PEI Tourism Explorer
58 curated places across 6 regions
Stylized map of the island — click a region to browse its places. Counts update automatically as locations are added; the legend below shows how many places match each feature.
Showing 58 destinations that are child friendly and authentic pei
The island's capital and the birthplace of Confederation — harbour-front strolls, Victorian streetscapes, a serious food scene and big-city culture in a small-town package.
An 1877 Georgian mansion overlooking the harbour, furnished to the Victorian era and open for guided tours.
The Island's biggest farmers market gathers more than sixty vendors under one roof - produce, lunch counters, crafts and kids' treats. Saturdays year-round are an Island ritual, with summer Art and Lunch markets on Wednesdays.
Canada's national memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, hosting theatre, art exhibitions and the long-running Anne of Green Gables — The Musical in the heart of downtown.
Factory tour behind PEI's beloved ice cream and cheddar brand, with tastings and a whoopie pie to take home.
An interactive walk through the story of Canada's birth, told in a restored 1860s railcar shop by the water.
Harbour-front wharf of shops, boat tours, ice cream and sunset views over Charlottetown Harbour.
The sandstone legislature where delegates met in 1864 to discuss the union that became Canada — the story of Confederation starts here.
The classic postcard coast: white dunes, red cliffs and the Anne of Green Gables country around Cavendish and the national park.
The farmhouse where L.M. Montgomery was married and found inspiration for her most famous heroine, still run by her descendants.
Family-owned sailing tour operator departing from the floating dock in North Rustico Harbour — quiet eco sailboats with electric drive and solar power cruise the north shore for seals, seabirds and other marine life, and well-behaved dogs are welcome aboard.
A restored church and schoolhouse cluster beside Green Gables with eateries, shops and summer entertainment.
Atlantic Canada's only twin-screen drive-in, just north of Charlottetown. Two first-run features play at dusk nightly through the season, with a full canteen serving popcorn, fries and cheeseburgers between shows.
Overlooking Stanley Bridge harbour, the Carr family serves their own world-famous Malpeque oysters alongside lobster, mussels and full mains. Watch the shucker work, then browse the aquarium, gift shop and Manor of Birds.
The island's signature stretch of white sand backed by dunes and dune grass, with supervised swimming in July and August.
Museum in Canada's oldest Acadian community telling the story of the smallest bank ever chartered in North America. Tours include the 1772 Doucet House, the Island's oldest surviving dwelling, plus food experiences.
Fresh lobster suppers and a full family menu at North Rustico's fishing wharf, plus a large gift shop and harbour-side deck. Watch the boats come in before settling in for supper, May through October.
A pull-off above one of the most photographed fishing harbours in Canada — lobster boats, red cliffs and a winding inlet.
Parks Canada site preserving the farmhouse that inspired L.M. Montgomery's novels, with the Haunted Woods and Lovers' Lane trails.
A floating boardwalk across Bowley Pond to the parabolic dunes of the Greenwich peninsula — the island's rarest landscape.
A farm winery in the Wheatley River hills crafting award-winning mead from Island honey and farm-grown fruit. Taste at the store or book the Mead-mobile tour past bees, orchards and lavender.
This 1905 National Historic Site is where L.M. Montgomery departed in 1890, sharing the train with Sir John A. Macdonald. The red-gabled landmark, designed by Charles Chappell, anchors downtown Kensington.
The modest Clifton house where the author was born in 1874, displaying her early notebooks and memorabilia.
The Original PEI Lobster Suppers has served since 1958 - third-generation Nicholsons and MacRaes drawing from a 20,000-pound on-site lobster pound. Find it on Route 258, ten minutes from Cavendish Beach.
Working range light over a busy fishing harbour famous for lobster suppers and seal-watching tours.
Forty kilometres of north-shore dunes, red sandstone cliffs, boardwalks and protected piping plover habitat.
A New Glasgow landmark pairing a preserve shop, comfort-food restaurant and twelve acres of gardens, complete with a tropical butterfly house. Homemade ice cream and from-scratch desserts have drawn visitors for decades.
The farm where L.M. Montgomery lived her first thirty-seven years, open to wander along wooded paths and fields she described in her stories. Ruins of the house and farm buildings remain among the groves.
An art-and-food oasis at Brackley Beach: award-winning pottery made on site, a gallery showing more than fifty Island artists, designer studios and gardens, plus a café plating local seafood and beef on handmade ware.
Canada's largest handmade goat-milk soapery, featured on The Amazing Race Canada. The family farm shop pours 100% natural soaps, creams and bath treats on site and welcomes visitors almost every day of the year.
A restaurant, community hub and take-out marché overlooking the River Clyde. Chef Emily Wells' team cook PEI farmers' and fishers' ingredients into comfort classics with an international twist.
A hidden-gem beach near Darnley where sandstone cliffs, sea stacks and caves replace the Island's usual rolling dunes. Hunt for the famous teacup rock at low tide and enjoy gentle, sheltered waves.
Western PEI's unhurried 350-kilometre shoreline of Acadian villages, lighthouses, wind farms and hidden beaches.
Provincial museum preserving Acadian heritage from 1720 to today, with paintings by Claude Picard among its treasures.
Three gabled buildings — house, tavern and chapel — built from 25,000 recycled glass bottles, with gardens and glass sculptures.
A world-ranked food museum celebrating the humble spud, complete with the world's largest potato sculpture and a country kitchen.
Sheltered park of dunes, campgrounds and supervised swimming beside the West Point lighthouse inn.
Mi'kmaq community reachable by causeway, offering guided cultural experiences, the Legacy Trail and beach clam bakes.
At the island's northwestern tip, where the Gulf of St. Lawrence meets the Northumberland Strait beside a pioneering wind farm.
A striking 13-storey black-and-white tower housing a museum and inn, on the beaches of Cedar Dunes Provincial Park.
The east end is all about beaches — more than 50 in minutes — linked by lighthouses, fishing towns and the Confederation Trail.
Home of the famous singing sands that squeak underfoot, with a fisheries museum and a swaying bridge over the inlet.
A square tapered 1881 tower whose Marconi wireless operators once relayed distress traffic from the Titanic.
A 449-kilometre converted rail bed rolling tip to tip across the island — flat, gravelled and dotted with quiet villages.
Where the tides of the Gulf and the Strait visibly collide; climb the 1897 tower and watch for seals and seabirds.
A living 1890s farming village with barn animals, a working forge, and church and schoolhouse demonstrations.
A climbable 1880 tower with interpretive displays, beside a red-sand beach in the ferry town to the Magdalen Islands.
A relaxed harbour village of studios and seafood shacks serving as the gateway to the Greenwich dunes.
A red-and-white 1876 tower with a keeper's museum near the ferry terminal to Nova Scotia.
The south shore facing the Northumberland Strait, where warm water, red clay cliffs and the Confederation Bridge set the pace.
Paddle the protected Northumberland Strait waters off Victoria-by-the-Sea with guides who welcome novices and families alike. Add the clam-digging experience and cook up your own catch - a classic Red Sands Shore outing.
A picturesque harbour light at the mouth of Canoe Cove, reachable down a quiet red-dirt lane.
Built in 1864, Seacow Head is one of PEI's five original colonial lighthouses and among the oldest wooden lights in the Maritimes. A recognized heritage lighthouse, twenty minutes west of the Confederation Bridge.
The Gilbert family has hand-dipped chocolate in tiny Victoria-by-the-Sea since 1987 - small batches with natural flavours, real liqueurs and fresh Island fruit. Stay for Sunday brunch, workshops or wine-and-chocolate evenings.
A harbour-side pub in Victoria-by-the-Sea claiming the village's most stunning view, pouring local brews beside an award-winning lobster roll made with fresh PEI lobster. Open seasonally, May through October.
PEI's oldest lighthouse (1845), a round brick tower with a keeper's chowder house serving seasonal meals.
Grass-covered earthworks marking the first French settlement on the island and its later British garrison, with harbour views and Mi'kmaq history.
Gold-award-winning craft ciders poured from a 45-acre orchard in the rolling hills of Riverdale. The tasting room also offers traditionally made Scottish produce, with deck dining, tours and private bookings.
Small family farm on the south shore raising goats and handcrafting soap the slow way - creamy, cold-process bars and bath goods made from their own milk and island ingredients.
A storybook village with a wharf, lighthouse, live theatre and chocolate factory on the Northumberland Strait.
PEI's second city — Celtic culture, a lively harbour-front boardwalk and the gateway to the western drives.
School of bagpiping, drumming, fiddle and step dance, with summer classes, concerts and ceilidhs celebrating PEI's Celtic roots.
Saturday market packed with island produce, baked goods, crafts and ready-to-eat lobster rolls.
Handheld pies baked with Island ingredients to fuel adventures - savoury Bacon Cheeseburger or Curried Chickpea, sweet Strawberry Rhubarb or Apple Cinnamon. The Albany bakehouse runs year-round, with a seasonal Cavendish cart.