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Nova Scotia: Halifax to Shag Harbour

A short drive along Nova Scotia's South Shore from Halifax to Shag Harbour, where something crashed into the water on October 4, 1967 and the RCMP, the Coast Guard and local fishermen all went out looking for it.

By · Published October 24, 2026

  • 277 km172 mi
  • 3.8 hof driving
  • 3stops
  • 2cards to collect

Open in the planner Directions

The Shag Harbour UFO Centre tells the story. It's only a few hours each way, so it's an easy day trip if you're in Halifax.

Stops along the way

Everything within 40 km of the road, in the order you'll pass it. Distances are from the start.

Halifax to Lunenburg

  1. 74 kmThe Oak Island Money PitMystery · Oak Island, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1795

Liverpool to Shag Harbour

  1. 264 kmShag Harbour UFO CentrePlace to visit · Museum, Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia
  2. 264 kmShag Harbour impactFamous case · UFO crashes, Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, 1967

Listen along

Podcast episodes about the creatures you'll pass, in the order you'll pass them. Start it before you pull out and it keeps going with your screen off, with big buttons so you never have to type anything. Episodes stream straight from each show, so the people who make them get the listen.

  1. Flying saucer

    First spot on the road: Shag Harbour UFO Centre

    1. #TwoLostHours | "Do You Believe In Flying Saucers Now?"Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories · Oct 14, 2026 · 16 min
    2. Buried for 74 Years: Edward Ruppelt’s 1952 Flying Saucer Talk | Full AudioSomewhere in the Skies · Sep 19, 2026 · 70 min
    3. "Invasion of the Flying Saucers Part I: Visitors from Space" w/ Seth GreenBigfoot Collectors Club · Aug 14, 2024 · 66 min

  2. UFO crashes

    First spot on the road: Shag Harbour impact

    1. Were The UFO Crashes Intentional?UFO News with Cristina Gomez · Sep 14, 2026 · 12 min
    2. Roswell Wasn't First: UFO Crashes Dating Back to 1862Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories · Jul 28, 2026 · 64 min
    3. The Government UFO Boss - Monsters, Men in Black & UFO Crashes : Dr. James Lacatski (PART 2)WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp · Nov 11, 2025 · 80 min

Cards you can collect on this trip

Stand within 25 km of one of these spots and tap "I'm here" in the planner or on the cards page to add the card to your collection.

Route from OpenStreetMap data (FOSSGIS routing). Always check road conditions, opening hours and festival dates before you go.