Colourful starfish signs make it easy to “Discover a Special Place” when exploring the 412km Points East Coastal Drive. On this driving tour visit friendly communities, breathtaking lookouts, endless beaches, distinctive lighthouses, provincial parks, heritage roads, and of course, the most intriguing branches of the Confederation Trail.  The region is rich in history and culture from the early Mi'Kmaq, Irish, Scottish, and French settlers. Visit some of the province’s finest museums. Which of the following will become your treasured memory, Your Special Place?

Learn more about the 94 Points of Interest from start to finish by selecting the options below:

Points of Interest

If you are planning your itenerary by Discovery Drives, quickly access the Points of Interest within each Discovery Drive:

Orwell Bay Discovery Drive - Cherry Valley to Pinette 32km / 20m
Southern Banks Discovery Drive - Pinette to Cape Bear 40km / 25m
Eastern Harbours Discovery Drive - Cape Bear to Murray Harbour North 33km / 20m
Three Rivers Discovery Drive - Murray Harbour North to Cardigan 27km / 17m
Eastern Bays Discovery Drive - Cardigan to Rollo Bay 57km / 35m
Eastern Beaches Discovery Drive - Rollo Bay to Priest Pond 80km / 50m
North Shore Discovery Drive - Priest Pond to St, Peters 30km / 19m
Hillsborough River Discovery Drive - St. Peters to Scotchford 26km / 16m

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Many of Prince Edward Island’s oldest communities are located on the Points East Coastal Drive. Montague and Souris are the region’s commercial hubs, while Georgetown is the County Seat.  Because fishing has played such a major role of the Island’s history, several harbour communities are home to current or former processing plants, and offer interpretive displays and museums.

Eastern Prince Edward Island is home to the Islands top golf courses and within a radius of less than an hour there is a wide selection of 9 and 18-hole courses, including one of the top 10 courses in North America, the Links at Crowbush.