The Spring Garden area is the retail heart of Halifax. Consisting of nine city blocks, the area has over 200 retail shops with ample convenient parking. This charming area is a shopper's paradise: brand name fashions, Nova Scotian giftware and hair salons rub shoulders with excellent restaurants, coffee houses and bars.

The area is also becoming home to a growing number of upscale residential dwellers. Spring Garden Road is surrounded by attractions - the Victorian Public Gardens, the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, and one of the most important historic sites in Canada, the Halifax Citadel - all adding to the interest of this special place. This lively neighborhood worth seeking out runs between the Public Gardens and the library (at Grafton St.).