Sydney

The Fortress of Louisbourg located in Louisbourg, about an hour's drive away, is a reconstruction of the 18th century fortified French town whose presence plagued the British colonies of New England.

Stop at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada in Baddeck.

And no visit to Cape Breton is complete without a trip around the famous Cabot Trail, which regularly places high on lists of 'Best Drives in the World'