Red Bay National Historic Site & World Heritage Site

We visited Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed location that preserves the remnants of a 16th-century Basque whaling stations. The main attraction is a guided walking tour to Saddle Island—the primary whale oil production hub—accessed via a complimentary water taxi that operates hourly. This site showcases the industrial-scale whale oil production led by Basque whalers in the 1500s. Historical estimates suggest that over 25,000 whales (mostly North Atlantic right whales) were slaughtered here in just 75 years, fueling Europe's demand for lamp oil and lubricants.

Beautiful village and awesome people. We met Keith and Karen who are amazing ! Unesco site worth stopping .

This is an UNESCO world site. Great narratives. Restrooms. Wifi. ADA compliant. Tours. Local crafts people. Beware of the flies. Restuarant. Friendly, helpful staff.

We went here as a port call on Holland America Voyage of the Vikings cruise. A very small community of less than 200 people. It is a national historic site. It was cold and windy but so awesome to visit. The whaling museum is small but informative. The fee was six dollars to enter. There is a small restaurant and gift shop combination just up the hill. Lots of history. It was a whaling community in years past. Not much else there but beautiful area to enjoy

Very interesting place to learn about the tools and processes involved in the early whaling industry. Very small and beautiful town jutting out nearly into the water. Can stay and eat well without ever leaving the parking lot. But if you want an amazing view hike up the Tracy Hill trail and get a Birdseye view of it all.

Site tells the Whaling history. UNESCO World heritage site. People are very helpful and friendly.

Red Bay is a small town with an extremely pretty sceneries and touched history story. This is the place that ancient residents kill whales and make and sale whales oil. This museum exhibit some tools they used. And tourists can take boat to the Saddle Island, where some sites of the stoves they used to produce whales oil located. Nowadays, whales are already become protected animal, and we should make harmony between humanity and nature.

This site is important due to the Basque whalers who use this bay as a base for their expeditions. There are various displays of Basque culture and artifacts. We came in early June and not everything was open (such as the boat ride to Saddle Island). The interpreters were very knowledgeable and helpful. I'd recommend taking a walk along some of the hiking trails nearby to get a better view of the entire Red Bay.