Bank of Nova Scotia Museum

Bank of Nova Scotia Museum Review

Bank of Nova Scotia Museum is considered one of the best community museums in Newfoundland. It has a display of the 1929 tidal wave that struck Burin and the surrounding coastal communities and information on the famous gangster Al Capone, who helped raise money for the local cottage hospital and arts center when he ran rum through the Burin Peninsula during prohibition. The museum is part of Burin's Heritage Square, along with the Burin Heritage House, or the Reddy House, which gives you a sense of what life used to be like in this fishing community. Heritage Square also inclues a craft shop and café.