The Colonial Building is one of the key civic landmarks in St. John's, a white neoclassical building that housed Newfoundland's legislature through some of the colony's most consequential political arguments. Its calm exterior hides a turbulent history of responsible government, economic crisis, and the long road to joining Canada.
The restored interiors are the reason to go inside. Exhibits and guided interpretation give useful context for Signal Hill, Government House, and the rest of the old capital, turning Newfoundland's constitutional history into something more tangible than dates on a plaque.