Broughton, Nova Scotia
The remains of an ambitious attempt to carve a thriving metropolis from the forest, once home to North America's first revolving door, now a ghost town.

📜 Former planned mining town in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, now largely abandoned.
🔍 Known for its ambitious beginnings and the first revolving door in North America, once intended to house 10,000-12,000 people, now largely abandoned ruins.

Why Go

🚶 Explore historical ruins and substantial foundations of Canada's first planned communities.
👻 Experience a ghost town with a unique past and witness it being reclaimed by the forest.
📚 Learn about early 20th-century industrial ambition and see the site of North America's first revolving door at the former Broughton Arms Hotel.

Why Avoid

🌲 Remote location, with mostly crumbling foundations and ruins remaining in a forest.
🗺️ Requires careful navigation due to its remote location.

Tips

🅿️ Free roadside parking available.
👻 Read Eleanor Anderson's books for tales of ghostly happenings.
🗺️ From Sydney, take Louisbourg highway to Morrison Road, then right onto Broughton Road.

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