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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites St. Jean Sur Richelieu
700 RUE GADBOIS
ST JEAN SUR RICHELIEU, QC J3A 1V1
CANADA
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Museums, outdoor pursuits, historic sites, casinos, theme parks Montreal has a little bit of something for everyone. The city features a number of world-class museums, exploring topics like Canadian railway history, ecosystems, military history, maple sugaring, art, architecture and archaeology. Families find plenty to occupy young visitors, including a zoo, an insectarium, a Six Flags theme park, a great interactive science museum, and lots of parks. It's a year-round destination, with several paces for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter, and for the full range of warm weather activities. Montreal is also fun for history and architecture buffs, with a wide variety of beautiful old buildings, churches, and monuments. It's a fascinating city, one that appeals to just about any type of traveler due to its wide array of offerings.
Address: 110, rue Notre-Dame ouest, Montréal, QC H2Y 1T2
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Built in 1829, the neo-Gothic Basilique Notre-Dame is built in the scale and manner of Europe's great churches. It's said that the protestant architect James O'Donnell, who designed the basilica, was... |
Address: 4777, av Pierre-de Coubertin, Montréal, QC H1V 1B3
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Montréal's Biodôme is the only one of its kind in the world. It features four distinct ecosystems recreated in the former Olympic Games Velodrome. Created to represent the four most beautiful... |
Address: 335 place d'Youville, Montréal, QC H2Y 3T1
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This museum takes special pride in preserving Montréal's past and making it come alive for visitors. The facility features exhibits on the city's architecture, history and culture, showcasing it all... |
Address: 400, rue Saint-Paul est, Montréal, QC H2Y 1H4
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This small chapel, Montréal's oldest church, dates back to 1657. Margaret Bourgeoys, who founded the Notre Dame congregation of nuns, initiated construction to provide sailors a refuge of peace and... |
Address: 4101, rue Shebrooke est, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2
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Montréal's bountiful Botanical Gardens are the second largest in the world. The gardens opened in 1931 and now feature 30 beautiful outdoor displays and 10 exhibition greenhouses. Each display offers... |
Address: 525, rue Saint-Hubert, Granby, QC J2G 5P3
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Located about an hour's drive southeast of Montréal, the Granby Zoo is a great day-trip destination, particularly if you have kids. Among the animals are chinchillas, poison dart frogs, stick... |
Address: 185, rue Ste-Catherine ouest, Montréal, QC H2X 3X5
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The Museum of Contemporary Art boasts exhibitions of post-1940s art from Québec and around the world. Canada's only major museum of contemporary art, this complex has hosted over 600 exhibitions and... |
Address: 1380, rue Sherbrooke ouest, Montréal, QC H3G 1J5
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The Musée des Beaux Arts, founded in 1860, is Canada's oldest museum and boasts some of the finest paintings in the country. Among its permanent holdings are artwork from Canadian artists and those... |
Address: ave du Parc-Lafontaine and ave Papineau, Montréal, QC
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One of the city's largest and most popular parks. Warm weather activities here include a number of free performances and activities at the open-air theater, tennis, petanque, ball fields, sand... |
Address: 350, place Royale, Montréal, QC H2Y 3Y5
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The Pointe-à-Callière Museum stands at the point of Montréal's city founding and provides a fascinating introduction to its history. The museum details Montréal's development as a trading and meeting... |
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