• Introduction
• 1. Azores
• 2. Bermuda
• 3. Bucks County
• 4. Cape Breton Island
• 5. Chicago
• 6. Jackson Hole
• 7. Juneau
• 8. Niagara-on-the-Lake
• 9. Ojai
• 10. Reykjavik

Cape Breton Island

Nova Scotia's northernmost landmass of Cape Breton Island brims with rustic scenery, history, and abundant wildlife. And with summer comes the perfect weather to enjoy all the adventure and beauty for which this colorful, cultural bit of the Maritimes is known. You can camp out in Cape Breton Highlands National Park after hiking one of its more than 2 dozen trails; drive along the famed 185-mile Cabot Trail; stop at Ingonish Beach for a swim in the Atlantic; charter a boat for up-close-and-personal views of whales and Atlantic Puffins; and get in touch with the area’s Gaelic roots by trekking along the Ceilidh Trail (pronounced KAY-lee). However you choose to spend your summer weekend in Cape Breton, you'll feel miles away from the day-to-day back home.

How:  Book a flight into Halifax International Airport (YHZ) with a connecting flight to Cape Breton's Sydney Airport (YQY): fly to Halifax from Atlanta (Delta; 3 hours), Boston (Air Canada, Delta; 1.5 hours), Chicago (United; 3 hours), Detroit (NWA; 3 hours), New York (Air Canada, American, Continental, Delta; 2 hours), Washington, D.C. (Air Canada, United: 2.5 hours); the connecting flight to Sydney on Air Canada's affiliate, Air Canada Jazz is just 60 minutes.

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