Sitting atop Gallows Hill is the Beautiful Lunenburg Academy. It has overlooked the town of Lunenburg since 1749. Guests are encouraged to come and learn about the longest standing school in Nova Scotia. The rich history can be felt and learned within the building with a school room kept in shape, and an abundance of historical information about the standards of the past, norms of the school, and information to help people understand what it was like to go to school in Nova Scotia so long ago.