St Patrick's Church Museum

⛪Museum Built Inside the Church - Historical Site⛪ If you're visiting the Port of Sydney on a Cruise, St. Patrick's Church Museum is one of the walkable spots to sight-see. It won't take long to browse, but history buffs and lovers of religious architecture will truly enjoy it. The tour guide staff are friendly and informative as well. The church was first built in 1828 and the interior is open to explore. It's been refurnished into a museum that shares the history of the church and surrounding township, containing everything from musical instruments to original furnishings, as well as a collection of illustrations by Lewis Parker that capture some of Sydney's most important heritage properties. Also: Don't miss the little LEGO replica of the church on the second floor!

It was closed:( But the trees were pretty nearby with all the fall leaves on the ground. The graves were eroding. The exterior of the church was cool.

A historical church located on the Main Street. Unfortunately it was closed on a weekday.

Nice little Church museum. You'll probably want to visit because of the free wifi and AC washroom. Maybe take a few minutes to learn a bit of the history.

Beautiful church. Lots of history

Alot of History. Diffenty worth a visit.

Took the ghost tour from here. Was completely by chance since we didn't even know it existed until we walked up to the front to see if we could find hours for the museum. Beautiful little church with a lot of history and the lady doing the ghost tours knows a lot about the area and is super nice.

A Fascinating Little Gem. The knowledgeable, personable staff made sure all our questions were answered. Their passion, dedication and humour made our visit most memorable.

A cool old church with a little something extra St. Patrick's Church Museum is the oldest Catholic church on Cape Breton island and was build in 1828. It's a strange combination of stone and wood built in an old Gothic style of architecture, complete with an ancient cemetery in the back. It changed a bit throughout the years, a balcony was added and some other additions inside, but the building looks pretty much as it did when it was built. The old building continued to serve as a church until the 1950's when it was decided it was just too small. The Old Sydney Society took it over and began restoring it as part of their movement to revive the historical part of Sydney and was opened as a museum. The church has only one room but it's certainly is a spooky one room. Austere stone walls and a open beam ceiling, with old artifacts added for color. The guy taking the toonies and loonies inside the church was pretty spooky too. Very friendly and knowledgeable but had a certain way of talking that added to the experience. He seemed to enjoy telling the history of the church, especially the part where people restoring the church found three bodies buried under the floor. As he so eloquently verbalized, "Exactly who they are and why they were put there is now know only to God." Amen.