founders' hall

Historical site for the birth of Canada as a country. Walk in the main hall where the government officials were hasing out the fine details of becoming ONE country, one tends to feel a little nostalgic.

When visiting the tourist information center in downtown Charlottetown, make sure you take in the "The Birthplace of Conferderation". It was an excellent informative tour. The holovisuals added to the experience. A must see!

Some nice exhibits. Also the Charlottetown Visitors Center. Friendly folks with good info. Nice gift shop. Free parking on Sunday across the street.

The main touist information centre on the island - with some interesting exhibits providing an insight in Prince Edward Island's past & present

Although Charlottetown doesn't have a long boardwalk like Halifax, the Peake's Quay boardwalk at the waterfront just a short five-minute walk from Founders' Hall is a place, along with the Province House up Great George St., without which your visit to Charlottetown won't be complete! :) Also highly recommended while you're at Peake's Quay is the Cows ice cream there which was very likely the MOST delicious ice cream I've ever had, and it was quite filling too with peanuts and all that. The big "Lobster on the Wharf" restaurant is nearby too between Peake's Quay and Founders' Hall.In comparison, the Charlottetown waterfront walk that I took from one end at Founders' Hall to the other at Beaconsfield Historic House (once the most elegant home in Charlottetown), though not a continuous waterfront scene and cut up by residential areas, was way less crowded thus better for a relaxing stroll than the Halifax waterfront walk that I had taken as well a few days before.Inside Founders' Hall, there's an exhibition area for the history of the place, but I opted for the Province House instead of this one to learn the national history of the Confederation :).The best thing about Founder's Hall for me was that I was able to book here the tour to Cavendish and Anne of Green Gables with the Gray Line (I went with them to Peggy's Cove too in Nova Scotia) for the next day, there's the Gray Line counter here for the tour tickets and you come back the next day for the tour.

Nice spot to start your visit in Charlottetown. Restrooms available, restaurant services, visitor and tour information available.

Very close, walking distance from cruise terminal. Well worth a visit to understand a lot of the history of this lovely town and beautiful Prince Edward Island.

We were told to go to Dave's for a lobster roll, and we did so after church on Sunday. Huge, packed with lobster! Great advice.

A nice attempt to spoon feed the masses the history of founding of Canada. I found the audio had problems technically. Also a bit hooky they way they do the presentation, in my opinion. Felt it was dumbed down . Somewhat insulting.

Should have done this tour 1st as it gave a lot more back ground to the area & the history of our country. The only frustration it took a while to purchase tickets as the attendants were tied up.

Well done exhibit. It was interesting to go through with the "reporters" to learn about the history of the Confederation. The headset (mine was in English) worked well and you could repeat the audio if needed. I would have liked to have seen more books on Canadian history in the gift shop. Most items were related to Ann of Green Gables - which probably sell well, but didn't have anything to do with the Hall itself.

The hall was nice enough, but you really have to go there for a lobster roll. My son and I set out in search of the best and this was it. Tried many to find it! Also, next door there is a chip shack that makes very good fries. Their lobster roll, while inexpensive, just didn't quite cut it, but they serve lots of other stuff that looked delicious.

The small museum was worth a visit - really enjoyed it and found Canada's pre-Confederation history very interesting.

Founders' Hall is a quick walk-through experience where you learn about the founding of Canada and the addition of its provinces and territories. While it's well laid out and pitches at a good level of information, the attraction itself does seem a little cheesy and there's nothing truly historic remaining at the site itself. Kids will like it but I'm sure there's a YouTube video that condenses the same story down to a minute or two.

The information was presented in a fun and interesting way. It's a spoof TV newscast from the 1864 Charlottetown Conference. My issue was more with the technology. There is no reason why I should be hearing static in the headphones in between stations or have to wonder if I'm at the right spot or facing the right direction for the clip to start. I was recently at the Loch Ness Museum in Scotland and they had a similar type of display there but it worked seemlessly. If the Scotts can figure it out, we should be able to as well. The whole thing takes about 45 minutes. Probably a bit long and boring for the kids, but they do try to make it entertaining. Location is right down in the waterfront in the information centre.