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Demasduit Regional Museum, Grand Falls-Windsor

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  1. YQX → King's Point →

    A short way off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior, and breaks up the highway before the road turns north for Green Bay.

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (207 km start to finish).

  2. YDF → Grand Falls-Windsor →

    In the centre of town, barely a detour from the highway, this museum tells the story of the Beothuk and of the Exploits Valley's more recent settlement.

    Stopping here adds about 1.4 km to that drive (213 km start to finish).

  3. YQX → Pilley's Island →

    In Grand Falls-Windsor, near the drive's midpoint, telling the history of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. An easy pull-off the Trans-Canada before the turn north.

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (220 km start to finish).

  4. YQX → Triton →

    A short detour off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor, telling the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. It sits about 40% of the way along this drive, before the highway turns north onto Route 380.

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (224 km start to finish).

  5. YDF → Botwood →

    A few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in the middle of Grand Falls-Windsor, telling the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. It comes near the end of the drive and makes a good break.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (244 km start to finish).

  6. YQX → Baie Verte →

    A few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior.

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (275 km start to finish).

  7. YDF → Lewisporte →

    About three-quarters of the way along this drive, a few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. A natural break on a long cross-island run.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (276 km start to finish).

  8. YDF → Leading Tickles →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (299 km start to finish).

  9. YDF → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (303 km start to finish).

  10. YQX → La Scie →

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (324 km start to finish).

  11. YDF → Change Islands →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (343 km start to finish).

  12. YDF → Fogo Island →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (343 km start to finish).

  13. YDF → Twillingate →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (360 km start to finish).

  14. YDF → St. Alban's →

    Stopping here adds about 1 km to that drive (368 km start to finish).

  15. YQX → Burgeo →

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (385 km start to finish).

  16. YDF → Hermitage →

    Stopping here adds about 1 km to that drive (410 km start to finish).

  17. YDF → Harbour Breton →

    Stopping here adds about 1 km to that drive (414 km start to finish).

  18. Exploits Valley →

    The area's 5,000 years of human history, the Beothuk included, per the province's tourism site.

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (457 km start to finish).

  19. Port aux Basques → Grand Falls-Windsor →

    Stopping here adds about 0.5 km to that drive (478 km start to finish).

  20. Port aux Basques → Botwood →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (509 km start to finish).

  21. Port aux Basques → Lewisporte →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (542 km start to finish).

  22. YQX → Codroy Valley →

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (549 km start to finish).

  23. Port aux Basques → Leading Tickles →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (565 km start to finish).

  24. Port aux Basques → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (570 km start to finish).

  25. Port aux Basques → Change Islands →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (609 km start to finish).

  26. Port aux Basques → Fogo Island →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (609 km start to finish).

  27. Port aux Basques → Twillingate →

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (627 km start to finish).

  28. Port aux Basques → St. Alban's →

    Stopping here adds about 1 km to that drive (635 km start to finish).

  29. Port aux Basques → Hermitage →

    Stopping here adds about 1 km to that drive (676 km start to finish).

  30. Port aux Basques → Harbour Breton →

    Stopping here adds about 1 km to that drive (680 km start to finish).

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While you're stopped here: Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (1.2 km away) · Salmonid Interpretation Centre, Grand Falls-Windsor (1.3 km away) · Corduroy Brook Nature Trail, Grand Falls-Windsor (2.3 km away)

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Demasduit Regional Museum, Grand Falls-Windsor on the YQX → King's Point drive, 207 km from Gander, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

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