Take, for example, the "famously picturesque village" of Trinity, a former pioneer settlement west of St. John's.
The old buildings are so well preserved, "it's impossible not to think you've walked into a historic theme park," he writes in the new edition of Frommer's Newfoundland & Labrador.
"When you see someone hanging out clothes or eating supper, remember they're not historical interpreters - they're residents."
Hempstead also says a celebration in Newfoundland may not be what it seems.
"If you happen to be in Ferryland for the annual folk festival, be assured that the event is not about attracting tourists - the foot-stomping, beer-drinking bands on stage are there to entertain the locals."
Hempstead's list of "the best travel experiences" in the province include visits to the archeological dig at the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland, where you can see artifacts from a 16th-century settlement; the Spout on the East Coast Trail, a natural geyser that shoots salt water more than 60 metres into the air; and Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, where "you'll feel like you've reached the end of the world."
He also recommends climbing the 33 metres to the top of Labrador's Point Amour lighthouse, the tallest in Atlantic Canada. The spectacular panorama includes "a bird's-eye view of some of the oldest fossils found in North America."
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