World Travel Guide Search for a City   Destination Guides > North America > Canada > Newfoundland and Labrador > Newfoundland > St John's St John's -- Sights -- Memorial University, C.A. Pippy Park and Rennie's River Military Road Quidi Vidi Village Signal Hill The Newfoundland Museum to Murray Premises •  St John's   · The City •  Arrival And Information •  Sightseeing Trips •  Eating, Drinking And Entertainment •  Listings •  Explore St John's •  Hotels in St John's ST JOHN'S - THE CITY Running the length of the town centre, Water Street has long been the commercial hub of St John's, though the jumbled storefronts of the chandlers and tanners, ship suppliers and fish merchants have mostly been replaced by a series of ill-considered redevelopments. In the architectural gloom, look out for the odd elegant stone and brick facade or take a peek at the old courthouse , a monumental Romanesque Revival building of 1904 that overlooks the harbour from Water Street at Baird's Cove.