Calling all Titanic lovers! Get set for Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, from where the rescue mission to the ill-fated ship was launched and the final resting place for many who perished in the fatal brush with the iceberg. Various museums in the city house artifacts from the ship, poignant reminders of a journey that was never to be completed . Another tragic episode associated with Halifax is the Great Explosion of December 6, 1917, which occurred when a French munitions ship loaded with TNT collided with another ship. The city was razed to the ground, 1900 people killed immediately and 9000 injured. However, charming, pleasant Halifax is not about sad memories - one of the largest natural harbors in the world, the city is a great melange of the old and the new,  with plenty of museums, beaches and parks to enthrall most visitors.