Thank you for choosing to make Greater Moncton a part of your vacation this summer - you'll not be disappointed. Whether you're here for an afternoon a few days or weeks, Greater Moncton has something for the entire family. Get wildly wet on water slides; discover science that will stand your hair on end; watch a river that fills and empties twice daily rekindle romance over a candlelight dinner; groove to your favourite music; shop in boutiques and shopping malls; and the list goes on and on. Whatever you want to do this summer, Greater Moncton is your ideal vacation headquarters.

The area now known as Moncton was once an early Acadian settlement known as "Le Coude." After the deportation of the Acadians, the settlement lay empty until a group of eight immigrant families arrived from Pennsylvania in June 1766 with a land grant issued by the Philadelphia Land Company. A township grew on the site named after the British soldier Lt.-Colonel Robert Monckton, who led the capture of nearby Fort Beauséjour in 1755. The new settlement quickly flourished as a centre for ship-building and was incorporated as a town in 1855. However, the birth of the age of steam and iron ships brought a quick end to local prosperity and Moncton surrendered its charter in 1862. A new era of prosperity came to the settlement with the location of the headquarters for the Intercolonial Railway in 1871, forerunner of CNR. In 1875 Moncton was again incorporated with the motto "Resurgo" (I rise again). Moncton became a city on the 23rd of April, 1890. Its coat of arms illustrates the agricultural, industrial and railway heritages, along with the world famous Tidal Bore, an ever popular tourist attraction.Take your foot off the brake and be amazed as your vehicle rolls uphill. Magnetic Hill is Canada's third most visited natural attraction and is adjacent to a family theme park. A fun time for everyone! Magnetic Hill began as just local folklore in the early 1800's. Farmers living to the northwest of Moncton recounted wild stories of wagons running up on the heels of startled horses. Barrels and bales of dry goods were said to mysteriously roll "uphill." The hill moved from folklore to hard news in 1933, when three newspaper reporters spent an embarrassing morning stopping at the foot of every hill waiting for the magical magnetic forces to take over. Eight frustrating hours later, when the reporters were ready to give up, the phenomenon of Magnetic Hill was recorded as the reporters watched their 1931 Ford Roadster roll up the hill without them. Magnetic Hill was officially recorded by a skeptical group of believers.

A scenic phenomenon caused by the surging Bay of Fundy rides, the highest in the world, the Bore occurs twice daily. The higher waters in the Bay cause the water in the placid Petitcodiac River to roll back upstream in one wave, which can range in height from 3 to 60 cm. Just as spectacular is the rapid and dramatic change in the river itself. At low tide the muddy river bottom is often visible, but within an hour of the arrival of the Bore, the water level rises some 7.5 metres (25 ft) to fill the river to its banks. The Tidal Bore can he observed from many places around Greater Moncton; visit a local Tourist Information Centre for more information.