1J5. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.14276,-60.19872)
- **Sydney and Louisburg Railway Museum**: 7330 Main Street, B1C 1P5. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.9254,-59.96234)
- **Sydney Mines Heritage Museum**: 159 Legatto Street, B1V 2Y4. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.24505,-60.23295)
- **Whitney Pier Historical Museum**: 88 Pleasant St, B1N 2G1. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.15439,-60.18413)

## Questions people ask

### How many museums are in Cape Breton?

This page lists 11 museums in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from open data (ODCAF). Open data can miss a new place or keep one that has closed, so check before you go.

## Data sources

- [Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (ODCAF), version 1.0](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/lode/databases/odcaf), licence: OGL-Canada

Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

## More

- [Public services in Cape Breton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton)
- [Elementary schools](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/elementary-schools) (24)
- [Long-term care homes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/long-term-care-homes) (19)
- [Libraries](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/libraries) (11)
- [Hospitals](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/hospitals) (5)
- [Secondary schools](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/secondary-schools) (4)
- [Service Canada Centres](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/service-canada-centres) (3)
- [Port Hawkesbury](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/port-hawkesbury)
- [Guysborough](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/guysborough)
- [Antigonish](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/antigonish)
- [St. Mary's](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/st-marys)
- [Trenton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/trenton)
- [New Glasgow](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/new-glasgow)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Museums in Cape Breton, NS: 11 locations", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/museums