Magnetic Hill Area Moncton
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The Magnetic Hill area of Moncton is located at the North-Western edge of the city of Moncton in the Canadian province of New Brunswick
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In the 1980s, both the federal, provincial and municipal governments invested significant money in a major tourism development for the area surrounding Magnetic Hill which include a golf course, Magnetic Hill Zoo narrow-gauge railway gift shops, Magic Mountain Water Theme Park
, Casino New Brunswick
, Magnetic Hill Concert Site
, Various Hotels and Motels all geared around Tourism have all been built near the Mountain Road interchange with the Trans-Canada Highway
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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In the 1980s, both the federal, provincial and municipal governments invested significant money in a major tourism development for the area surrounding Magnetic Hill which include a golf course, Magnetic Hill Zoo narrow-gauge railway gift shops, Magic Mountain Water Theme Park
Magic Mountain Water Park
Magic Mountain Water Park , also known as Magic Mountain, is a water park located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is part of the Magnetic Hill tourist site. The park is the largest man made tourist attraction in Atlantic Canada...
, Casino New Brunswick
Casino New Brunswick
Casino New Brunswick is located in the Magnetic Hill Area of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.-Moncton Casino:On May 8, 2008, Sonco Gaming New Brunswick Limited Partnership was selected as the successful proponent for the New Brunswick Destination Casino Project...
, Magnetic Hill Concert Site
Magnetic Hill Concert Site
Magnetic Hill Concert Site is a live music venue in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is one of the largest music venues in Canada.Originally built in 1984 for Pope John Paul II to hold a papal mass during his tour of Canada, the site was redesigned in the 1990s as a concert venue...
, Various Hotels and Motels all geared around Tourism have all been built near the Mountain Road interchange with the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
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See also
- List of magnetic hills
- Gravity hillGravity hillA gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill , is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces the optical illusion that a very slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope...
- List of tourist attractions in Moncton