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Haliburton Highlands

Haliburton Highlands, also known as Haliburton County, is a municipality of about 21,000 people (2021) in Central Ontario. It offers more than 600 pristine lakes, and thousands of hectares of virgin forest and wilderness on one of the highest parts of the Canadian Shield. The county includes Algonquin Provincial Park's "panhandle" in its north east corner.

Understand
The Highlands are only a few hours from centres such as Ottawa, Toronto, and Barrie, yet the area has preserved its natural and wild setting. Nestled between the increasingly developed and expensive Muskoka Region and the unspoilt and vast Algonquin Provincial Park, the Haliburton Highlands are a great place for a relaxed, cultured, and beautiful vacation amongst the peaks and lakes.

As a large rural county, Haliburton is made up of a number of smaller towns and communities. Place names, directions, and everyday conversations with locals may refer to the old townships, villages, lakes or rivers:
 * The village of is the primary community in the United Townships of Dysart et al, on Head Lake and the Drag River. Note that Haliburton Lake is some distance away, near the tiny community of Fort Irwin. The town is roughly in the center of the county, on Highway 118.
 * The town of is in the township of Minden Hills, on the Gull River and Highway 35. It is also known for being the county seat for the entire Haliburton County. Visitors will pass Minden arriving from the Kawarthas.
 * The community of is on the eastern edge of the county, in Highlands East. A group of towns and hamlets around Cardiff call themselves the Geocaching Capital of Canada. Visitors will pass through Cardiff on Highway 118, arriving from Bancroft.
 * At the County's far north west corner is cut off from the provincial highways in the rest of the county. Instead, it's on Highway 60 which connects Huntsville with Algonquin Park. It's the last settlement on the highway before entering Algonquin Park, but it's mostly known as a hub for cottage rentals.

Its economy is dominated by tourism. The ratio of properties occupied in the summer months to properties occupied year-round is about 3 to 1. Employment primarily caters to the needs of this seasonal cottage country population, including residential construction, resorts, services and retail.

It was named after Thomas Chandler Haliburton, author, statesman, and the first chairman of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company.

Visitor information

 * Haliburton Highlands Tourism
 * Destination Ontario: Haliburton Highlands

By car
Most people enter Haliburton by car. While Haliburton residents have refined countless personal routes into the County, most visitors stick to the main highways. However, traffic congestion on weekends from May to August can try anyone's patience, and visitors should "be inventive" when planning their trip.

 * From the south: Provincial Highways 35 from Toronto and 28 from Peterborough are the two main arteries from Southern Ontario
 * From the west: Provincial Highway 118 from Bracebridge
 * From the north: Algonquin Park's southern boundary obstructs direct road access from the north, and most visitors entering the County from this direction take the eastern or western routes.
 * From the east: Provincial Highway 28 is the most common route from Ottawa and Eastern Ontario

By plane

 * The Haliburton Highlands have more than 600 freshwater lakes, many of which are suitable for pontoon plane landings and take-offs
 * There is also the centrally located Haliburton/Stanhope Municipal Airport for general aviation; there are no scheduled services.

Get around

At its widest and tallest, Haliburton County is about by 70 km, and the distance from Cardiff in the south east to Oxtongue Lake in the north west is about. Having access to a car lets you experience the variety of wilderness that the county is known for.

Although the highways are only two-lanes wide (one in each direction) and twisty due to the rocky, swampy landscape, navigating the county is fairly simple if you know the few key routes. Highway 35 runs generally north-south, entering the county in the south near Kinmount, passing through Minden Village, Carnarvon, St. Nora Lake, and Dorset, before leaving the county in the north, toward Dwight and Highway 60. Highway 118 runs generally east-west, entering the county in the east at Paudash, near Bancroft. It passes through Cardiff, Haliburton, Stanhope, Carnarvon, and Big East Lake, continuing west out of the county to Bracebridge.

Highway 60 passes through the county from Dwight to the west gate of Algonquin Park, serving Oxtongue Lake along the way. County Road 21 links the villages of Minden and Haliburton.

If you've arrived without a car, taxi services are available in Minden and Haliburton Villages. Car rental is available only in Haliburton.

By ATV or snowmobile (with the appropriate permit, as conditions allow), the Haliburton Rail Trail can take you about from Kinmount to Haliburton. Sturdy bicycles can also use the rail trail, as well as a network of other roadways, gravel pathways or service roads, but riders should be aware of rough surfaces, steep hills, and highway traffic.

See

 * Scenic look-outs and vistas on top of rocky cliffs and hills provides views of surrounding peaks and lakes. The views are especially spectacular in fall, as leaves turn to bright red and orange.
 * Several waterfalls are easy to access:
 * The mysterious Harburn Wells, deep shafts in the Canadian shield developed during the last ice age.
 * Scenic look-outs and vistas on top of rocky cliffs and hills provides views of surrounding peaks and lakes. The views are especially spectacular in fall, as leaves turn to bright red and orange.
 * Several waterfalls are easy to access:
 * The mysterious Harburn Wells, deep shafts in the Canadian shield developed during the last ice age.
 * Several waterfalls are easy to access:
 * The mysterious Harburn Wells, deep shafts in the Canadian shield developed during the last ice age.
 * Several waterfalls are easy to access:
 * The mysterious Harburn Wells, deep shafts in the Canadian shield developed during the last ice age.
 * Several waterfalls are easy to access:
 * The mysterious Harburn Wells, deep shafts in the Canadian shield developed during the last ice age.
 * The mysterious Harburn Wells, deep shafts in the Canadian shield developed during the last ice age.
 * The mysterious Harburn Wells, deep shafts in the Canadian shield developed during the last ice age.

Do

 * : 13 km of classic & skate trails. 1.5-km lit loop for night skiing. intermediate to difficult. In the Village of Haliburton on Fleming College Drive.
 * : 13 km of classic & skate trails – easy to intermediate through picturesque forest terrain – large warming hut – on County Road #14 on the way to Eagle Lake.
 * 5 km of classic & skate trails – easy to intermediate – dog friendly. 4.25 km of snowshoe trails. 12 Mile Lake Road at Taylor Lake Rd off of Hwy #35, 5 km south of Carnarvon, 5 km north of Minden.
 * YMCA Camp Wanakita: 16 km of intermediate, classic-only skiing.
 * YMCA Camp Wanakita: 16 km of intermediate, classic-only skiing.

Drink

Sleep
Many cottages, cabins, and small resorts are found throughout the county; some are right along the Highway 35 and 118 corridors, others are tucked further away from the beaten path on quiet old roads, closer to a lake or river. Oxtongue Lake is a popular spot for cottages, close to Highway 35, Algonquin Park, and towns in Muskoka. There are also a few small hotels/motels in the towns of Minden and Haliburton, for visitors who prefer having a few 'main street' amenities in walking distance.

Connect
The Haliburton County Public Library provides free public Wi-Fi and computer access at 7 branches, including in Cardiff, Haliburton village, Minden, and Stanhope. Wi-Fi signal is typically available outside the buildings after hours.

Go next

 * Kawarthas - A cottage country region that includes several towns along the Trent-Severn Waterway, including Peterborough, Bobcaygeon, and Fenelon Falls.
 * Muskoka - Known as a somewhat busier cottage destination. Huntsville is in the north part of the region, west of Oxtongue Lake. Bracebridge is at the end Highway 118 further south, with waterfalls and a unique popular theme park. Lake of Bays is a community centered around one of Muskoka's larger lakes, near Dorset.
 * Bancroft - the "mineral capital of Canada", east of Cardiff in the Ottawa Valley

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Halifax (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Halifax:

Australia

 * Halifax (Queensland) - A town in Queensland.

Canada

 * Halifax (Nova Scotia) - A city in Nova Scotia.

England

 * Halifax (England) - A town in West Yorkshire.

United States of America

 * Halifax (Massachusetts) - A town of  Massachusetts.
 * Halifax (North Carolina) - A town in North Carolina.
 * Halifax (Pennsylvania) - A town in Pennsylvania.
 * Halifax (Vermont) - A town in Vermont.
 * Halifax (Virginia) - A town in Virginia.

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Halifax (England)

Halifax is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 90,000 in 2021. It is well known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, which dealt through the Halifax Piece Hall. It is internationally famous for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee (now owned by Nestlé), the Halifax Bank, Halifax RLFC, The Gibbet and Shibden Hall.

History
Halifax Parish Church, parts of which go back to the 12th century, has always been dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church's first organist, in 1765, was William Herschel, who went on to discover the planet Uranus.The coat of arms of Halifax include the chequers from the original coat of arms of the Earls Warenne, who held the town during Norman times. Halifax was also notorious for the 'Halifax Gibbet', an early form of the guillotine used to execute criminals by decapitation, it was last used in 1650. A replica of the gibbet has been erected on the original site in Gibbet Street. The original gibbet blade is on display at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. Punishment in Halifax was notoriously harsh, as remembered in the Beggar's Litany by John Taylor (1580–1654), a prayer whose text included "From Hull, from Halifax, from Hell, ‘tis thus, From all these three, Good Lord deliver us." Daniel Defoe was also famous resident of Halifax.

Economy
As well as the significance of the Halifax Building Society (which merged with the Bank of Scotland in 2001), the town has associations with confectionery. John Mackintosh and his wife, Violet, opened a toffee shop in King Cross Lane in 1890. Violet formulated the toffee's recipe. John became known as 'The Toffee King'. A factory was opened on Queens Road in 1898. A new factory at Albion Mill, at the current site near the railway station, opened in 1909. John died in 1920, and his son Harold continued the business and took it to the present size and range of confectionery it has today. Their famous brands, including Rolo, Toffee Crisp and Quality Street of chocolate and confectionery are popular in the UK, and around the world. It was merged with Rowntree in 1969, which was then bought by Nestlé in 1988.

Halifax was a busy heavy industrial town dealing in and producing wool, carpets, machine tools, and beer. The Crossley family began carpet manufacture in modest premises at Dean Clough, on the banks of the Hebble Brook. The family was philanthropic and Joseph and Sir Francis Crossley built and endowed Almshouses for their workers, which exist to this day and are run by volunteer trustees.

Get in
Halifax is in the south-eastern corner of the moorland region called the South Pennines. Halifax is about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the M62 motorway close to Bradford, Huddersfield and Rochdale.

By plane

 * Leeds/Bradford International Airport . This is the nearest airport, by road. It can be reached by taking a train to Leeds and then a bus to the airport departing from the train station. The number of flights from Leeds Bradford airport continues to increase.
 * Manchester Airport . This airport is the easiest and quickest to access. It is the UK's busiest airport, outside London, with many European and inter-continental flights. There is a rail station within the airport complex, with services running through Huddersfield to Newcastle, at least half-hourly throughout the day (see by train below).

By train
is on the Caldervale Line, with links to Manchester Victoria, York via Bradford and Leeds, Blackpool North and via Brighouse to Huddersfield and Wakefield Westgate. All services are operated by Northern.

By car
Halifax is well served by the M62. Junction 24 is the best and fastest way to reach Halifax from the M62

Get around
First Calderdale & Huddersfield operate most bus services in Halifax, while Arriva operate services that link Halifax with Dewsbury and Wakefield. Halifax is well connected to Huddersfield and the nearby cities of Bradford and Leeds with the First services 503, 508 and 576, serving these destinations every 10–20 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes. First also run services into other counties, including 528 to Rochdale via Ripponden and Littleborough, 590 to Rochdale via Todmorden and Littleborough and 592 to Burnley via Todmorden.

West Yorkshire Metro provide operator independent information about local public transport including travel passes

See

Do

 * Rugby League: Halifax Panthers are among the 13-a-side game's founders, breaking away from Rugby Union in 1895. The Rugby League season is March-Sept and Panthers play in the Championship, the games' second tier. Their home ground is The Shay, capacity 14,000, along A629 near the railway station east side of town.
 * Football (Soccer): FC Halifax Town play in the National League, that game's fifth tier, and they too play at The Shay. They're the successor club to Halifax Town, which went bust in 2008.
 * Halifax Traditions Festival, Town Centre. Annual, last weekend of September.
 * Rugby League: Halifax Panthers are among the 13-a-side game's founders, breaking away from Rugby Union in 1895. The Rugby League season is March-Sept and Panthers play in the Championship, the games' second tier. Their home ground is The Shay, capacity 14,000, along A629 near the railway station east side of town.
 * Football (Soccer): FC Halifax Town play in the National League, that game's fifth tier, and they too play at The Shay. They're the successor club to Halifax Town, which went bust in 2008.
 * Halifax Traditions Festival, Town Centre. Annual, last weekend of September.

Drink
Halifax town centre has a huge selection of bars, traditional pubs and late night venues, many of which are situated literally within yards of each other.

Go next

 * Huddersfield
 * Bradford
 * Leeds is about 40 minutes away by train

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Halifax (Massachusetts)

Halifax is a Massachusetts town of 8,000 (2020).

By car
The heart of Halifax lies at the intersection of MA-106 and MA-58.

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Halifax

Halifax is the capital city of Nova Scotia and the largest city in Atlantic Canada. The city's origins and rich maritime history derive from a strategic location and one of the world's great natural harbours. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Halifax was the entry point for European immigration to Canada. Today, Halifax is a busy Atlantic seaport and the economic and cultural hub of Eastern Canada.

Understand
Halifax is the provincial and regional hub of Nova Scotia. It is, however, a small city by North American standards (2024 pop. 463,000). Rather than feeling relegated to 'second-fiddle' status, this dichotomy is celebrated by residents who take pride in their slower pace and warm hospitality.

History
The area around Halifax has been inhabited by native Mi'kmaq for millennia. Modern Halifax was founded on June 21, 1749 as a British military outpost. Easily defended and featuring the world's second largest natural harbour, Halifax proved its worth during the Seven Years' War against the French and later in the American Revolutionary War, and as the base grew in size and importance, a significant population of merchants and other civilians sprung up in its wake.

On December 6, 1917, the collision of the SS Mont-Blanc, a freighter loaded with over 2,500 tons of explosives, and the SS Imo resulted in the Halifax Explosion, which killed over 2,000 people and levelled the northern half of the city. It was the largest artificial explosion before the invention of the nuclear bomb. There are numerous monuments around the city commemorating the explosion, including the Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower in the North End and a piece of the Mont-Blanc's anchor over 3 km away.

The city was quickly rebuilt, and during World War II Halifax was busier than ever, with British supply convoys assembling to start their perilous journey across the Atlantic as German U-boats lurked offshore. After the war, over a million immigrants to Canada passed through Halifax.

Orientation
The city of Halifax is on Halifax Peninsula, on the west side of the harbour, with Dartmouth to the east. The main landmark is the Halifax Citadel, on a high hill above the city, and it divides the city into three districts: the South End, representing the older, wealthier urban core south of the Citadel; the North End, the grittier northern suburbs destroyed by the Explosion; and the largely residential West End. The downtown core is sandwiched between the Citadel and the sea, making navigation a snap. Inhabitants of the city are known as Haligonians.

Climate
Extreme cold or hot temperatures are rare, as Halifax is located next to the ocean. Also the Gulf Stream helps making the winters milder. Typical for an oceanic climate at these latitudes, there will be a lot of rain or snow throughout the year. Summer and early autumn are, weather-wise, the best seasons to visit the city. In the autumn months hurricanes affecting the North American east coast may occasionally move all the way up to Halifax.

Airport

Destinations
Direct flights to Halifax within Canada include from Calgary (4.75 hours), from Edmonton (4.5 hours), from Montreal (1.5-1.75 hours), from Ottawa (1.5 hours), from St. John's (2 hours), and from Toronto (2 hours).

Direct flights to Halifax from destinations in the United States of America include from New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and limited service to a number of regional and holiday destinations.

Direct flights to Halifax from Saint-Pierre (Saint Pierre and Miquelon e) (1.5 hours).

Direct flights to Halifax from Europe are provided from London (6.25 hours) by Air Canada, Dublin (seasonal) by Europe Airpost, Frankfurt/Main (May–October) only by Condor.

Airlines
Canadian airlines operating to Halifax:

Other airlines:

Public transit
MetroX Route 320 is the only public transit connection between the airport and city, and the most affordable option. It is an express bus service to downtown Halifax with only two intermediate stops in Fall River and Dartmouth (Bridge Terminal). The total journey time is 55 minutes and the fare is $4.25 one-way ($1.50 with paper ticket, monthly pass, or UPass). Payments options include paper tickets/physical passes, cash, or Halifax Transit's digital fare payment system HFXGO. Buses will accept cash, but be aware that they do not provide change, and the ATMs at the airport will typically not offer denominations below $20. You may have luck changing money when buying something at one of the shops in the departures hall or in the Lost&Found / Security Office near the exit leading to the bus stop (limited opening times). It runs on 30-minute frequencies on-peak and 60 minutes off-peak, with the first departure from the airport at 5:45AM and the last 12:15AM.

The airport stop is on Silver Dart Drive, after picking up luggage turn left and walk towards the food court area, take the escalator down then turn right, after walking outside turn left and the stop will be about 60 m ahead. A schedule is posted inside the bus shelter. Upon boarding you should ask the driver for a "transfer" (small slip of paper that you can show the driver of the next bus as proof of payment, valid for 90 minutes). You can change buses in Dartmouth or Halifax, or call a cab from either bus stop.

The Bridge Terminal in Dartmouth is a convenient place to change buses. It has an indoor waiting area with a concessions kiosk, public washroom, and transit information. From the Bridge Terminal, Route 1 goes straight to downtown Halifax and the Spring Garden Road area. It may be crowded during peak hours.

Route 320's final stop, in downtown Halifax, is located on Albemarle Street. It is within walking distance to certain hotels including the Delta Halifax, Delta Barrington, Prince George Hotel, Hampton Inn, and Homewood Suites. Otherwise, Albemarle Street is somewhat out-of-the-way and you may want to call a cab to reach your final destination. If you are unencumbered by heavy luggage and wish to transfer to other buses you should walk down the hill to the bus stop in front of Duke Tower (for buses toward Quinpool Road) or to the Scotia Square Terminal on Barrington Street (for buses toward the south end, Spring Garden Road, and the universities).

Taxis
Taxis and limousines from the airport to downtown charge a flat rate of $68.

By train

 * Operates The Ocean route with three trips per direction per week between Halifax and Montreal, including stops in Moncton and Sainte-Foy (near Quebec City). Travel time to Halifax from Moncton is 4.25 hours, from Sainte-Foy is 18 hours, and from Montreal is 21.75 hours. A shuttle between train stations in Sainte-Foy and Quebec City is available to transfer to and from The Ocean service, but advance reservation is required.
 * Operates The Ocean route with three trips per direction per week between Halifax and Montreal, including stops in Moncton and Sainte-Foy (near Quebec City). Travel time to Halifax from Moncton is 4.25 hours, from Sainte-Foy is 18 hours, and from Montreal is 21.75 hours. A shuttle between train stations in Sainte-Foy and Quebec City is available to transfer to and from The Ocean service, but advance reservation is required.

By car
Halifax is connected to the rest of Canada by provincial highways 102 and 104. Highway 102 runs between Halifax and Truro, where it connects to Highway 104 (the Trans-Canada Highway). Going west on 104 takes one to the New Brunswick border, and then onto Maine, Quebec, or Prince Edward Island. The drive from Halifax to the New Brunswick border takes about two hours, and there is a $4 toll at the Cobequid Pass. Going east on 104 takes you to Cape Breton or, alternatively, the ferry to Prince Edward Island.

For connections to other parts of Nova Scotia, provincial highways 101, 103 and 7 are the most direct options. Highway 101 connects Halifax to Yarmouth via the Annapolis Valley, Highway 103 connects Halifax to Yarmouth via the South Shore, and Highway 7 connects the Halifax Region with the Eastern Shore and Antigonish.

By bus

 * Operates the following routes to Halifax:
 * Between Halifax and Kentville including stops in Dartmouth and Wolfville. Travel time to Halifax from Dartmouth is 15 minutes, from Wolfville is 1.5 hours, and from Kentville is 2 hours.
 * Between Halifax and Lunenburg including stops in Chester and Bridgewater. Travel time to Halifax from Chester is 1 hour, from Bridgewater is 1.5 hours, and from Lunenberg is 1.75 hours.
 * Between Halifax and Moncton including stops in Dartmouth, Halifax Airport, Truro, Amherst, Sackville, and Moncton Airport. Travel time to Halifax from Dartmouth is 15 minutes, from Halifax International Airport is 40 minutes, from Truro is 1.5 hours, from Amherst is 2.5 hours, and from Moncton is 3.75 hours.
 * Between Halifax and Sydney including stops in Dartmouth, Halifax Airport, Truro, New Glasgow, Antigonish, Port Hawkesbury, and North Sydney. Travel time to Halifax from Dartmouth is 15 minutes, from Halifax International Airport is 40 minutes, from Truro is 1.5 hours, from Antigonish is 3 hours, from North Sydney is 5.75 hours, and from Sydney is 6.5 hours.
 * Travel to Halifax from the following destinations involving same day transfers is as follows:
 * From Charlottetown (4.75 hours) with a transfer in Amherst.
 * From Bathurt (7 hours), Campbellton (8.25 hours), Edmundston (10.25 hours), Fredericton (6.5 hours), Miramichi (6 hours), and Saint John (6.75 hours) with a transfer in Moncton.
 * Connections from Quebec City, Rimouski, and Gaspé can be made on Orléans Express. The stop at Pointe-à-la-Croix, QC is a 2km taxi ride from Campbellton.
 * Connections from Quebec City, Rimouski, and Gaspé can be made on Orléans Express. The stop at Pointe-à-la-Croix, QC is a 2km taxi ride from Campbellton.

By boat
Carnival Cruise Lines and other major cruise lines operate cruises to Halifax. The presence of cruises in Halifax has declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get around
The Halifax Peninsula is quite dense and charming, owing to its 18th century street layout, however beyond the peninsula sprawl becomes more prominent. Public transit is limited and mostly impractical outside the peninsula. The downtown shopping and attractions will engage the average traveller for a day or two at most. Beyond this time frame, a car rental will significantly open up the surrounding area.

By foot
Founded in 1749, long before the automobile, Halifax is a very walkable city. The blocks are relatively small and the streets are mostly quite narrow, excellent for taking a comfortable stroll around the city's various neighbourhoods. The downtown and waterfront can (and should) be explored entirely on foot, there is an abundance of excellent shops, bars, and restaurants with patios, all catering primarily to pedestrians. Walking south of South Street (especially around the streets that branch off Inglis Street, South Park Street/Young Avenue) there are hundreds of Victorian homes and Registered Historic Properties which are best appreciated at a slow pace on foot. Further south you will reach Point Pleasant Park with 39 km of trails between dense forest and connecting National Historic Sites and various monuments.

Walking is safe in Halifax, most drivers are used to giving way to pedestrians at intersections, although they may not stop if crossing mid-block. Crimes against pedestrians are uncommon, although panhandlers can be persistent and drunk students are always around and can be boisterous.

By car
There are no photo radar or red light cameras in Nova Scotia. If you are caught, it'll be by a live officer. At some lights, there is an "advanced green", or flashing green light, which means that you can proceed left, straight, or right at your leisure. Green arrow lights are rare. Pedestrians are king. People will often cross a road in the middle of the block, and cars often stop for them. U-turns are legal (de facto anywhere a left turn is allowed, de jure), barring a no U-turn sign.

It's very important that you give buses the right of way, give them enough room to turn in intersections, and avoid passing them on one-lane streets like Barrington.

By ferry
Halifax Transit operates two ferry routes that stop at. One route travels to and from and one route travels to and from. The Halifax to Dartmouth ferry dates back to 1752. For the same cost as bus fare, one can take the ferry back and forth between Dartmouth and Halifax, this is an excellent (and cheap) way to take in the skyline views, spot ships, and mingle with locals. Make sure to get a transfer (valid for 90 minutes), so you can spend some time in Dartmouth, then return on the same ticket.

The Halifax-Woodside Ferry only runs Monday to Friday, there is little to do, and few places to go from the Woodside terminal.

By taxi
There are a number of taxi services in the city, although flagging a taxi down may be difficult in certain areas. Calling and reserving cabs is rarely an issue. If you are bar or club bound for the evening, catching a cab back from downtown after last call may be difficult. If you need a taxi to get to the airport then your best luck would be search Halifax Airport Taxi on any search engine or social media account.

By ride hailing

 * As of December 2020 Uber is available in the Halifax area.

Parks

 * Mount Olivet Cemetery (RC) holds another 19 victims of the sinking, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery (Jewish) holds ten.
 * Mount Olivet Cemetery (RC) holds another 19 victims of the sinking, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery (Jewish) holds ten.
 * Mount Olivet Cemetery (RC) holds another 19 victims of the sinking, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery (Jewish) holds ten.
 * Mount Olivet Cemetery (RC) holds another 19 victims of the sinking, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery (Jewish) holds ten.
 * Mount Olivet Cemetery (RC) holds another 19 victims of the sinking, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery (Jewish) holds ten.
 * Mount Olivet Cemetery (RC) holds another 19 victims of the sinking, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery (Jewish) holds ten.

Learn
Halifax is home to three major universities. Students make up a significant proportion of the population in certain neighbourhoods.
 * Spread over three campuses, Dalhousie University is the largest educational institution in Nova Scotia. With 15,000 undergraduates and a broad range of graduate and professional programs, Dalhousie is one of Canada's leading universities.
 * Located in the south end of the city, Saint Mary's University is somewhat smaller. St. Mary's is renowned for its business school, strong alumni support, and athletics.
 * Located just off the peninsula, along the Bedford highway is Mount Saint Vincent University, a smaller university with a focus on undergraduate studies, and professional programs including those in teaching and public relations.

Other educational institutions include:
 * The head of the world-wide Buddhist Shambhala organization is in Halifax. The Halifax Shambala Centre offers courses in Buddhism, particularly methods related to the Shambhala tradition.
 * The head of the world-wide Buddhist Shambhala organization is in Halifax. The Halifax Shambala Centre offers courses in Buddhism, particularly methods related to the Shambhala tradition.
 * The head of the world-wide Buddhist Shambhala organization is in Halifax. The Halifax Shambala Centre offers courses in Buddhism, particularly methods related to the Shambhala tradition.
 * The head of the world-wide Buddhist Shambhala organization is in Halifax. The Halifax Shambala Centre offers courses in Buddhism, particularly methods related to the Shambhala tradition.

Work
The military is the largest employer in the region. The city is home to Maritime Forces Atlantic HQ and the navy's East Coast fleet. Among the military installations around the city are Windsor Park, Stadacona and HMC Dockyard. It is hard to go anywhere without seeing a reference to the Navy.

Many corporations have their regional headquarters in the city, some are located downtown like TD and the Royal Bank, while others are in some of the major business parks in the region like Burnside Industrial Park or the Aerotech Park which is located next to the Airport. Both have direct access to the major provincial highways and while the Aerotech Park is next to the airport which influences the Aerospace theme, Burnside has a 10- to 15-min travel time to the airport.

Stores

If you forgot to buy lobster in the city, you can still pick one up at the airport. A store called Clearwater Seafood sells both live and cooked lobster to you to bring onto the flight. (It's legal to bring live and cooked lobster onboard a domestic flight.)

Eat
Many restaurants in Halifax specialize in seafood dishes. Seafood is generally not much cheaper in the Maritimes than elsewhere, with the exception of mussels, which are generally good quality, cheap, and found on many appetizer menus. Another seafood worth having is scallops, as they are generally higher quality than the ones you get in many parts of North America (good scallops are the size of a golf ball or larger, and do not taste fishy). "Sea pie" is often a good deal when available, as are hearty eats like fish and chips or seafood chowder. Lobster in a restaurant will be expensive, so your best cheap bets are to buy one at the store and cook one yourself, or attend any of the numerous lobster dinners that are hosted by churches and community groups throughout the warmer months. Buying lobster from the various fishermans markets or directly from the fisherman themselves (who will often sell street side out of a car) will get you the best deal.

A plethora of foods that are native to Nova Scotia are easy to find in Halifax: one is the Halifax donair, which is similar to but distinct from the Turkish doner kebab. It is prepared using thinly sliced beef meatloaf and a sweet condensed milk garlic sauce and garnished with diced tomatoes and white onions. Other specialties include hodge podge (a creamy soup of fresh baby vegetables; rarely found in restaurants); blueberry grunt (blueberry baked with a sweet dumpling topping); and deep fried pepperoni (a bar snack often dipped in honey mustard sauce). Restaurants in Halifax and indeed Atlantic Canada offer a donair pizza featuring all the Halifax donair ingredients served on a pizza crust. In addition, one can normally find donair meat used in such offerings as donair sausage; donair egg rolls (an egg roll casing stuffed with donair meat); donair pogos (donair meat on a stick, battered and deep-fried, similar to a corn dog); donair calzones/panzerottis; and in donair poutine (an Atlantic adaptation of the Quebec snack dish). It is customary for bar and pub-goers to flock to pizzerias once all the bars, clubs, and pubs close on Friday and Saturday nights for a bite of pizza, or especially donair.

Garlic fingers are an Atlantic Canadian dish similar to a pizza in shape and size and made with the same type of dough. Instead of the traditional tomato sauce and toppings, garlic fingers consist of pizza dough topped with garlic butter, parsley, and cheese, cooked until the cheese is melted. Bacon bits are sometimes added. They are typically eaten as a side dish with pizza and often dipped in donair or marinara sauce. They are presented in thin strips (or "fingers") as opposed to triangular slices.

Garlic fingers and the Halifax donair are relatively unknown outside the Maritimes, but can sometimes be found in restaurants in other provinces.

Budget
Many of the cheap eats in town are along Spring Garden Road. Also consider local pubs (see Drink), many of which serve up great food.

Drink

There are a large number of good cafes, pubs, and other eateries all throughout downtown. Mostly clustered around the downtown, especially Argyle Street, and waterfront, but there are also excellent options across the harbour in Dartmouth and in the city's North End

Liquor purchases for private consumption are regulated by the provincially owned liquor monopoly called the NSLC (Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation). Stores can be found in stand-alone locations, malls, and grocery stores. Selection is often surprisingly large, but be prepared to pay: a 12-pack of beer can range from $17-20, and a pint of rum or vodka will set you back $12-14. All prices quoted include taxes and recycling deposits. Most stores close at 10PM Monday to Saturday and 5PM on Sundays. Stores are closed for holidays. The exception has been the sole drive-through outlet near the in Dartmouth end of the MacDonald Bridge; it is frequently open holidays, but for drive-through service only. Port of Wines and several other micro-breweries are also permitted to sell their products from their outlets.

Pubs
Until a couple of decades ago, Halifax retained old British laws about the serving of alcoholic beverages. For example, if an establishment served hard liquor, it had to provide live entertainment; if it served draft beer, it also had to serve food. The heritage of those laws is a great deal of live entertainment and some very good deals on "pub food" which is priced low to get people in the door. Most "pub food" originates not far from the grill and deep fryer. Pubs that specialize in traditional-style music have "open mic" nights. Performers who attend will bring in their fiddles and bagpipes to jam---they are paid in drinks and food.

Craft breweries and distilleries
Many of the local craft producers have rooms or patios where you can enjoy their products on-site.

Cannabis
Cannabis is fully legal in Canada and Halifax has amongst the highest use in the country. The only legal vendor in Halifax is the NSLC, with two locations on the Halifax peninsula and one in Dartmouth. There are still stores claiming to sell cannabis operating in the "grey market" these are best avoided and not generally worth the small savings in price. Prices in Nova Scotia are slightly higher than other provinces in Canada, where the industry is open to private retailers. Expect to pay around $30 for 3.5 grams of flower, and $5-10 per 0.5 gram pre-roll. Consumption is officially only allowed on private property and in Designated Smoking Areas (DSAs, map), however discreet consumption on most streets and parks is tolerated.

Stay safe
Halifax is a generally safe city, but you should be aware when walking around certain areas of the city at night. The North End, including the Gottingen Street area, is relatively safe by international standards but has something of a rough reputation locally. In most cases, common sense should suffice.

Pedestrian crosswalks are highly respected by drivers in Halifax, and crossings can occur just about anywhere. This provides a double danger: for drivers to keep on the ball watching out for pedestrians; and for pedestrians to not be lulled into a false sense of security while crossing.

Rapidly changing weather means that black ice abounds in winter, and it's particularly nasty when combined with the city's hilly topography. Choose your steps and drive carefully.

Connect
McDonald's and Starbucks on Spring Garden road have free WiFi. The Halifax Central Library also has free WiFi and computers that can be used for free by asking staff at a desk for a guest pass. The computers have internet access, Microsoft Office and various Adobe programs.

Scotia Square has Bell and Telus shops, where prepaid SIM cards can be purchased.

Go next
St. Margaret's Bay is only half an hour away; a gorgeous bay, almost as big as the harbour itself, but without the cities. Instead, it is dotted with islands and small towns. In its northwestern corner there are beautiful beaches, such as Queensland, Cleveland, Black Point and others, just before the town of Hubbards. Maybe the best known destination there is Peggys Cove: stunning bare granite rocks and cliffs with its historic and still-used lighthouse. While sunsets are gorgeous and peaceful on clear summer evenings; the best times to see Peggy's Cove are the stormier days, when the waves crashing against the cliffs send salt spray high into the air. Better to get out there early in the day to avoid tour buses.

If you have a car, there are plenty of historical towns within a couple of hours' drive of Halifax that are worth visiting, such as Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, and Wolfville. Also the drive along the two-lane coastal Highway 3 is an attraction in itself, twisting and turning through the beautifully scenic landscape it's especially nice on summer days.

Charter flights leave from Halifax to Sable Island, 300 km offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.

You can also fly to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a group of islands south of Newfoundland and Labrador that still belongs to France.

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Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Regional Municipality is an administrative region in Nova Scotia. For travel purposes, it is covered in two separate guides:

 * Halifax Region - the urban and suburban area including Porters Lake and everything west
 * Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia) - the rural eastern half of the region, covering Chezzetcook and everything east.

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Chalcis

Chalcis (Greek: Χαλκίδα, Chalkida) (population 102,223 in 2011) is the biggest city of the island of Evvia (or Evia or Euboea) in Sterea Hellada (east central Greece). It is the capital of the Prefecture of Evvia. Through the Middle Ages the city was a Venetian fortress, known as "Negroponte".

Get in
Chalkida sits at the entrance to the island from the mainland. The city is built both on the Evvia (island) and the Viotia (mainland) coasts of the strait of Evripos. The two coasts are connected with two bridges.

The city is 69 km away from the Greek capital, Athens. The tour takes approximately 45 minutes. The city can be reached by bus, car or train. There is also a suburban railway connection.

Chalkida is mostly a stop for tourists wanting to see the beautiful beaches of the island, which are mostly laid at the eastern coast (1 - 2.5 hours from Halkida).

Get around
Chalkida has a wonderful urban coastline area, built on the two coasts of the strait of Evripos. As a Greek island, Evia has a warm summer which allows the residents to swim at the many small beaches of the northern section of the city (at both coasts).

See

 * The most interesting object is the church of Saint Paraskevi, which was once the chief church of the Venetians; it dates from the Byzantine period, though many of its architectural features are Western.
 * You can also visit the famous kokkino spiti (red house), built in 1884 by the French architect Flegish.
 * One of the things you should see is the opening of the old suspension bridge in the heart of the city. The bridge opens every night for half an hour but you should ask the port authority for a schedule.
 * Watch the scientifically interesting tide of Euboean gulf, a phenomenon mostly observed at oceans.
 * Visit the Ottoman Karababa Castle on mainland side for views encompassing the Euripus Strait and beyond.
 * Chalcis also has an archaeological museum.

Do
Take the mini-railway (vehicle) making a 30 minute sightseeing circle in the city

Eat
Shells in fish taverns.

Along the coastline you can find plenty of fish taverns, restaurants or just grills with greek salad and souvlaki. Recommended: "Dioskoufoi" (near the old bridge), "To piato" at Kouredi beach, "Ta Kaikia" under the Venetian fortress.

Drink
Local wine. Visit for a drink: Mostar (bar at the old bridge).

Also, if you want to get a sense of Greek viticulture and wine production, complete with wine tastings, you can visit the Tzivani Winery, which sits inland on the mainland side in the communities of Ritsonia-Avlida.

Sleep

 * Hara Hotel, Loukianou Karoni 21 (on mainland side), a functional hotel where rooms have views of the North Euboean Gulf and there's a rooftop bar and complimentary breakfast.

Go next
In summer visit intown: Souvala, Papathanasiou, Kourenti, Sikies, Liani Ammos (best for wind and kite surfing), or nearby beaches: Alikes Drosias (most popular), Leukanti, Nea Artaki (plenty fish taverns). Also visit Eretria (20' by car), a known resort.

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Hall in Tirol

Hall is a city in Tyrol near Innsbruck.

Get in
Hall in Tirol is 8 minutes by train from Innsbruck Hbf.

Get around
Hall in Tirol is small enough to traverse by foot, and all tourist attractions can be reached within half an hour walk.

See

 * Old Town

 * Swarovski Crystal Worlds im Wattens

Go next

 * — regional capital of Tyrol and largest city in the Inn valley, 5 km east of Hall in Tirol
 * — between Innsbruck and the
 * — the largest alm in Europe and one of the most remote settlements in the Alps
 * — home of the Swarovski Crystal Company
 * — commercial centre in the Inn valley

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Halland

Halland is a province in Götaland.

By plane
From the Landvetter and Gothenburg City airports, the airport bus to Gothenburg (going directly from the airport building, ticket by creditcard from driver) and then train is preferred. From Copenhagen airport, Öresundståg trains go directly from the arrival area. From Halmstad airport, there are local buses.

By train
Public transport to the Halland coast cities is by the Öresundståg trains. They connect from e.g. Gothenburg, Malmö or Copenhagen. To Hylte use bus from Halmstad. Between Gothenburg and Kungsbacka there are also Västtrafik trains. Resrobot is a search engine for all public transport inside Sweden. Tickets for Öresundståg train can be bought with credit card in machines at the station. They are not sold onboard, must be prebought.

By bus
Some long distance buses between Oslo and Copenhagen stop in Halmstad, others don't. They don't stop at other places in Halland. Trains would be recommended.

By car
From Denmark, Norway or Gothenburg, use the E6/E20 highway. From Stockholm to Varberg use road E4, 40 and 41. From Stockholm to Halmstad use road E4 and 25.

Get around
Inside the municipalities there are buses. Public transportation in Halland is run by Hallandstrafiken. Between the cities, except Hylte, use the train. Public transportation in Kungsbacka is run by Västtrafik.

By cycling
One of Sweden's major cycling routes, Kattegattleden runs mostly through Halland.

See

 * Radio Station Grimeton is the world's only remaining longwave radiotelegraph station of its kind is on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Situated 10 km east of Varberg.
 * Varberg's fortress (Varbergs fästning)

Buy

 * Gekås in Ullared. Village of about 1,000 inhabitants that is famous for its department store with more than 3.5 million visitors a year.

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Hallandale Beach

Hallandale is in Broward County, Florida.

Get in
Take the #1 Broward County bus from Fort Lauderdale Airport.

Buy
The posh, expansive Aventura Mall is just minutes away and is often rated among the top five retail malls in the United States.

Go next
Neighboring Hollywood, and Sunny Isles are less than a mile away while Miami, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale are about a half hour's drive or 40 minutes by bus.

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Halle

Halle is the largest city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with a population of 233,700. Located on the river Saale, it is often referred to as Halle an der Saale, or Halle (Saale) for short, to distinguish it from other municipalities in Germany sharing the same name.

Halle has always been an important industrial centre - its industrial heritage spans salt mining, chemical industries and chocolate confectionery. Internationally, Halle is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel, who later went on to a successful career in London.

Understand
Halle owes its existence to brine springs: salt has been produced in the region since the Bronze Age. The name Halle probably stems from the boiling "hall" of the salt works. The oldest document mentioning "Halla" dates from 806 AD. From the 10th to 17th century, Halle belonged to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, temporarily serving as the second residence of the Prince-Archbishop, who was both religious leader and political ruler of the territory. An important trade centre, Halle was a member of the Hanseatic League during the late Middle Ages. After the Protestant Reformation, the Archbishopric became the secular Duchy of Magdeburg before being merged into the Kingdom of Prussia.

Baroque composer George Frideric Handel was born in Halle in 1685 but moved to Hamburg at age 18 and later became famous in London. With its university (founded in 1694) and August Hermann Francke's Foundations (since 1698), Halle was an educational centre during the Age of Enlightenment. Thanks to its university, the picturesque landscape of the Saale valley and ruined castles in the surroundings, Halle was a place-to-go for Romantic poets of the early 19th century, namely Joseph von Eichendorff who studied in Halle and composed numerous poems during his rambles. The composer Johann Friedrich Reichardt's garden near Giebichenstein castle was considered the "shelter of Romanticism".

The city was connected to the Leipzig–Magdeburg railroad in 1840. Halle soon became an industrial centre with notable chocolate, chemical and rail vehicle construction plants. During the communist rule, an extensive new town, Halle-Neustadt (colloquially Ha-Neu, homophonous with Hanoi), was built west of the city. It was declared an independent city in 1967 and was home to more than 90,000 inhabitants, mostly workers of the chemical plants, at its peak in 1980. It was reunited with Halle proper in 1990. One of Halle's most famous sons is the politician Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927–2016) who moved to West Germany during the country's partition, becoming foreign minister and leader of the liberal FDP. Halle's chemical industries broke down after the German reunification, leading to a massive loss of jobs but also to a recovery of the terribly polluted environment. New jobs were created in the service sector, science and technology. Halle is the seat of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and many startups. While separated by a state border since 1990, Halle and Leipzig are closely integrated with one another, sharing an S-Bahn system and an airport and many commuters move between the two or from suburbs of one to the other.

By plane
Leipzig/Halle Airport, sometimes called Schkeuditz Airport, is 30 km away from central Halle. The airport is the second biggest airport in Eastern Germany after Berlin. Trains between the airport and Halle Central Station run roughly every 30 minutes, alternating a S-Bahn (S 5X) and an IC-train enroute to Hanover. The trip takes 11 minutes and costs €4.20 (S-Bahn) or €6 (IC). The train station is below the terminal building and can be reached by stairs, escalators and elevators.

Berlin's airport is less than two hours away by train and offers more direct flights.

By train

Deutsche Bahn operates regular train service between Halle and nearby cities such as Leipzig (€7.60, 25 minutes), Lutherstadt Eisleben (€9.50, 30 minutes), Dessau (€14, 50 minutes), Magdeburg (€22, 50 minutes), Jena (€20, 60 minutes), Weimar (€20.50, 60 minutes), Lutherstadt Wittenberg (€15, 65 minutes).

High-speed trains are available to major cities in Germany including Erfurt (€40, 30 minutes), Berlin (€49, 70 minutes), Frankfurt (€88, 2:40 hours), Munich (€117, 3 hours), Hamburg (€106, 3:15 hours). Prague (€66, 4:40 hours) can be reached with an additional transfer in Dresden; or by train and bus via Leipzig (3.5 hours). Tickets may be much cheaper if booked in advance.

By bus
see long distance bus travel in Germany

By car
From Leipzig, take the A14 west to the B100.

By tram
Hallesche Verkehrs-AG (HAVAG) operates the local surface street tram. It passes most major attractions downtown and will take you to and from the main train station. Tickets are available at the office in the Marktplatz, from vending machines or from the drivers. 1-hour tickets cost €2.20 if bought from a vending machine, somewhat more if bought from the driver. Day passes cost €5.

Buy
Leipziger Straße is the main shopping street in downtown Halle. It branches off of the southeast corner of the Marktplatz. There you will find many retail shops and chain fast food restaurants.

Budget
Make sure you try some döner kebap. It's heavily Germanized Turkish food. Halle has some of the best döner in Germany.

Budget

Go next

 * The Central German Lake District surrounds Halle and Leipzig.
 * Merseburg, 15 km south, more than thousand-year-old town with interesting old centre, Romanesque/Gothic cathedral and Renaissance palace (10 minutes by train, or cycle up the Saale bike trail)
 * Eisleben, 30 km west, birth place of Martin Luther (30–40 minutes by train)
 * Leipzig, 40 km east, Halle's "twin", trade city, cultural metropolis and economic "boom town" of East Germany, half an hour train ride away.
 * Naumburg, 50 km south, impressive Romanesque cathedral, home town of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, centre of the Saale-Unstrut cultural landscape and wine-growing region (30–40 minutes by train, or cycle up the Saale bike trail)
 * Dessau, 50 km northeast, centre of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, seat of the 1920s Bauhaus art school, capital of classical modern architecture (50–55 minutes by train, change in Bitterfeld or Köthen)
 * Wittenberg, 75 km northeast, important city during the late Middle Age and Renaissance, origin of Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation (just over an hour by train)
 * Magdeburg, 90 km north, state capital on the river Elbe with huge Gothic cathedral and one of Germany's most important Romanesque monasteries (50 minutes by intercity train)
 * Weimar, 90 km southwest, centre of classical culture, home of Germany's national poets Goethe and Schiller, composers Liszt and Richard Strauss, Friedrich Nietzsche, the early Bauhaus school and Buchenwald concentration camp (one hour by train)
 * Erfurt, 115 km southwest, state capital of Thuringia, medieval old city (35 minutes by ICE high-speed train)

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Halle (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Halle:

Belgium

 * Halle (Belgium) — A town in Belgium.

Germany

 * Halle — A town in Saxony-Anhalt.
 * Halle (North Rhine-Westphalia) — A town in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Netherlands

 * Halle (Netherlands) — A village in the Achterhoek, Gelderland.

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Hallowell

Hallowell is a city in the Kennebec and Moose River Valleys of Maine.

See
Hallowell is noted for its culture and old architecture.

Buy
There are many antique shops in town.

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Hallstatt

Hallstatt is a small town overlooking the Hallstätter See (Lake Hallstatt) in the Salzkammergut, in the federal states Upper Austria of Austria.

Formerly more known as a sleepy settlement nestled by a large salt mine, Hallstatt is spectacularly picturesque, due to its location on a narrow rocky west bank of the lake with the sheer rising mountains behind it. Considered by some to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, Hallstatt is sometimes called "the pearl of Austria".

Understand
The Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut area has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List with the following inscription : "Human activity in the magnificent natural landscape of the Salzkammergut began in prehistoric times, with the salt deposits being exploited as early as the 2nd millennium BC. This resource formed the basis of the area’s prosperity up to the middle of the 20th century, a prosperity that is reflected in the fine architecture of the town of Hallstatt."

Hallstatt was the site of an early Iron Age culture from 800 to 400 BC, which is known as the Hallstatt Era. Hallstatt is considered to be the oldest still-inhabited village in Europe.

The charm of the small town has enticed several motion picture producers to illustrate or film in the town as part of its plot, from South Korean 2006 television series Spring Waltz to the village of Arrandelle in Disney's Frozen films, although tourists would better off venture to Norway instead to see a perfect depiction of the latter. Even a Chinese housing development, also called Hallstatt, is modelled almost exactly based on the original town centre. Since then, Hallstatt's 780 residents (2018) have been feeling the effects of over-tourism, especially from East Asia. Residents have complained that the one million tourists each year, many of whom merely drive into town, take a few pictures, and leave a few minutes later, are exploiting the town.

During the off-season from winter (except the Christmas holidays) to early spring, fewer shops and restaurants are open, However, you are at an advantage of fewer tourists and can therefore easily stretch your visit by a few hours to a few days without the worry of crowds.

Get in
Hallstatt is normally included as part of a day-trip out of Salzburg for being the closest large city, but it is also easily accessible from other parts of Austria.

By plane
The nearest airport is at Salzburg, 75 km from Hallstatt, and should take less than two hours by car.

Vienna Airport, a larger airhub for Austria, is reachable in 3.5 hours.

By train
To get there by train is most scenic indeed. From the main line between Salzburg and Vienna (2 or 3 trains per hour), get off at Attnang-Puchheim. Take a connecting train from here towards Bad Ischl and Obertraun (trains are sometimes labelled "Stainach-Irdning"). Get off at the, which looks more like a halt in the woods, and find yourself on the other side of the lake with a gorgeous view. A ferry service from dawn to dusk will meet each arriving train and take you to the across the lake in 10 minutes for €3.50 one way. During the ride, let yourself be captivated with a postcard view of the village, especially in the morning when the rising sun is turning the town orange and yellow. Beware the weather: in winter the lake may freeze, hence no boat. In this case, ask at the station or the train conductor.

If you are based in Austria and want to visit Hallstatt in only one day, a cheap option is the Einfach Raus Ticket (€32 for up to 5 persons), allowing unlimited train rides throughout Austria for a whole day (from 09:00 to 03:00 the next day). You can only take regional trains (R or REX), but fortunately such trains circulate on most lines in Austria. The train from Attnang-Puchheim to Hallstatt is of course a regional train too.

By bus
As of 2020, the town is limiting bus tours and requiring most groups to stay in the town for at least two hours, with the result that both prices and the overall quality of the trip may rise.

Budweis-shuttle, ShuttleCeskyKrumlov and CK shuttle Czechshuttle.com, offers a door-to-door transportation service from Český Krumlov to Hallstatt and back for €39–81 per person (Dec 2018), depending on the number of passengers. The ride takes about three hours.

From Salzburg, there are direct buses to Bad Ischl (€10.20), and then you can either take the train and ferry (see above) or another bus.

Hallstatt is served by bus line 542 from Bad Ischl train station (€6.20 one way) and 543 from Obertraun train station (€2.50 one way) daily from 07:30 to 19:00. The bus stops for the town are Lahn and Demelgasse.

By taxi or car
It is generally not recommended to take a car to Hallstatt, as the village center does not allow vehicles and the few parking spots within the immediate vicinity are reserved for local residents. Hallstatt is located at the exit of Highway 166 between its entry just outside the nearest major settlement, Bad Goisern, and the Dachstein ski resort. The road goes along the west side of Lake Hallstatt.

From Salzburg, take Highway 158 to Bad Ischl and Highway 145 to Bad Goisern before joining Highway 166. From Vienna, you can connect to Highway 145 after exiting the A 1 freeway at Regau and continue southbound under the freeway for Bad Ischl.

From the south, exit the A 9 freeway at Selzthal before continuing along Highway 320 towards Liezen and detour to Highway 145 in the direction of Bad Aussee. Follow the highway until the junction with Highway 166 just outside Bad Goisern.

Alternatively, if you wish to enjoy a view of the lake from the south side, you can exit the highway at Bad Aussee by taking the second junction adjacent to Landmarkt turn left at the end of the road. The road has a high grade downward slope.

Parking
As no private vehicles are allowed to roam at the center, they must be parked at dedicated lots, two of which are right within the village - behind the petrol station for overnight guests with shuttle service and electric cars, and  adjacent to the salt mine for day visitors.

If both lots are full, there are two more outside the village at the south side of the lake: which also serves drop off and pick up for tour buses, and.

Parking rates at all lots are free for the first 15 minutes and thereafter:
 * 1 hour: €4.00
 * 2 hours: €7.00
 * 3-4 hours: €9.50
 * 5-6 hours: €10.00
 * 7-12 hours: €11.00
 * 13-24 hours: Day ticket €16.00

Some visitors can also get away with free parking using several pullouts before the village at the north side as well as short term parking in the tunnel, however the former risks you walking to the village and back on the road shoulders, while the latter has few spots and most are reserved for residents.

On foot
Hallstatt is on the Austrian Northern Alps Trail, a 1000-km footpath that goes from Bregenz near Bodensee at Tyrol to Vienna in the east.

Get around
The center of Hallstatt is for foot traffic and buses only. A walk from one side of town to the other would normally take only half an hour.

Viewpoints
It is easy to take a postcard photo of Hallstatt featuring the village itself, the lake, and the mountains within walking distance. If you prefer to have a view of just the mountains instead, there are two places to do so: lying low at village level, or heading up to the Skywalk at Rudolfsturm using the Salzwelten funicular (see above).

Do

 * Hiking. There are many hiking trails in the mountains behind Hallstatt and throughout the Salzkammergut area. Ask at the Tourist Information office for a good hiking map as it can be easy to get lost in the rapidly changing alpine weather.
 * Rock climbing.
 * Children. There is a very nice lakeside playground about 500 m south of town with free WC, swimming, sunbathing, and the best views of town you'll see without going on a boat.
 * Children. There is a very nice lakeside playground about 500 m south of town with free WC, swimming, sunbathing, and the best views of town you'll see without going on a boat.

Eat
Despite the frequent tourists from all over the world, restaurant options are generally limited to typical Austrian fares, pizzas, and snack kiosks, while special dishes such as locally caught freshwater fish can be found at the fine dining establishments. The bright side however is most restaurants have an English menu and at least one staff member that speaks English.

Drink
The local Fassbier (tap beer) is from Salzburg: Stiegl. This is available throughout Austria, however. A more interesting regional beer to try is "König Ludwig Dunkel Brau" (King Ludwig Dark Brew) which is not as widely available, although you will find it also in Tirol, to the west. Stop by the local grocery store "Konsum" (which is in Lahn) to check out the local selection of beers and wines without paying restaurant prices.

Sleep
Most hotels in Hallstatt are small with less than 50 rooms and family run, so that the cheapest finds here would count as mid-range elsewhere. There are villas (German: Ferienwohnung) that can be rented affordably for group travel.

Some hotels offer shuttle from the P1 parking lot for overnight guests.

Also try Obertraun, directly opposite Hallstatt on the lake. It is easily reached by ferry or train. The village offers good quality accommodation at cheaper rates, try the Obertrauner Hof in the centre with good access to shops, banks, and a tourist office.

Go next

 * Salzburg, from where you can continue into Germany
 * Vienna, from where the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia are accessible.

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Halltown

Halltown is a village in Southwest Missouri.

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Halmstad

Halmstad (Swedish: Halmstad, [ˈhalmsta]) is a town in Halland on Sweden's west coast. Halmstad is the seat for Halmstad Municipality.

Understand
Halmstad is a popular tourist destination in the summer much because of the beaches Tylösand and Östra stranden but also for its nightlife, with many outside bars and restaurants that open in the summer. Most tourists come to visit the town in July and August.

Halmstad is also known as the "golf capital" of Sweden with 12 beautiful courses.

History
Halmstad has been a city since early 1307 and during the Middle Ages, Halmstad was said to have been the largest city on Halland's west coast.

Population
There is a population of around 90 000 in Halmstad Municipality.

Get in
Situated on the Swedish west coast, between Malmö and Göteborg, Halmstad is easy to travel to by both train, bus, bike or car.

By plane
There are a few daily flights from Stockholm Arlanda airport and some charter flights, but not much else. Alternatively, Malmö Sturup Airport and Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport are both within 2 hours' drive or an easy train journey and, for more international flights, Copenhagen Airport is within 3 hours of Halmstad.

By train
Halmstad is well-connected with both high-speed SJ trains as well as regional Öresundståg running between Gothenburg and Malmö/Copenhagen. There are seasonal direct trains from Stockholm as well. Local trains connect with the interior and smaller cities across Skåne and Halland.

By bus
National bus lines to Halmstad are run by FlixBus and VY, who have connections from most major cities in Sweden. Hallandstrafiken is the bus operator in Halland.

By car
The European road E6/E20 passes through Halmstad. Two other important roads to get there are national roads 25 and 26.

By ferry
There is a daily ferry from Grenå in Denmark, operated by Stena Line.

Get around
Public transportation in Halmstad city is run by Hallandstrafiken. The city transportation centre is called Österskans bus station. (See on map)

By taxi
Some taxi companies in Halmstad.
 * Sverigetaxi, Phone: +46 20 - 20 20 20
 * Sennans Taxi, Phone: +46 35 - 661 11

See

 * Look at nice old timberframe buildings, for instance close to S:t Nikolai kyrka (the church at Stora Torg).
 * Look at nice old timberframe buildings, for instance close to S:t Nikolai kyrka (the church at Stora Torg).
 * Look at nice old timberframe buildings, for instance close to S:t Nikolai kyrka (the church at Stora Torg).

Buy
Storgatan, Köpmansgatan, and nearby streets, give you various shopping opportunities.

Drink
You can pick up the free Entré and Frotté magazines in various stores to read more about Halmstad's nightlife. They are only available in Swedish though. See Swedish phrasebook.

Go next

 * Radio Station Grimeton - The world's only remaining long wave radio station of its kind is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 10 km east of Varberg.
 * Helsingborg

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Halong

Halong City (Hạ Long) (also known as Hong Gai, Hon Gai or Hongay) is a town on the northern side of the Ha Long Bay Archipelago of Vietnam. It's the capital of Vietnam's Quang Ninh province.

Understand
Halong city is primarily a transit point, though there are a few city beaches. The city also offers several panoramic viewpoints of the bay.

Get in
The three primary transit points are all close to each other and you should be able to get a motorbike taxi between them for 20-30,000 dong or thereabouts.

For individual tourists not on a tour package from Hanoi, "licensed" agents will approach you upon arrival at Bai Chay Wharf to sell cruise packages to you. Starting prices (for a non-Vietnamese Asian) are 500,000VND for a 4hr cruise (for which you will receive an 80,000VND cruise ticket) and 800,000VND for a 6hr one. If you want to avoid the hassle of buying tickets yourself and not looking like a lost sheep not knowing which cruise to take, do your best to bargain. You could approach the ticket counter directly if you have a Vietnamese-speaking guide along, and the rates will be much lower (remember, it's an 80,000VND ticket), but be prepared to pay higher than the value stated on your ticket due to other surcharges such as mandatory insurance.

The tourist boats just stop at an island with two poorly preserved caves, and passengers are hit up for overpriced beers and kayaking ("the water cave") along the way; the whole ordeal takes four or five hours and is really best avoided unless you've never seen a cave before or want to hang out with clueless gap-year tourists. An old report claims "There is another government-run ferry leaving the tourist wharf at 12:00 daily costing 100,000 VND per person and takes 5 hours. This arrives into Cat Ba town" (Good luck finding it with no further information...)

Van Don Airport opened at the end of 2018, with mainly domestic flights across Vietnam. It's at Quảng Ninh, 60 km northeast of Halong.

Eat
There are many restaurants opposite the beach offering mostly Vietnamese rice dishes and seafood. Local specialities include su fish, found only around Halong Bay, shrimp, mussels, deep fried mini crabs, and squid cakes (similar to Thai fish cakes). The market in town is split in to a dry and wet market and is well stocked with seafood.

See

 * Bai Chay Beach - a large, beautiful, artificial beach. 100 meters wide, and over 500 meters long. Busy in the morning and late afternoon.

Bai Chay Tourist Wharf and Jetty
Tourists coming from Hanoi to Halong Bay on all-inclusive tickets pass through here.

For individual tourists not on a tour package from Hanoi, licensed agents will approach you upon arrival at Bai Chay Wharf to sell cruise packages to you. Starting prices (for a non-Vietnamese Asian) are 500,000VND for a 4hr cruise (for which you will receive an 80,000VND cruise ticket) and 800,000VND for a 6hr one. If you want to avoid the hassle of buying tickets yourself and not looking like a lost sheep not knowing which cruise to take, do your best to bargain. You could approach the ticket counter directly if you have a Vietnamese-speaking guide along, and the rates will be much lower (remember, it's an 80,000VND ticket), but be prepared to pay higher than the value stated on your ticket due to other surcharges such as mandatory insurance.

If you are looking for a boat tour at minimum budget, purchase tickets only from the counter staff in full uniform at the wharf office, ignore anyone that tries to convince you that he/she is a staff when he/she does not work or speak at the counter. The price for the boat ride is at 180,000VND while the entrance ticket (separate from boat fee) is at 80,000VND. This is a four hour trip that includes only pass-by of several islands and a visit to the Thien Cung cave on an island. Touts will employ various tactics such as following you at a distance to stop you from getting tickets at the office. Note that the tour guide in this package likely speaks only Vietnamese, and is frequented by the locals young and old.

Karaoke
Various venues offer karaoke.

Halong Bay Casino
Halong Bay Casino (Royal International Casino) is by the main road to Bai Chay. Walking takes about 10–15 minutes from the tour boat wharf. Foreigners must show their passports to enter. No deposit required. A coffee lounge with slot machines on the ground floor is open to all while there are two gambling halls, one on the ground floor which is closed on weekdays while the small main hall is up on the first floor.

Sleep
If you are unable to find a hotel within thirty seconds of arrival in Ha Long city, then you may have been dropped off in the wrong place. There are plenty of Nha Ngi and Hotels lining the streets vying for your money, so haggle it up. The further you follow up the street, the cheaper it gets. With some bargaining you get down to $5 for a room per night for one person.

 * Halong Backpackers Hostel is right on the entrance to Anh Dan street, and is easy enough to find and close to the beach.
 * Tuan Chau Island Holiday Villa is located on Tuan Chau island, and boasts a private sand beach and a themed park. The resort played host to Miss Universe beauty pageant in June 2008. Cab ride to Bai Chay Tourist Wharf is approximately 10mins and 150,000VND. From $80 per night.

Go next
Apparently there are some old stone houses in the mining town of Cam Pha, which you can reach by local bus from Baichay Bus Station. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find them, take photos, and update this page. To aid you in your mission there is a French 1915 map of the mines of the area over here, featuring an ancient citadel.

Also note that if you travel east that far, you would do well to push on to Cai Rong and take a slow ferry to Quan Lan Island, totally free from tourist hassles.

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Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay (also "Halong Bay"; Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long) is in northern Vietnam, 170 km (105 mi) east of Hanoi. The bay is famous for its scenic ocean karst topography and is often included on lists of natural wonders of the world, including the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Islands
The Ha Long Bay archipelago is made up of 1,969 islands, both inhabited and uninhabited. These can be accessed from various ports, though in the special case of Cat Ba you can also arrive either by car, motorbike or bus (via Haiphong) or combined bus/boat (from Hanoi via Halong City).
 * - a thickly forested, almost uninhabited island reachable by ferries to Quan Lan from Cai Rong.
 * - the home of the endangered Cat Ba langur, a national park, numerous caves and the most popular destination in Ha Long Bay for tourists. It can either accessed by local bus and ferry from Hanoi's Lương Yên bus station (recommended), by tourist boat from Halong City (a five hour "hard sell" ordeal; this is what the hordes of Hanoi package tourists do), or by local bus or ferry from Haiphong (less scenic).
 * - a historically significant outlying island with the beginnings of some tourism infrastructure and some beautiful beaches. Reachable by ferry from or also (reportedly) from Halong City.
 * on Van Don - a large island that is well inhabited, little visited by tourists and connected by road to the mainland near Cửa Ông.
 * on Van Don - a large island that is well inhabited, little visited by tourists and connected by road to the mainland near Cửa Ông.

Understand
"Ha Long" means "Bay of Descending Dragons" (Chinese: 下龙湾; Xiàlóngwān), though prior to the 19th century this name was not recorded in any document or archive. When mentioning the present-day Quang Ninh Sea or Ha Long Bay, old histories often referred to them by the names of An Bang, Luc Thuy or Van Don. Not until the late-19th century did the name of Ha Long Bay appear on a French maritime chart. The Hai Phong News, a French newspaper of the time, had an article, Dragon appears on Ha Long Bay, reporting the following story: In 1898 a sub-lieutenant named Lagredin, skipper of the Avalanse, reported seeing a huge sea snake in Ha Long Bay. This was also witnessed by many of the crew. Thus emerged the European image of the Asian dragon. Whether this appearance of a strange animal resembling a dragon resulted in the name of Ha Long Bay is unknown.
 * Ha Long Bay Touridm website

Get in
There are a number of domestic connections, particularly to the ports of Halong City and Haiphong.

By plane

 * Van Don International airport has flights from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

Independently
From Hanoi, you can take a minibus from Gia Lam bus station. Tickets are 90,000 dong, takes approximately 4 hours and the bus will pick up passengers along the way. Air conditioning is minimal, so be prepared to sweat in summer. Larger-sized tourists will not find it to be a pleasant journey, but it is a authentic Vietnamese experience.

You can also hire a private car from Noi bai airport or Hanoi city centre to Halong Bay. There are many providers.

Another way is to go to Halong Bay by seaplane. The trip takes only 45 minutes from Hanoi.The flight can be extended to include an additional 15-minute scenic tour over the bay, which allows you to enjoy a bird’s eye view of the thousands of limestone karsts and remote fishing villages before landing at Tuan Chau Island Marina.

Tours to Cat Ba Island
The vast majority of tourists take a 'tour'. This consists of a morning shuttle bus from their hotel or an agent in central Hanoi to a Halong Port controlled by a mafia that basically only ships people to Cat Ba Island. This gives you the least possible options but can be an easy alternative for time-short tourists. If you do choose this option, standards vary considerably: while comfortable (or even luxurious) boats, excellent food and knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides may be available, most are characterised by long and crowded bus journies, rip-off trips on boats so slow you could swim faster (to get you to buy more food and drink on board), hard-sell add-ons such as brief stops for kayaking, water cave visits and other shady practices. If you must visit Cat Ba, then you can avoid the tourist port entirely by crossing from Haiphong.

Internationally

 * From Nanning in China's Guangxi province, the Nanning International Tourist Distribution Center (有爱南路10号(中华路口); Yǒuàinánlù shí hào (zhōnghuá lùkǒu); #10 You'ai Nanlu on the corner of Zhonghua Lu) provides daily buses to Halong City (17, 8 hours) at 07:30.
 * You can cross the border to Mong Cai and take a taxi from there to Halong Bai. Check the border crossing operation from Mong Cai pages.
 * Flights to Van Don International Airport from Taipei and Shenzen are anticipated to begin in June 2019.

Get around
The islands can be accessed from various ports:

 * Cai Rong, a small port serving the northeastern archipelago.
 * Halong City, spanning a portion of the northern part of the archipelago. There are several ports here; at least one port exists that is wholly distinct from the tourist boat piers.
 * Haiphong, a large historic port city at the mouth of the Red River.

See and do
It is best to avoid beaches and swimming until you get to the islands: depending on the winds, the beach water can be a varying combination between a garbage dump and crystal clear water.

Here are things you can choose to do:

Cruise

 * One-day cruises are limited by regulation and only two choice of routes are available from Halong International Cruise Port. Further routes do not depart from Halong port, rather from Tuan Chau terminal.
 * "Route 1" of 3-4 hour duration, includes visit to Thien Cung Cave, Dau Go Cave, Ba Hang area and passes by Cho Da Islet, Dinh Huong Islet, Trong Mai Islet. Official price at ferry terminal 440,000 dong.
 * "Route 2" of 5-6 hour duration, includes Sung Sot Cave, Ti Top Island and Luon Cave. Official price 490,000 dong. At Luon Cave there are kayaking (100,000 dong) and riding on boat rowed by local person (50,000 dong).
 * For both above routes on-board lunch is extra 200,000 dong. Both routes are very crowded with many identical 48 seat boats vying for position at every port of stop.
 * Kayaking
 * Stand up paddle board
 * Explore caves
 * Visit floating villages
 * Swimming
 * Tai Chi
 * Cooking class

Eat

 * Tu hài is an expensive gourmet shellfish associated with the Van Don Island district, sometimes called 'snail spout'. It is reputed to have a particularly unique and unforgettable taste. It can be prepared in soup or salads, steamed or baked. Steamed tu hài is sweet and cool, and sometimes mixed with spices.
 * Horseshoe crab is gradually becoming a specialty of Halong Bay.

Stay safe
It is best to avoid beaches and swimming until you get to the islands: Depending on the winds, the beach water can be a varying combination between a garbage dump and crystal clear water.

Go next

 * To the north there is the neighboring bay Bai Tu Long Bay with similar scenery and fewer tourists. Cruises to Bai Tu Long Bay leave from Hon Gai wharf (Cảng Hòn Gai) in the city of Ha Long. The islands of Bai Tu Long Bay can be reached by ferry from Cái Rồng port, approximately 60 km north of the city of Ha Long.
 * To the south is the coastal city of Haiphong.
 * Hanoi is 170 km to the west.
 * To the north, you can reach Mong Cai and Dongxing on the Chinese border and then other destinations in China's Guangxi province.
 * Co To Island, reachable by boat from Ha Long City

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Halton

There's more than one place called Halton:

Canada

 * Halton (Ontario) - in Ontario
 * Halton Hills - in Halton (Ontario), Ontario

United Kingdom

 * Halton (Buckinghamshire) - in the county of Buckinghamshire, England
 * Halton (Lancashire) - in the county of Lancashire, England
 * Halton (Leeds) - in West Yorkshire, England

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Halton (Ontario)

Halton is a region of the Greater Toronto Area, home to about 550,000 people in 2016. As its bedroom communities for Toronto workers expand, it has one of the highest population growth rates in the country. Despite the growth in residential development, agriculture and protected lands along the Niagara Escarpment are still the predominant land uses in the region. Burlington and Oakville are largely urban and suburban, while the towns of Milton and Halton Hills are more rural.

Cities

 * — an affluent suburb of Toronto whose downtown has a quaint, small-town atmosphere
 * — formerly a major centre for the leather goods industry, known throughout the Greater Toronto Area for its massive leather store
 * — a pleasant suburban community that is home to the amazing Royal Botanical Gardens
 * — an historic town connected to Toronto by commuter rail
 * — a charming village where the focus is on art, crafts, antiques, and well-preserved heritage buildings
 * — one of the fastest growing communities in Canada, with a picturesque downtown area

Other destinations

 * — has a large pool, trails, a barn converted to playstructure, historic farm and home, and a campground area

History
Halton County is named after Major William Mathew Halton, a British Army officer, who was appointed in England in 1805 as Secretary to Upper Canada Lieutenant-Governor Sir Francis Gore and spent little time in Canada during his posting (served two terms 1806-1811 and 1815-1816).

European settlers started to arrive in the area in the early 1780s. The south was first settled by United Empire Loyalists, and the north was settled mainly by immigrants from the British Isles. In 1788, the area became part of the Nassau District, which was renamed the Home District in 1792.

The lands that eventually formed part of Halton were acquired from the Mississauga First Nation (Indigenous) people through a series of land surrenders between 1795 and 1818.

Get in

 * Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga is Canada's largest airport.
 * The beaten-path Windsor-Quebec Corridor and Canada's busiest highway, Ontario Highway 401, lead through Oakville and Burlington.
 * Via Rail runs three intercity trains daily from Toronto to Georgetown, and onward to Guelph, Kitchener and London to Sarnia.
 * GO Transit operates commuter rail and bus from Toronto to Oakville, Burlington and Georgetown.

Get around
GO Transit operates commuter rail and bus services in the region, while Oakville, Burlington and Milton each have their own municipal transit systems. GO, Burligton and Oakville Transit systems accept the Presto card payment card, which is used in Toronto and other parts of the Greater Toronto Area.

See

In Burlington, the world-renowned Royal Botanical Gardens is Canada's largest botanical garden. There are four separate parks containing gardens and natural areas, spread out over 900 hectares.

The Old Seed House Gardens in Georgetown features formal gardens, meandering pathways, a dry stone riverbed leading to a naturalized pond, and a walled garden among the foundations of the famous mock-Tudor Dominion Seed House building.

The Glen Williams Visual Arts Centre is a collection of historic buildings housing the working studios of over 35 artists.

The Halton County Radial Railway, in Milton, is a working museum of electric streetcars, trams, other railway vehicles, trolleybuses and buses.

Do
The Glen Abbey Golf Course, in Oakville, frequently hosts the Canadian Open golf tournament,  and was designed by Jack Nicklaus.

Kelso Conservation Area in Milton offers camping, picnicking, mountain biking, a ski hill, stand-up paddle boards, swimming, and movies under the stars.

The Bruce Trail passes through Georgetown and Glen Williams as it runs 890 km (550 mi) along the Niagara Escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory.

The Mohawk Racetrack & Slots is a harness racing track in Campbellville near Milton with a large slot machine parlour.

Buy
Downtown Oakville offers shoppers a variety of fashionable stores and galleries in historic buildings, while Oakville Place is a modern shopping mall featuring shops including The Bay, H&M, Mexx, Roots, Purdy's Chocolates, and The Body Shop.

The Beaumont Mill in Glen Williams is a multi-vendor antique and collectibles market housed in a turn-of-the-20th-century limestone knitting mill.

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Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle is a small, but pleasant, town near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England.

By train
has trains that run to and from Newcastle upon Tyne, Hexham and Carlisle.

By bus
Regular buses run to and from Newcastle upon Tyne and Hexham. Friendly, helpful drivers.

Bus AD122 parallels the wall between Hexham and Haltwhistle, ideal for one-way hikes then a ride back to your vehicle or lodging. It runs hourly, daily mid-Apr to Oct, weekends mid-Feb to mid Apr and Nov to mid-Dec. The main stops from Hexham are Chesters, Housesteads, The Sill, Vindolanda, Walltown, Greenhead and Haltwhistle.

Get around
All the shops and pubs are situated on the High Street, no more than 2 minutes walk apart, with the railway station and bus stop at one end.

See

 * , 7 miles east of Haltwhistle, is the most complete Roman fort in Britain. See Hadrian's Wall for details.
 * is a large fort near Gilsland village.

Do

 * Take a pleasant walk along the River Tyne.
 * Need a book to read early on a Sunday morning? An honour-box outside a bookstore in the high street allows you to choose a low-value book and toss your coins through the letterslot in the door.
 * Need a book to read early on a Sunday morning? An honour-box outside a bookstore in the high street allows you to choose a low-value book and toss your coins through the letterslot in the door.

Connect
As of Feb 2023, Haltwhistle and the A69 have 4G from all UK carriers, with mostly good coverage on the other approach roads. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * Cycle up to Alston

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Hama

Hama (حماه,) is a city in Syria with a population around 400,000. The city is a relatively conservative one dominated by hijabs and burkas. Much of the old city was destroyed in the Hama massacre in 1982.

Get in
Overland travel is possible, but quite difficult. There major thoroughfare is the M5 motorway which is open from Damascus. Travel from Aleppo is slower as long detours has to be made to avoid conflict zones.

Passenger trains from Aleppo and Damascus were expected to return in 2020 or 2021.

On foot
Hama is a very walkable city, with the biggest waterwheels an easy 1 km stroll from the centre. The passport office, where you get visas renewed, can be reached from the downtown in about 15 minutes on foot and there are plenty of restaurants and markets around the two most popular hotels for backpackers, the Riad and Cairo.

By bus
If you need to get to the bus or train station, you'll find a service bus stop south-west of the bridge, easily recognized by many minibuses stopping there. There is an operator who can show you which bus to take if you're not able to figure out the Arabic destination names.

See

 * Souq - which seems to have a lot of shoes for sale.
 * Old town - you still see many of the destroyed buildings of the bombardment of the Hama massacre in 1982
 * Souq - which seems to have a lot of shoes for sale.
 * Old town - you still see many of the destroyed buildings of the bombardment of the Hama massacre in 1982
 * Souq - which seems to have a lot of shoes for sale.
 * Old town - you still see many of the destroyed buildings of the bombardment of the Hama massacre in 1982
 * Souq - which seems to have a lot of shoes for sale.
 * Old town - you still see many of the destroyed buildings of the bombardment of the Hama massacre in 1982

Eat
Eat possibly the best felafel in the Middle East at Ali Babas near the Cairo Hotel. This small and simple restaurant is recommended by the guidebooks and consequently has a menu in English. There are numerous fast food and juice stands in the area around Ali Babas.

Al-Baroudi restaurant on Shoukri al-Quwatli is a good bet for barbequed chicken but be careful what you order. If you are not precise, they will bring a huge meal of half a chicken each plus three or four dips, bread, salad and a large plate of rice. While all the food is excellent, and perhaps just the ticket if you are starving, smaller meals are available for a proportionally smaller cost.

If you would like a quiet place to sit and have a tea, walk along al-Buhturi street and there you will find a couple European-style cafes selling pastries, ice cream and a wide selection of bread as well as serving all kinds of hot and cold drinks. They are quite popular with women.

Camel steaks!

Around Shari' al-Quwatli are many bakeries selling the famous Halawaat Al-Jibni a refreshing sweet cheese treat. Give it a try if you haven't done so yet.

Budget
The two most popular hotels for backpackers (and apparently also the only budget options in town) are the Riad and the Cairo.

Stay safe
See the warning on the Syria article for information on the security situation.

Connect
Several internet cafes have sprung up around Hama. Space Net on Abual-Feda is near the Al-Nouri mosque while Happy Net is just one option near the Cairo and Riad hotels. Both hotels also offers internet access to its guests on a computer in the lobby. The cost is the same as the internet cafes, and the speed is quite good, despite the connection being a dial-up one.

A post office is right next to the clock tower in the city center.

Go next
Hama makes a great base for exploring a lot of the north-east of Syria

The following can be done as a half day trip from Hama, but you could string a few together for a long day!
 * Serjilla and Al-Bara - locations of the so-called 'Dead Cities'
 * Ma'arat an-Nu'aman - for the Mosaic Museum
 * Apamea - site of some well preserved roman ruins
 * Qala'at Sheisar - ruined castle overlooking steep river valley
 * Qala'at Musyaf - another crusader castle about 45 minutes west of Hama. (To get there take a service take to Musyaf. The castle is right in the city center, you can't miss it. Service taxis run back to Hama until at least 17:00.)

A little further afield you could get to the Krak des Chevaliers as a day trip - but this would be a bit of a shame, as staying the night near the Krak and spending some time to explore this gem of Syria is well worth the time and effort.

Riad and Cairo hotels can arrange private transport to all these.

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Hamada

Hamada (浜田市) is a city in Shimane on the JR San'in Main Line.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

By plane
The nearest airport is Iwami Airport in Masuda, though this is only served by flights from Tokyo Haneda and seasonal services from Osaka Itami.

There are two share taxis (乗り合いタクシー) a day to and from Hamada station which take just over an hour and cost ¥2000 per person. These must be booked before 21:00 the day before. Alternatively, take the bus to Masuda Station (15 minutes, ¥330) and change there to the JR San'in Line.

The nearest international airports are Hiroshima and Yonago.

By train
Hamada lies on the JR San'in Line, and is served by all trains which pass through.

There are seven Limited Express trains per day in each direction: four Super Matsukaze and three Super Oki. Heading east, these take 1 hr 15 min and ¥3190 to Izumoshi, 1 hr 40 min and ¥4620 to Matsue and about 2 hours and ¥5270 to Yonago. Five of these trains continue as far as Tottori, taking 3 hr 15 min and ¥7330 (though you can also change at Yonago). Going the other way, they take 35 minutes and ¥2030 to reach Masuda; Super Oki trains continue along the Yamaguchi Line to Tsuwano, Yamaguchi, and Shin-Yamaguchi, reaching the last of these in 2 hr 10 min and ¥4940.

There are five Rapid Aqua Liner trains to Yonago a day, taking about 3 hours and costing ¥2590 (1hr 40 min and ¥1490 from Izumoshi). Local trains take 2 hr 20 min from Izumoshi, and may be overtaken by a Limited Express en route. Local and Rapid trains from Masuda take about 50 minutes and cost ¥760.

Going by train all the way from Osaka takes no less than 5 hours (if going via Shin-Yamaguchi) and costs ¥15,840.

Using the Shinkansen to Shin-Yamaguchi, Hakata is 3hrs 15mins and ¥9460 away (3 hr 40 min and ¥9250 if avoiding Nozomi trains). Allow at least 4 hr 30 min if you want to take the local trains on the Yamaguchi Line instead.

As a cheaper alternative to the Japan Rail Pass, JR West sells two regional rail passes covering Hamada, which are available to Temporary Visitors with foreign passports:

 * The San'in-Okayama Pass covers a large stretch of the San'in Main Line (from Hamasaka to Hagi), and a few rural lines in the mountains, including services to Okayama via Yonago or Tottori. It can be used on local and rapid trains and the non-reserved seats of Limited Express trains. It lasts 4 days and costs ¥4500 (¥5000 if bought in Japan).
 * The San'yō-San'in Pass covers a vast area, stretching from Kansai's Urban Network to Takamatsu, Miyajima (via the JR ferry), and Hakata, and taking in the entire San'yō Shinkansen. It is valid on local and rapid trains and both reserved and non-reserved seats of Limited Express and Shinkansen trains (including Nozomi and Mizuho trains). It lasts 7 days and costs ¥19,000 (¥20,000 if bought in Japan).

By bus
The three following bus companies operate the Isaribi-gō 16 times a day from Hiroshima, taking 2:00 to 2:30, at a cost of ¥3030 one-way, ¥5340 return. This is a major shortcut to the San'yō Shinkansen at Hiroshima, and travelers from the east should consider using it even if they have a Rail Pass.

See

 * The park next to the aquarium has a great adventure playground for kids. Kagura shows are held in the park on weekends (winter excepted). Kagura is traditional outdoor theater performed by actors with fixed-expression masks and spectacular costumes. They're accompanied by musicians on traditional instruments, notably drums and bamboo flute. Shows lasts for about an hour and tell stories of heroes vanquishing dragons. Entrance to the park and the kagura show is free.
 * The park next to the aquarium has a great adventure playground for kids. Kagura shows are held in the park on weekends (winter excepted). Kagura is traditional outdoor theater performed by actors with fixed-expression masks and spectacular costumes. They're accompanied by musicians on traditional instruments, notably drums and bamboo flute. Shows lasts for about an hour and tell stories of heroes vanquishing dragons. Entrance to the park and the kagura show is free.

 * Wooden Amida Nyorai-Ritsuzo - Made around 1255, this is an Annami style statue carved from a single block of wood. It is the principal image of Buddha in the Shinkakuin temple of the Jodo sect. An important national cultural asset.
 * Ancient Sufu Tomb - A keyhole shape tomb, 66 metres in length, estimated to date from about the 5th century. A national cultural asset.

Do
The city has many festivals that are of interest if your visit matches the dates. February: Izumo Taisha Iwami-bunshi Setsubun Festival; March: Tadaji Hatsuuma Festival; April: Hamakko Spring Festival and the Daimyo Parade; July: Kokubu Kinsai Festival; August: Hamakko Summer Festival, Fireworks, and Nagahama Hassakuhana Festival; October: Nagahama Tenjinreitai Festival; November: Hamada BB Onabe Festival and Iwami Kagura Festival.

Buy
If you're in search of food to buy as a souvenir, consider kare (dried flounder), fugu mirin-boshi, blowfish seasoned with sweet sake, kamaboko (boiled fish paste), ika-maki (squid rolls), or rikyu manju (sweet bean cakes). Other popular tourist items are the iwami kagura mask and the nagahama doll.

Eat
Some local specialties are unidon, sea urchin on a bed of rice, and anko nabe, angler pot stew.

Go next

 * Masuda
 * Gotsu
 * Kawamoto
 * Onan
 * Oda
 * Izumo
 * Kitahiroshima
 * Tsuwano
 * Yamaguchi

title: Hamada


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Hamadan

 * If you were looking for the Islamic month of fast as it relates to travel look here

Hamadan is one of the oldest cities in Western Iran, and some believe the world.

By plane
There is a daily flight from Tehran.

By train
Hamedan has a daily train service from Mashad via the capital Tehran.

By bus
There are buses from Tehran and other major cities.

See

 * Estakhr-e Abbas Abad (an over-the-hill lake with a magnificent view to the city.)
 * Nazari House
 * Mohammadi House
 * Nazari House
 * Mohammadi House
 * Nazari House
 * Mohammadi House
 * Mohammadi House

Stay safe

 * See also the warnings at Iran.

Emergency services

 * Police: 110
 * Fire department: 125
 * EMS: 115
 * Road EMS: 115 or 112

title: Hamadan