Nestled within a neighbourhood of historically significant Victorian houses, the museum draws thousands of visitors every year. See a lighthouse lens that weighs 3,300 pounds, a stone that may have been engraved by Vikings, and extensive displays on Yarmouth's shipping history!

In the Museum are thousands of artifacts spanning centuries of Yarmouth history, the third largest ship portrait collection in Canada, and one of the largest costume collections in Nova Scotia.

Yarmouth County Museum and Archives is the largest non-institutional archives in Nova Scotia, with roughly 25,000 photographs, newspapers dating back to 1833, extensive genealogical records and a research library.

Yarmouth County Museum and Archives