Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Montréal, Canada
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8.7 km
321 m
Experience Montréal in Canada in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in MontréalIndividual Sights in MontréalSight 1: Lafontaine House
The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine House in Montreal was the place where Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine lived from 1849 until his death in 1864.
Wikipedia: Maison Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine (Montréal) (FR)
Sight 2: Cenotaph
The Cenotaph is a public monument in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, commemorating the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
Sight 3: Lion de Belfort
The Lion of Belfort is a monument at Dorchester Square in Downtown Montreal.
Sight 4: Dorchester Square
Dorchester Square, originally Dominion Square, is a large urban square in downtown Montreal. Together with Place du Canada, the area is just over 21,000 m2 (230,000 sq ft) or 2.1 ha of manicured and protected urban parkland bordered by René Lévesque Boulevard to the south, Peel Street to the west, Metcalfe Street to the east and Dorchester Square Street to the north. The square is open to the public 24 hours a day and forms a focal point for pedestrian traffic in the city. Until the creation of Place du Canada in 1967, the name "Dominion Square" had been applied to the entire area.
Sight 5: La Foule illuminée
The Illuminated Crowd is a sculpture made in 1985 by the Franco-British sculptor Raymond Mason.
Sight 6: Christ Church Anglican Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican Gothic Revival cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. It is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West, between Avenue Union and Boulevard Robert-Bourassa. It is situated on top of the Promenades Cathédrale underground shopping mall, and south of Tour KPMG. It was classified as historical monument by the government of Quebec on May 12, 1988. In 1999, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
Sight 7: Phillips Square
Phillips Square is a public square located in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Square was established in 1842 thanks to a gift from Alfred Phillips to the city of Montreal.
Sight 8: Saint James United Church
Saint James United Church is a heritage church in the city's downtown core of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a Protestant church affiliated with the United Church of Canada. It is located at 463 Saint Catherine Street West between Saint Alexandre and City Councillors Streets, in the borough of Ville-Marie within Downtown Montreal. It was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996.
Sight 9: La Maison Symphonique de Montréal
The Montreal Symphony House is a concert hall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Symphony House is located at the corner of de Maisonneuve Boulevard West and Saint Urbain Street, on the northeastern esplanade of Place des Arts in the Quartier des Spectacles.
Sight 10: Club Soda
Club Soda is a music venue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its address is 1225 Saint Laurent Boulevard in the Quartier des Spectacles in the borough of Ville-Marie.
Sight 11: Peace Park
Peace Park or Place de la Paix is an urban square in Montreal. Peace Park is the colloquial name for Place de la Paix, which directly translates to "Place of Peace". Often, even in French newspapers, Place de la Paix is referred to as "Parc de la Paix". It is on Saint-Laurent Boulevard and, as such, it follows different by-laws than parks. For example, Peace Park is open to the public at all times, unlike parks with visiting hours.
Sight 12: Society for Arts and Technology
The Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) is a Montreal-based cultural organization created in 1996 and dedicated to the promotion and conservation of works of art using new technologies. The Society for Arts and Technology is located at 1201 Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal's Quartier des spectacles and is founded by Monique Savoie.
Sight 13: Saint Patrick's Basilica
Saint Patrick's Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica on René-Lévesque Boulevard in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sight 14: Victoria Square
Victoria Square is a town square and public space in the Quartier International de Montréal area of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the intersection of Beaver Hall Hill and McGill Street. The Square forms an integral component of the city's urban public transit system and constitutes a 'prestige address' for the international face of the city. It is bordered by Viger Street to the north, Saint Jacques Street to the south, Beaver Hall Hill to the west and Square Victoria Street along the eastern side. As with other city squares, Square Victoria is open 24 hours per day to all citizens of Montreal and provides the role of an urban breathing space, with dense foliage to the south that tapers as the square rises up Beaver Hall Hill.
Sight 15: Ruelle des fortifications
The World Trade Centre Montreal is a shopping centre, office and hotel complex located in the Quartier international district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sight 16: Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle is a public square located in the Quartier international of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sight 17: The English Pug
The English Pug and the French Poodle, also known as The Two Snobs, is a privately-owned outdoor 2013 art installation with two bronze sculptures by the Canadian artist Marc André J. Fortier, installed at 500 Place d'Armes in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sight 18: Monument à Maisonneuve
The Maisonneuve Monument is a monument by sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert built in 1895 in Place d'Armes in Montreal.
Sight 19: Champ-De-Mars
Champ de Mars is a public park in Old Montreal quarter of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sight 20: Square Viger
Viger Square is an urban square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was greatly changed by the construction of the Ville-Marie Expressway in the 1970s. The square is divided into three sections. It is bordered to the west by Saint Denis Street, to the east by Saint André Street, to the north by Viger Street, and to the south by Saint Antoine Street.
Sight 21: Ancienne Gare Viger
Place Viger was both a grand hotel and railway station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, constructed in 1898 and named after Jacques Viger, the first Mayor of the city. Although combined stations and hotels were common in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century, Place Viger was the only such combination in Canada.
Sight 22: Sir George-Étienne Cartier NHS
The Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site is a historic house museum located in the Old Montreal district, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It commemorates the life and accomplishments of Sir George-Étienne Cartier. This reconstitution of the adjoining homes of the Cartier family features the architectural heritage left by the upper middle class of 19th-century Montreal, along with interpretive activities and theatrical performances.
Wikipedia: Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site (EN), Website
Sight 23: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel is a church in the district of Old Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. One of the oldest churches in Montreal, it was built in 1771 over the ruins of an earlier chapel. The church is located at 400 Saint Paul Street East at Bonsecours Street, just north of the Bonsecours Market in the borough of Ville-Marie.
Sight 24: Musée de la mode
The Fashion Museum is a museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Costume, textile and fibre are the main theme of the museum's collection and exhibitions. The exhibitions and activities they organize aim to raise awareness of contemporary and traditional clothing treasures from all over the world as well as the evolution of fashion over the centuries.
Sight 25: Bonsecours Market
Bonsecours Market at 350 Rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal, is a two-story domed public market located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the Montreal area. It also briefly accommodated the Parliament of United Canada for one session in 1849.
Sight 26: Château Ramezay
The Château Ramezay is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, opposite Montreal City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sight 27: Place De La Dauversière
Place De La Dauversière is now a public space in Montreal.
Sight 28: Admiral Nelson
Nelson's Column is a monument, designed by Scottish architect Robert Mitchell and erected in 1809 in Place Jacques-Cartier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which is dedicated to the memory of Admiral Horatio Nelson, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Subsequent to the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin (1808–1966), Montreal's pillar now stands as the second-oldest "Nelson's Column" in the world, after the Nelson Monument in Glasgow. It is also the city's oldest monument and is the oldest war monument in Canada.
Sight 29: Place Jacques-Cartier
Place Jacques-Cartier is a square located in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is an entrance to the Old Port of Montreal.
Sight 30: Centre des sciences de Montréal
The Montreal Science Centre is a science museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Quai King-Edward in the Old Port of Montreal. Established in 2000 and originally known as the iSci Centre, the museum changed its name to the Montreal Science Centre in 2002. The museum is managed by the Old Port of Montreal Corporation. The museum is home to interactive exhibitions on science and technology as well as an IMAX theatre.
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