Road Trip Saint John – Reversing Falls, Uptown Loyalist & City Market
Saint John
Reversing Falls
5
km
0h30
drive
All seasons
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The Itinerary
Saint John, Canada's oldest incorporated city (1785), built by British Loyalists expelled from the United States after the American Revolution, is an often-overlooked Victorian architectural treasure. Uptown preserves one of Canada's largest collections of Victorian stone buildings — spared modern development by decades of economic stagnation.
The Reversing Falls Rapids at the mouth of the Saint John River are unique in the world: twice daily, the Fundy tide (8 m here) is so powerful it reverses the river's flow, creating rapids running upstream. The glass Skywalk (since 2017) suspends visitors above the hydraulic chaos. Jet-boat tours for the bold.
The Saint John City Market (1876) is Canada's oldest continuously operating covered market — wooden roof framing inverted like a ship's hull (work of a shipwright). The Loyalist Burial Ground (1784) at King's Square holds the founders' tombstones. The Trinity Royal Heritage Conservation District (300+ buildings) is one of North America's largest heritage neighbourhoods. 5 minutes on foot: the New Brunswick Museum, Canada's oldest public museum (1842).
The Reversing Falls Rapids at the mouth of the Saint John River are unique in the world: twice daily, the Fundy tide (8 m here) is so powerful it reverses the river's flow, creating rapids running upstream. The glass Skywalk (since 2017) suspends visitors above the hydraulic chaos. Jet-boat tours for the bold.
The Saint John City Market (1876) is Canada's oldest continuously operating covered market — wooden roof framing inverted like a ship's hull (work of a shipwright). The Loyalist Burial Ground (1784) at King's Square holds the founders' tombstones. The Trinity Royal Heritage Conservation District (300+ buildings) is one of North America's largest heritage neighbourhoods. 5 minutes on foot: the New Brunswick Museum, Canada's oldest public museum (1842).
Points of Interest
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Reversing FallsWorld-unique, glass Skywalk, jet-boat tours.
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Saint John City MarketCanada's oldest covered market, 1876.
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Loyalist Burial GroundFounders' cemetery 1784, King's Square.
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Trinity Royal HCD300+ preserved Victorian buildings.
Practical info
- Departure Saint John
- Destination Reversing Falls
- Distance 5 km
- Duration 0h30
- Category Short (< 100 km)
- Best season All seasons
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