The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal is the oldest museum in Canada, and one of its finest. Founded in 1860, it moved to one of its present locations just before WWI in 1912. ‘One of’ because the museum is actually comprised of two separate buildings separated by a street, connected by a long underground tunnel.
The [...]

French for ‘Our Lady’, this Catholic cathedral of Montreal called Notre Dame richly deserves the same name as its more famous Parisian cousin. The church was designed in 1824 by an Irish-American Protestant, James O’Donnell.
The exterior facade is Gothic Revival and even though it was done in the early 19th century, it bears all [...]

Vieux Montréal, as it’s known in the native language of Quebec, is a European postcard made real in North America. Along the cobblestoned streets crossing Place Jacques Cartier it’s easily possible to imagine oneself in Paris.
Wander over to busy St. Paul Street and shop. Bakeries, souvenirs and a variety of art objects are all [...]

Known officially as the Quai du Vieux-Port, this section of Old Montreal (Vieux Montréal) is paradoxically one of the most up-to-date portions of the city. Like many cities bordered by large bodies of water, whether the Pacific Ocean as in San Francisco, or the Atlantic in New York, activities abound.
Many of the sights and things [...]

St. Joseph’s Oratory, a large Catholic church atop Mont Royal in Montreal, is one of the most unusual religious structures in existence. It is so, not only because of the design, but owing to its history, as well.
A work of devotion by Brother Andre, a lay brother in the Holy Cross order, the present church [...]

The Montreal Biodome is one of the most unusual tourist attractions in the world. Originally built in 1976 to house Olympic Games events, it has evolved into a showcase of ecosystems as they might be. The Biodome holds four such areas, representing different ecosystems of the Americas.
The Tropical Forest
In the tropical forest section visitors can [...]

Underground City has brought into reality a popular science fiction scenario. This network of tunnels under the streets of Montreal houses one of the most unusual shopping areas in the world. Still growing over 40 years later, it provides a haven for tourists and locals against the weather extremes common to Montreal, while giving them [...]