south of st. john's is the town of witless bay, where we stayed and also enojyed a puffin watching tour in the witless bay ecological reserve. another highlight is the ferryland lighthouse picnic, located near ferryland, where you can order a gourmet picnic in the old lighthouse and then enjoy it on the great landscape surrounding the landscape.
the easternmost tip of newfoundland is cape spear, featuring fortifications from the beginning of the previous century as well as an old and a new lighthouse.
the town of st. john's features many colorful old buildings, and a large choice of shops and restaurants which is hard to find outside st. john's.
signal hill is located north-east of st. john's, overlooking the harbor entrance, with the cabot tower on its highest point:
