Halifax Explosion Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Begin a 5 km walk through the neighbourhoods transformed by the 1917 Halifax Explosion and their remarkable recovery.

Pause at the memorial to the Catholic parish and community devastated by the explosion.

Walk through the historic military hilltop reshaped as a neighbourhood park and memorial landscape.

Discover how the two ships collided and set the disaster of December 6, 1917 in motion.

HALIFAX EXPLOSION MEMORIAL BELL TOWER. View the striking hilltop monument honouring the people of Halifax and Dartmouth affected by the blast.

RICHMOND STAIRCASE. See the symbolic staircase and railings bearing the names of businesses destroyed in the explosion.

View the civic site while uncovering the post-explosion school and the tragedy of Roome School.

Discover the surprising natural feature that once made these trees notorious in lumber mills across North America.

Meet the Mont-Blanc harbour pilot whose life was forever changed by the explosion and its aftermath.

See the 1913 reservoir that survived the blast and later received heritage recognition.

Pause at the firefighters' memorial and learn about the engine crew who lost their lives responding to the disaster.

Picture the brutal weather and terrifying conditions survivors faced after the explosion.

Look for traces of vanished homes in the landscape of a neighbourhood levelled by the explosion.

Discover how the railway dispatcher's final warning helped save hundreds of lives.

Trace the former dirt road once lined with North End shops and homes before the disaster reshaped Richmond.

Hear the extraordinary survival story of a baby found alive after the devastation.

View the modern shipyard and consider the debate surrounding its development on this historic waterfront.

Follow the astonishing escape of a young survivor caught in the explosion's path.

See Veith House, now an active community hub, and its memorial to children lost in the explosion.

View the former college site and discover how wartime discipline helped its occupants survive.

Discover the extraordinary international relief effort and the tradition of gratitude that continues today.

Explore the landmark garden suburb built as Halifax rebuilt after the disaster.

See how practical service lanes shaped daily life in the rebuilt neighbourhood.

Admire the English-inspired rowhouses created for families rebuilding their lives after the explosion.

View the heritage building that coordinated recovery and reconstruction after the disaster.

Finish among the active shops and eateries of this restored commercial block at the heart of the historic district.