Cape Breton Fossil Centre/Sydney Mines Heritage Museum - Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

Le Cape Breton Fossil Centre / Sydney Mines Heritage Museum est un museum d'histoire naturelle et un organisme à but non lucratif situé à 159 Legatto St, Sydney Mines, NS B1V 5S6, Canada. Il est facilement accessible en fauteuil roulant, dispose de places assises accessibles en fauteuil roulant et de toilettes accessibles en fauteuil roulant. Ce lieu offrant un accès adapté aux familles, est également LGBTQ+ friendly, convient aux enfants et dispose de parking gratuit.

Le museum propose également une boutique de cadeaux et une connexion Wi-Fi gratuite.

Caractéristiques

• Bien équipé pour les personnes en fauteuil roulant
• Adapté aux familles
• LGBTQ+ friendly
• Convient aux enfants
• Parking gratuit

Spécialités

• Musée du patrimoine
• Organisme à but non lucratif
• Attraction touristique

Informations pratiques

• Adresse : 159 Legatto St, Sydney Mines, NS B1V 5S6, Canada
• Téléphone : 9025440992
• Site web : capebretonfossilcentre.com

Avis : Cette entreprise a 84 avis sur Google My Business.

Avis moyen : 4.5/5.

👍 Avis de Cape Breton Fossil Centre/Sydney Mines Heritage Museum

Anne-Marie A.

5/5

Le français suivra:
I had such a blast today at the CB Fossil Centre!! As a scientist and a science enthusiast, this was so much fun. Their permanent exhibit is on the carboniferous period (imagine proto-trees, in the mega-insect-fauna era) and features a ton of fossils from CB and NS. The traveling exhibit features the remains of mastodons found across NS, along with many more fossilised remains found in the same digs. There's a ton of information about mastodons, fossils of Nova Scotia, how they're found and preserved; it's a literal mine of information! The guides are passionate and knowledgeable. There's a lab with actual research still being done so this is not just a gallery, it's a living working research center! I also really enjoyed the gender neutral bathroom and the diverse gift shop with many items for feminine people who also love science, dinosaurs and rocks.
FR:
J'ai adoré le centre de fossiles du cap Breton! En tant que scientifique qui aime la science sous toutes ses formes, j'ai vraiment apprécié ma visite. Tous les présentoirs sont bilingues. L'exposition permanente est sur l'ère carbonifère (pensez aux ancêtres des arbres à l'époque des insectes géants) et présente des tonnes de fossiles trouvés au Cap Breton et en Nouvelle-Écosses. Il y a actuellement une expo temporaire sur les mastodontes avec des restes fossilisés trouvés en Nouvelle-Écosse, plein d'info sur les recherches de fossiles, d'autres restes trouvés dans les mêmes fouilles, une vraie mine d'info! Les guides sont passionnés et en savent beaucoup sur leur sujet. C'est aussi un laboratoire de recherche, pas seulement un musée, donc il y a des découvertes qui continuent à s'y faire tous les jours! J'ai beaucoup aimé la salle de bains non-genrée et la diversité des items dans la boutique souvenir, dont plusieurs trucs plus féminins car la science, les dinosaures et les roches, c'est pas juste une affaire de garçons!

Jean-François N.

5/5

Une magifique collection et beaucoup d'information sur la paléontologie de la région. Si j'étais membre du conseil municipal de Sidney Mines, j'augmenterais la subvention accordée au musée.

Diane M.

4/5

J'aurais aimé en voir plus mais ce que j'ai vu était très bien

Krystal I.

5/5

The staff is very knowledgeable and their enthusiasm makes their guided tour of the Fossil Center very interesting! This place is almost literally in my backyard and I don't frequent there enough but every time I do, I leave with new knowledge and appreciation for our community. My two children and I also received a guided tour of the Heritage Museum. It was very interesting because being a 40something year old individual from the town, the tour guide and I were able to learn from each other as she was open to hearing my experiences related to their displays. An overall great afternoon spent here!

Jane B.

5/5

I have seen fossils in other museums but was excited to see how great these ones were. The details were amazing. You could see the veining in some of the leaf fossils. The cost was minimal for such a great tour. You don't have to take the tour but I highly recommend it. Then, you can go next door to the Heritage museum on the same ticket. It is filled with history of local, and area, memorabilia. It is in an old Train station and it is a great history lesson.

Kate A.

5/5

When I told the curator my grandfather was born in Sydney Mines, he gave my mom and me a private ~ 2 hour tour all about the history of coal mining in the area and the fossils that were found as a result. He even explained where we could find our own coal and possibly fossils along a beach after. It was one of the most special experiences we could have had.

Shailesh K.

5/5

Little hidden in terms of location but nice place! Very good knowledge about the fossil trees and animals. My boys loved it. The tour guide was very nice and well informed. Highly recommended.

G S.

5/5

We’ve had a wonderful trip to fossil centre followed up by the Heritage museum tour. We were 5: 2 adults and 3 children (8,12,14). All of us loved it there. The staff were so great, special thanks to Cynthia and Riley (forgive me if I spelled the names wrong). They gave us such great tours, very knowledgable. Guided tours were included in the price, we paid 26 CDN as a family. This place is such a gem! Highly recommend.