There are several visitor centres along Labrador Coastal Drive that interpret our history, culture and natural environment, and also provide helpful services for you during your travels.

The staff at our centres are always ready to answer questions, provide directions or suggestions for activities, and assist you with logistical arrangements. Just ask!

Receive an orientation to our region at the Gateway to Labrador Visitor Centre in L'Anse au Clair. This building was the community's first church (built in 1909 by volunteers) and is now restored for use as a welcome centre.

Amongst the many displays at the Gateway is the Labrador Straits Heritage Quilt, a patchwork quilt depicting local heritage that was made by women from all the local communities.

The Labrador Straits Museum is owned and operated by the Labrador Straits Women's Institutes. It offers a rare chance to examine artifacts related to the way of life in the Labrador Straits in the early 20th century. A special attraction is afigurehead of ship that went ashore near Pinware. The figurehead is said to have once been the likeness of Queen Victoria. The Museum's exhibit entitled Trough Our Eyes and With Our Hands profiles the contribution that women have made to the history and development of the Labrador Straits.

Reproduction artifacts from the nearby L'Anse Amour Burial National Historic Site are also on display at the Labrador Straits Museum.

Built in the 1850s to serve a new steamship route through the Strait of Belle Isle, Point Amour lighthouse is the tallest in Atlantic Canada. Now designated a Provincial Historic Site, the lighthouse has been restored and renovated. Extensive exhibits portray the maritime history of our region.

The lighthouse is situated in one of the most beautiful areas of the Strait of Belle Isle. It is well worth the energetic climb up the 122 steps of the lighthouse tower for the spectacular view of the surrounding land and seascape. The tower measures 109 feet from the ground to the light and 125 feet to the silver tip of the brass lightning rod. The walls are 6.5 feet thick at the base, tapering towards the top.

Whalers from the Basque region of Spain and France were hunting whales and processing oil for the lucrative European market at numerous ports in Southern Labrador by the 1540s. Red Bay, known to the Basques as Butus, was one of the largest and busiest ports. Red Bay National Historic Site of Canada tells an incredible story of hardship, exploitation and profit through walking tours, video presentations, interpretive displays and numerous original artifacts.