A museum about the history of Pictou County in the historic home of J.W. Carmichael, a prominent New Glasgow shipbuilder. Built in 1880, this example of Victorian architecture has stained glass windows, a grand staircase, Trenton glassware, a Penny Farthing, Scottish regalia and historical photographs. The historic garden is populated with plants present in Nova Scotia prior to 1900.
No longer a theatre, this building is still of interest to those who enjoy historical tourism focused on the history of justice. The building's exterior still looks much like it did when Viola Desmond's arrest here in 1946 touched off the Civil Rights movement in Canada. The Roseland Cabaret nightclub operates in the former theatre.