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Showing 24 of 64 places in Montreal
Long before it became a summer stomping ground for music heads and art kids, the Peel Basin was Montreal’s industrial de...
Saint James United Church has lived many lives—abolitionist meeting house, home to the first YMCA in North America, conc...
Built for the 1976 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Park remains one of Montreal’s most ambitious—and debated—urban landmark...
Built in 1914 and named in honour of a McGill athlete-turned-soldier killed in WWI, Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is...
Most of Montreal’s best views come with elevation—and a crowd. But this spot in Pointe-Saint-Charles offers a low-key al...
Spanning two islands in the Saint Lawrence River, Parc Jean-Drapeau is a landmark rich with history, culture, and year-r...
In the heart of Little Italy, Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense stands as a cornerstone of Montreal’s Italian-Canadian sto...
McGill University has been a fixture on the slope of Mount Royal since 1821, when a fur trader’s estate and a royal char...
Place des Montréalaises is a living corrective. Built over the scar of an expressway, this inclined urban meadow reconne...
Founded in 1969, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) was born from the ideals of Quebec’s Quiet Revolution—a publ...
Founded in 1974, the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) has reshaped how Quebec trains its engineers—bridging classro...
The Empress Theatre still watches over Sherbrooke Street with the cool indifference of its twin sphinxes. Built in 1927,...
Esplanade Tranquille is a vibrant public space in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, designed to adapt sea...
Place Jacques-Cartier is where Old Montréal puts its history and its showmanship on the same stage. The square runs down...
Bâtiment 7 is one of the rare places in Montreal that feels entirely claimed by the people who use it. Sitting at the ed...
Quai Jacques-Cartier is the Old Port’s front porch, the stretch where Montréal’s riverfront feels most alive. The pier s...
Montreal's Olympic Stadium is the largest covered amphitheatre in Québec and one of Montreal’s most polarizing landmarks...
A fixture of Montreal’s Little Italy since 1933, Jean-Talon Market is one of North America’s largest and most vibrant op...
Once the go-to strip for wedding dresses and discount suits, Plaza St-Hubert's 1.2-kilometre stretch between Bellechasse...
The Church of St. Irene and St. Markella sits on a Mile End street that’s seen more than one community pass through its...
Since opening its doors in 1983, the Palais des congrès de Montréal has played a central role in shaping Montreal’s inte...
The Grand Quay of the Port of Montreal transforms the waterfront into a sprawling public space where history, design, an...
Perched on the northern slope of Mount Royal, Saint Joseph’s Oratory dominates Montreal’s skyline with its towering 97-m...
Notre-Dame Basilica is a church, yes, but it's more like an architectural and cultural landmark woven into the fabric of...
Showing 24 of 64 places in Montreal
Long before it became a summer stomping ground for music heads and art kids, the Peel Basin was Montreal’s industrial de...
Saint James United Church has lived many lives—abolitionist meeting house, home to the first YMCA in North America, conc...
Built for the 1976 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Park remains one of Montreal’s most ambitious—and debated—urban landmark...
Built in 1914 and named in honour of a McGill athlete-turned-soldier killed in WWI, Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is...
Most of Montreal’s best views come with elevation—and a crowd. But this spot in Pointe-Saint-Charles offers a low-key al...
Spanning two islands in the Saint Lawrence River, Parc Jean-Drapeau is a landmark rich with history, culture, and year-r...
In the heart of Little Italy, Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense stands as a cornerstone of Montreal’s Italian-Canadian sto...
McGill University has been a fixture on the slope of Mount Royal since 1821, when a fur trader’s estate and a royal char...
Place des Montréalaises is a living corrective. Built over the scar of an expressway, this inclined urban meadow reconne...
Founded in 1969, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) was born from the ideals of Quebec’s Quiet Revolution—a publ...
Founded in 1974, the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) has reshaped how Quebec trains its engineers—bridging classro...
The Empress Theatre still watches over Sherbrooke Street with the cool indifference of its twin sphinxes. Built in 1927,...
Esplanade Tranquille is a vibrant public space in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, designed to adapt sea...
Place Jacques-Cartier is where Old Montréal puts its history and its showmanship on the same stage. The square runs down...
Bâtiment 7 is one of the rare places in Montreal that feels entirely claimed by the people who use it. Sitting at the ed...
Quai Jacques-Cartier is the Old Port’s front porch, the stretch where Montréal’s riverfront feels most alive. The pier s...
Montreal's Olympic Stadium is the largest covered amphitheatre in Québec and one of Montreal’s most polarizing landmarks...
A fixture of Montreal’s Little Italy since 1933, Jean-Talon Market is one of North America’s largest and most vibrant op...
Once the go-to strip for wedding dresses and discount suits, Plaza St-Hubert's 1.2-kilometre stretch between Bellechasse...
The Church of St. Irene and St. Markella sits on a Mile End street that’s seen more than one community pass through its...
Since opening its doors in 1983, the Palais des congrès de Montréal has played a central role in shaping Montreal’s inte...
The Grand Quay of the Port of Montreal transforms the waterfront into a sprawling public space where history, design, an...
Perched on the northern slope of Mount Royal, Saint Joseph’s Oratory dominates Montreal’s skyline with its towering 97-m...
Notre-Dame Basilica is a church, yes, but it's more like an architectural and cultural landmark woven into the fabric of...
