L'Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site, L'Anse aux Meadows

A wonderful piece of history. We stayed overnight in a cabin in Raleigh, a short drive away from the site. Highly recommend you overnight close. Our guide, Betty, was great, however, she spoke a bit too much about the vegetation. The history here proves beyond a doubt that Europeans were in North America long before Columbus. Parks Canada has done a great job in replicating what the site may have looked like. A must see on your visit to NL.

It was a little disappointing to have a tour here and all you have to look at is mounds of grass. Our guide was very good explaining about the site and they have built a replica building as to what they think the Norse buildings looked like. But still...if they had actually excavated a bit of a real building so you could actually see the real thing it would have been a bit more authentic.

The staff is amazing! Dont think they get too many kids visiting but they were so great with our girls. The hike along the coast line is also beautiful. Definitely recommend this place!

Yet again, we'll done Parks Canada! Fascinating history, knowledgeable guides, informative visitors centre, and well maintained paths and trails. Really enjoyed the path, takes at least an hour if you take your time and take photos. You could probably do it in 30 minutes if you walk quickly. You can see bakeapples along the way, as well as partridgeberries and Pitcher plants. Beautiful vistas and a nice rocky beach. At least half the path is boardwalk and there are numerous info boards along the way. In the Visitors Centre there is a small gift shop, and a short video in a small theater we found actually very interesting and nicely summarized how the Norse people arrived here. It's a a hundred meters from the parking lot to the centre but they have a free wheelchair you can borrow. The Viking recreated village is even further, but again if you have a handicap parking pass you can park much closer by taking another (restricted) access road (zoom in on Google maps). There is an off-road wheelchair by the washrooms you can borrow.

Very much worth the drive. Would recommend staying overnight and taking your time to explore. We enjoyed the Viking village and the hike along the coastline and barrens.