Bay of Fundy

TRAVELPLACES OF A LIFETIMEByHeather Greenwood Davis4 min readWinding its way between the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the Bay of Fundy is 170 miles of craggy cliffs, thundering waves, and ecological wonders. "It's rugged nature," local artist Karin Bach says. "It's the kind of place people who truly love nature and not just the pristine bits of it will enjoy."The specific size of the bay helps create the world's most extreme tides. Water levels rise and fall by as much as 48 feet every day when 100 billion tons of seawater crash into the shore. Low tide reveals boulders carved into dramatic shapes by centuries of water at the Hopewell Rocks. Waterside beach opens up into miles of sand (great for picnicking). "Local people will pick up some fresh lobster, a bottle of wine, and a few treats and spend the day there," Bach says.When to Go: Late July, when 30,000 migrating sandpipers (and the birders who follow them) descend on Mary's Point; mid-August, when the Risi...