St. Johns Airport is an international airport located 5 km from three main towns; St. John itself, Labrador and Newfoundland. The airport connects flights in the metro city area as well as the larger Avalon Peninsula.
As an advanced flight area, the St. Johns Airport is fully equipped to serve the huge inflow of tourists coming in every summer. Besides exchange bureaus, restaurants and well designed terminals, the St Johns Airport also houses a few car rental companies to help travelers with their transport needs. With a good car hire at your services, there is plenty to see and enjoy in this great Canadian town.
Attractions of St. Johns Town
When looking for a nice place to hang out or learn something new, there are enough attractions near St Johns Airport to keep you busy on your holiday.
- Some Old Fashioned Photography -remember the days when pictures came out of washed film and the flash was a smoking bulb? There is a convenient shop within the city called loyalist costume photography which gives tourist a taste of how it feels being photographed the old fashioned way. The studio has complete props backgrounds as well as costumes which your family can fit into.
- Irving Nature Park - there is a plaque in this park that declares the park a social facility for New Brunswick folk. However, since 1992 when it was opened it has become an international tourist hub as many birders come to watch the bird expeditions in the park. There are special parking points for your car rental within the park before putting on your hiking gear and cutting through the trails, other amenities in the park include a barbecue and picnic ground.
- Reversing Falls - now this phenomenon occurs when the Bay of Fundy collides with the St John River at a rocky gorge. The Bay’s tides hit the gorge so hard reversing the flow of the river. Now this experience only happens twice a day, so pray that your timing is right when you arrive at the falls.
- Brunswick Square - this shopping place is just near the city market. it is an avalanche of high end shops and buildings offering different services. This is the right place to look for books, jewelry, banking services, cosmetic shops, electronic shops, toy shops, restaurants or even gift shops.
St. John town also has proximity to several other towns which house more attractions to explore. It will be worth driving in your car rental to unearth these tourist hubs.