L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada

Learning Experiences

Learning Experiences

Get to Know the Norse...

Inside sod hut ©Parks Canada

• Visitor Centre
• Watch the film on Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad's search for and discovery of the site.
• Experience the smoky warmth inside full-scale replicas of Norse sod huts.
• Chat with interpreters at the Viking Encampment about the way the Norse lived here and at home. You will find interpreters have plenty of interesting information.
• Go for a stroll along the board walk. Could you have enjoyed this lifestyle?

While you're in the neighbourhood...

Take the time to visit some of the other parks and historic sites in the area.

Port au Choix National Historic Site is 228 km to the south. Three separate native cultures, Maritime Archaic, Dorset and Groswater Eskimo all lived here thousands of years ago. Tour the Visitor Centre and grounds.

Gros-Morne National Park 372 km to the south, features some of the continent's most intriguing geology and breathtaking landscapes.

Red Bay National Historic Site in southern Labrador is a 16th-century Basque whaling station. Tour the Visitor Centre, then visit the archaeological sites on Saddle Island.
 

Grenfell House Provincial Historic Site is in nearby St. Anthony. This museum commemorates the life and work of Dr. Sir Wilfred Grenfell, a figure of national historic significance, who founded the Grenfell hospital mission to northern Newfoundland and Labrador. The museum depicts the life, work and times of Sir Wilfrid Grenfell and his associates.

Pistolet Bay Provincial Park provides a sheltered campground, day-use facilities, swimming, comfort station, laundry facilities and a dumping station.

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