Gaspé Peninsula
The star of the town's art trail is the Centre d'Art Marcel Gagnon. Outside, the extraordinary sculpture Le Grand Rassemblement (The Great Gathering) has…
Gaspé Peninsula
The star of the town's art trail is the Centre d'Art Marcel Gagnon. Outside, the extraordinary sculpture Le Grand Rassemblement (The Great Gathering) has…
Eastern Townships
This eccentric little museum is named after Joseph Armand Bombardier, the inventor of the Ski-Doo (snowmobile). Also known ambitiously as the Museum of…
Québec City
Now into its sixth decade, this minimuseum houses a 30-minute multimedia show that chronicles centuries of attacks on Québec City. It’s all played out on…
Old Montréal
The Montréal History Center has 300-plus artifacts that illustrate the city’s eventful past while focusing on its social history. You can listen to the…
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site
Québec City
On the St Charles River in Limoilu, northwest of the walled section of the city, this national historic site marks the spot where the Iroquoian people…
Montréal
Founded in 1828 by James McGill, a rich Scottish fur trader, McGill University is one of Canada’s most prestigious learning institutions, with 40,000…
Georges-Étienne Cartier Monument
Montréal
On the park's northeastern edge, on Ave du Parc, this statue draws hundreds of revelers every Sunday for tribal playing and spontaneous dancing in what…
Montréal
Created in a former marsh as part of a work-creation project, Beaver Lake is a center of activity year-round. You can rent paddleboats on the lake or, in…
Montréal
This fortress-like apartment complex from 1926 was designed by the famed Montréal architects George Ross and Robert MacDonald. It's worth passing by its…
Québec
Explore a former Canadian navy sub, which operated in the North Atlantic from 1967 to 2000, as you crawl through the porthole-like doorways, check out the…
Baie St Paul
If you want a walk in the woods without leaving town, consider the Boise du Quai, a small, forested, riverside park that's perfect for a quiet stroll. The…
Québec
Between 1865 and 1872, the British built three forts on the south shore to protect Québec against an American invasion that never materialized. One, known…
Montréal
Dedicated to St John the Baptist, the patron saint of French Canadians, this church was the hub of working-class Catholic families in the late 19th and…
Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site
Gaspé Peninsula
This historic site details the 1760 naval battle in the nearby Restigouche River estuary, which finished off France's New World ambitions. The…
Québec
This circa-1830 lighthouse, one of Québec's oldest, has lorded over dozens of shipwrecks, despite its function. Sitting on a picturesque spit of land, it…
Montréal
In the 19th century this was a Victorian garden in a swanky district of Second Empire homes and offices. Today Square Victoria is a triangle of manicured…
Montréal
One of Montréal’s best-kept secrets, this small leafy space is a great place for a bit of quiet time after exploring the neighborhood. Lovely Victorian…
Old Montréal
Part of the Pointe-à-CallièreCité d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal, the Mariners' House hosts a simulated archaeological dig (great for kids) and…
Québec
A short drive into the hilly part of town leads to tiny Parc de la Croix, where an illuminated cross guards a stunning view across the city and the river.
Old Montréal
Montréal’s first hospital was founded on this narrow lane by Jeanne Mance in 1644. Later a huge commercial complex was built here, leaving several…
Québec
This large, modern facility explores the deep historical and cultural ties this area has to shipbuilding and the sea. You can listen to interesting video…
Montréal
Since the early noughties, Ave de Monkland in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce has been transformed, with coffee bars, restaurants and condominiums springing up like…
Montréal
Built in 1864 on a sports field for the British military, this Anglican church used to be called St Crickets in the Fields for the matches that unfolded…
Montréal
A former industrial laundry turned monster (15,000-sq-ft) gallery, this space is worth a trip for the old building itself even if you’re not a fan of…
Québec
This is one of the North Shore's best museums on Indigenous culture. The atmospheric circular exhibition hall, divided into four sections symbolizing the…
Québec City
Perhaps not everyone's cup of cha, this small museum in the Old Port area focuses on the shipping industry here, the Canadian navy and the participation…
Eastern Townships & Mauricie
About 7km northwest of central Trois-Rivières (take bus 4), Les Forges-du-St-Maurice is a National Historic Site preserving the 18th-century birthplace of…
Montréal
This restored five-story windmill was built for a Scottish merchant in 1816, and a multimedia exhibit inside covers its two centuries of history. It’s a…
Québec
This lakeside facility illuminates the history and culture of the region's Anicinabe people through guided hikes, storytelling, bannock making and other…
Eastern Townships
Award-winning Domaine Pinnacle, the world's largest cidre de glace (ice-cider) producer, sits among century-old orchards just outside of Frelighsburg, 1¼…
Gaspé Peninsula
If you love strawberries, this friendly family-owned farm on Bonaventure's west side should be on your itinerary, particularly in midsummer when the fruit…
Old Montréal
Dedicated to St Marguerite d’Youville, founder of the community of the Sisters of Charity, better known as the Grey Nuns, this museum has a small but…
Montréal
This is one of Montréal’s finest old mansions, built in 1902 with an old coach house out back and an attached conservatory – rare features among the…
Québec
The lively Musée du Bas-St-Laurent has a collection of contemporary Québec art, but the main event is the 200,000 vintage photos of the local area, used…
Gaspé Peninsula
This aquarium focuses on the marine life of the St Lawrence. There are lots of tactile exhibits – in case you've ever wanted to touch a sea cucumber – and…
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Montréal
Now hidden among the university buildings, this Romanesque gem was built by the Sulpicians in 1876 to cement their influence in Montréal. The chapel was…
Église Saint-Georges de Mingan
Québec
This small Catholic church in the community of Mingan (also known by its Innu name, Ekuanitshit) contains a striking mix of Catholicism and indigenous…
Old Montréal
At the eastern edge of the historic port stands the 45m-high white Clock Tower. This precise clock, a replica of Big Ben in London, commemorates all of…
Québec
This little one-room schoolhouse once educated Gilles Vigneault, the Natashquan native who would go on to become, effectively, Québec's national…
Gaspé Peninsula
This 19th-century windmill offers free tastings of Shakespeare’s favorite tipple, mead, and sells a variety of honeys, mustards, butters and other…