Where to store luggage in Halifax
Waterfront & Downtown
The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk stretches along the harbour and it's where most visitors end up first. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is here (they've got actual Titanic artifacts - Halifax was the closest major port when it sank). There are restaurants, buskers, and views of the harbour. BagsAway spots downtown mean you can walk the boardwalk, duck into the museum, and grab lunch without your bags weighing you down.
Near the Cruise Terminal & Pier 21
Halifax sees over 300,000 cruise ship passengers a year. Ships dock near Pier 21 - which is also the Canadian Museum of Immigration, since this is where a million immigrants entered Canada between the 1920s and 1970s. If you're off a ship for the day, you've got maybe 6-8 hours to see the city. Don't waste any of them hauling bags around. Store them with BagsAway and make the most of your time on shore.
Halifax Citadel & Spring Garden Road
The Halifax Citadel National Historic Site sits on top of the hill overlooking downtown. It's a star-shaped fort from the 1800s and they still do the noon cannon firing every day. Spring Garden Road runs nearby - that's your main shopping and eating street. The Halifax Public Gardens are down here too, gorgeous Victorian gardens that are free to walk through. All very doable on foot, much less doable while dragging a suitcase uphill.
North End
The North End is where Halifax's brewery and arts scene lives. Good Robots, 2 Crows, Propeller - there's a lot of craft beer packed into a small area. It's more local, less touristy, and worth checking out if you've got the time. Alexander Keith's brewery (one of the oldest in North America, operating since 1820) is nearby on the waterfront too.
Near VIA Rail Halifax Station
VIA Rail's Ocean train connects Halifax to Montreal and it arrives early in the morning. Hotels don't check in until 3pm. That's a lot of dead time if you're stuck with your bags. A BagsAway location near the station lets you drop everything and start exploring right away - the waterfront is a short walk from the station.
Getting around Halifax
Halifax is pretty walkable in the core - most of the main sights are within a 20-minute walk of each other. Halifax Transit runs buses plus a ferry across the harbour to Dartmouth (great views, worth riding even if you don't need to get to Dartmouth). The airport (YHZ) is about 35 minutes from downtown by car. For Peggy's Cove - that iconic lighthouse about 45 minutes southwest - you'll need a car or tour.
