Newfoundland is one of those places you've never heard of unless you are from Canada. Once you've been there, though, it becomes a place you will never forget. A land of stark, rugged, endless beauty, Newfoundland has as much history as it does coastline. John Cabot, in his ship the Matthew, discovered Newfoundland in 1497. First land sighted was probably Bonavista. However, Newfoundland was first discovered by Leif Erikksson and the Vikings about 1000 AD. L'anse Aux Meadows, at the northern most tip of Newfoundland, ... (more)