Saint John in a day
A one-day plan for Saint John: the Reversing Falls first, then the City Market, King's Square, the Loyalist Burial Ground, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Loyalist House and the New Brunswick Museum. Every stop has a typical visit length.
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Map: 1 days
Saint John in 1 day
Day 1
Reversing Falls
Rapids at a narrow gorge of the Saint John River where the Bay of Fundy tides push the flow upstream twice a day.
Saint John City Market
Canada's oldest continuously operating farmers' market, in an 1876 hall with a roof like a ship's hull, with food stalls and crafts.
King's Square, Saint John
Historic uptown park laid out in 1785, with paths in the pattern of the Union Jack and an old two-storey bandstand.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral of the 1850s in uptown Saint John, with a tall spire and stained glass windows.
Loyalist Burial Ground
Cemetery of the Loyalist settlers, used from the 1780s, now a shaded park beside King's Square with old gravestones.
Loyalist House
Georgian house built by a Loyalist family in the early 1800s, one of the oldest unaltered buildings in the city, with period furniture.
New Brunswick Museum
Canada's oldest continuing museum, on Market Square, with natural history, art and provincial history, including a whale skeleton.
Watch: Saint John
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Saint John
Summer and early autumn, from June to early October, are the best time, with mild weather and the longest opening hours, though fog is common in early summer. Whales feed in the Bay of Fundy from summer into early autumn. Winters are cold and snowy, and some sites close or shorten their hours for the season.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Saint John on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Saint John on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Saint John on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Canada from Airalo
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Tips for Saint John
- The Reversing Falls change with the tide; check tide times and come at both low and high tide to see the rapids run each way.
- King's Square, the Loyalist Burial Ground and the City Market sit side by side uptown, so they can be seen on one short walk.
- The Saint John City Market is closed on Sundays, and Loyalist House keeps short, seasonal hours; check opening times before planning.
- Uptown Saint John is hilly but compact, and an indoor pedway links many of its buildings, useful in cold or wet weather.
- Fog often rolls in off the Bay of Fundy, even in summer; bring layers and a rain jacket.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
Guides are made with the help of AI and public sources such as Wikipedia, and may contain errors. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go. Spotted a wrong photo, a pin in the wrong place, a missing stop or a better one? Write to andiamotravelapp@gmail.com: the e-mail opens with this guide filled in.
Photo credits
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: Cusack5239, CC BY-SA 3.0
- King's Square, Saint John: Cusack5239, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Loyalist House: B3251, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Brunswick Museum: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
- Reversing Falls: Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
- Saint John City Market: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
