The quaint, unassuming fishing village of St. Anthony lies near one of history’s most significant archeological finds, L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park. In this UNESCO World Heritage site, an excavation revealed what could very well be the first European settlement in North America. Browse carefully preserved 11th-century Norse artifacts, explore recreated sod-roofed buildings and learn from engaging Viking-era reenactors. The past also beckons at the Dr. Wilfred Grenfell Interpretation Center, dedicated to a tireless 19th-century physician who devoted himself to aiding the region’s poor, building hospitals, schools and orphanages open to both native Inuit and European newcomers.
