Step back over a thousand years in time at L’Anse aux Meadows, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Norse first set foot in North America. Explore original sod house ruins, reconstructed dwellings, and a recreated Viking village that bring the legendary journey of Leif Eriksson vividly to life.

Visit the UNESCO site of a remarkable ancient settlement of the Norse founded more than 1,000 years ago. Here, at L'Anse aux Meadows, Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red, was the first European to set foot on American soil. The Vikings originally called his discovery "Vinland." Tour this finely restored outpost guided by local hosts, gaining immeasurable insight into what life was like for the continent's first Norse explorers. See the sod houses, constructed of soil packed over wooden frames, and see evidence of carpentry and ironsmith workshops. You will also learn about the 1960 discovery of the site by the adventurer Helge Ingstad and his wife, archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad.
Next, a short drive brings you to Norstead, the recreated Norse Village. Here sits a replica of the Viking Knarr Snorri, a boat that sailed from Greenland to L'Anse aux Meadows and named for the first European child born in North America. Journey through this rough and ready site in the footsteps of fierce Viking warriors of the past.

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