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Are you looking for things to do in Montreal? Try this scavenger hunt / self-guided walking tour of Old Montreal.
It will take you around and through the entire perimeter while throwing challenges your way, giving you some history, and offer up some local tips.
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Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Montréal, Canada
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Are you looking for things to do in Montreal? Try this scavenger hunt / self-guided walking tour of Old Montreal.
It will take you around and through the entire perimeter while throwing challenges your way, giving you some history, and offer up some local tips.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Place Royale, Pl. Royale, Montréal, QC H2Y, Canada
Get your bearings here on the west end of Old Montreal before embarking on your scavenger hunt. Your first challenge won’t be easy either.
– See the Old Customs House
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Pointe-a-Calliere, Montreal Archaeology and History Complex, 350 Place Royale, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y5 Canada
Learn a little about the beginnings of Montreal at the Musée Pointe-à-Caillière / Archeology Museum.
– See Place Royale
– See the Old Customs House
Stop At: Lieu Historique National du Canal-de-Lachine, 105 Rue McGill 6th Floor, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E7 Canada
Discover why and when the Lachine Canal was built and enlarged.
– Walk by the John Young Monument
— learn about the 1886 flood
– See Silo #5 (national landmark)
– See the McGill Lock of the Lachine Canal
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Old Port of Montreal, Old Port of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Walk the length of the Old Port as we explain the various piers, and you solve various challenges.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Habitat 67, 2600 Avenue Pierre-Dupuy, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3R6 Canada
Admire a weird Lego-like type of building across the harbor.
– Walk by the Old Port of Montreal
Stop At: Alexandra pier, 200 Rue de la Commune O, Montréal, QC H2Y 4B2, Canada
Discover Montreal’s new cruise ship terminal.
– See the Musée Pointe-à-Caillière
– See Parc Lineaire de la Commune
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Parc Lineaire de la Commune, Rue de la Commune, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Explore this long parc which spans most of the length of the Old Port. There’s a visual challenge here.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Montreal Science Centre, 2, de la Commune Street West Quai King-Edward, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 4B2 Canada
Montreal’s Science Center is on King Edward’s Pier, we discuss its mission and you have another challenge here.
– Walk by the Old Port Marina
– See various river cruise operators including the Bateau Mouche
Stop At: Jacques-Cartier Pier, Rue de la Commune E, Montréal, QC H2L 5C1, Canada
This pier hosts the Cirque du Soleil at least once a year and many other events, including rodeos and concerts.
– See Saint-Helen’s Island across the river.
– See Notre-Dame Island across the river.
– See the Biosphere on Notre-Dame Island.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Terrasses Bonsecours, 364 Rue de la Commune E, Montréal, QC H2Y 0B4, Canada
Between you and this building is a basin for paddle boats in the summer, and skating in the winter.
– Walk by Voiles en Voiles
– Walk by the Bonsecours Basin
– Walk by the Montreal Ferris Wheel
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: La Grande Roue de Montreal, 362 de la Commune St E Old Port of Montreal, Bonsecours Basin, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 0B4 Canada
Explanation of Montreal’s large Ferris wheel, installed in 2017, and a challenge as you look through it.
– Walk by the Bonsecours Basin
– Walk by the Bonsecours Terrace
– See downtown Montreal through the Ferris Wheel
Stop At: Montreal Clock Tower, Quai de l’Horloge, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Walk to Montreal’s Clock Tower from where you’ll see clearly St-Helen’s and Notre-Dame islands as well as the Jacques Cartier Bridge.
– See Saint-Helen’s Island across the river.
– See Notre-Dame Island across the river.
– See the Biosphere on Notre-Dame Island.
– See Molson’s Brewery
– See Jacques Cartier Bridge
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Clock Tower Beach, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Did you know there was a beach in Old Montreal? We have a challenge for you here.
– See Molson’s Brewery
– See Jacques Cartier Bridge
Pass By: SOS Labyrinthe au Vieux-Port de Montreal, Hangar 16, Vieux-Port de Montreal, Quai de l’Horloge Hangar 16, Clock Tower Pier, Old Port of Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 0B4 Canada
One of many attractions at the Old Port of Montreal. We identify a few of them as we pass by.
– Walk by Saute-Mouton jet-boat tours
Stop At: Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, 400 St-Paul St. E. Metro Champ-de-Mars, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1H4 Canada
One of the 100+ churches on the island of Montreal. In French, Montreal is called the city of 100 church bell-towers. There’s a challenge with the statue of Mary atop the church.
– Walk by MTL Zipline
– Walk by the Musée Marguerite-Bourgeoys.
– Walk by Marché Bonsecours
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Bonsecours Market (Marche Bonsecours), 350 St-Paul St E (Near Place Jacques-Cartier), Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1H2 Canada
History of this building which in the past has served as the Parliament of Canada and Montreal’s City Hall.
The challenge concerns Montreal’s moto.
– Walk by Maison Saint-Paul
– Walk by Le Bremner
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Chateau Ramezay Historic Site and Museum of Montreal, 280, Notre-Dame East Street, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1C5 Canada
This historic site is a museum of Montreal, built in 1705 as the residence of the-governor of Montreal, Claude de Ramezay.
– Walk by Le Club Chasse et Pêche restaurant
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Montreal City Hall, 275 Rue Notre Dame E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1C6, Canada
This second-empire building is Montreal’s City Hall. We have a challenge here.
– Walk by Chateau Ramezay
Stop At: Nelson’s Column, Pl. Jacques-Cartier, Montréal, QC H2Y, Canada
Who was Horatio Nelson and what’s his significance to Montreal? Find out as you solve the challenge here.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Place Jacques-Cartier, Between rue Notre-Dame and rue de la Commune, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3B3 Canada
Open public place with street vendors and performers, lined with restaurants.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Marguerite Bourgeoys Park, Rue Du Parc Marguerite Bourgeoys, Montreal, Quebec H3K 2A2 Canada
This small parc outside a municipal building honors Marguerite who founded many schools in the early days of Montreal.
– Walk by Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel
– See the Quebec Court of Appeals
– See the Montreal Courthouse nearby
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Palais de justice (Notre-Dame/St-Gabriel), Montreal, QC H2Y 1B6, Canada
Montreal’s municipal courthouse.
Pass By: La Presse, 750 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2Y 2Z4, Canada
La Presse is the oldest still running French-language newspaper in North America. They are now 100% digital.
– See Montreal’s Friendship Gate marking the entry to Chinatown
Stop At: Place d’Armes, Pl. d’Armes, Montréal, QC H2Y, Canada
Walk around this public place in front of Notre-Dame Basilica and solve a challenge.
– See Montreal’s 1st skyscraper
– See BMO’s corporate headquarters
– See the Bank of Montreal Museum
– See the Monument to Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
– See Notre-Dame Basilica
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Notre-Dame Basilica, 110 Notre-Dame Street West Es-ce Accessible En Fauteuil Roulant, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1T1 Canada
Learn about the history of the grand church and its peculiarities.
– See the glasswork above the main entrance
– See Place d’Armes
Stop At: Maisonneuve Monument, Place d’Armes, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Challenge about the founders of Montreal, there were 4. It not only commemorates Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, but also Charles Le Moyne (military leader), Lambert Closse (intermediate governor of Montreal), Jeanne Mance (founder of the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal hospital) and the Iroquois natives who were here originally.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Place d’Youville, St-Pierre Street and McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3T1 Canada
Wide-open place leading to the Musée Pointe-à-Caillère with several monuments.
See Place de la Grande-Paix de Montréal in honor of the peace treaty signed here in 1801 by Sieu de Callière representing New-France with 39 Native nations.
– Walk by Montreal’s Love Sign
– Walk by Montreal’s old Corn Exchange building
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Centre d’Histoire de Montreal, 335 place d’Youville, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3T1 Canada
The Montreal History Center is a small museum that focuses solely on the history of the city of Montreal
This building was originally a fire station, built in 1903.
Stop At: Site archeologique du Parlement du Canada-Uni / marché Sainte-Anne, Pl. d’Youville, Montréal, QC H2Y, Canada
200 years ago, you would have been standing in the middle of the Saint-Pierre river (the name of the street where you are. It was covered over in 1833 to allow the construction of the Sainte-Anne market.
In front of the old fire station, was the Marché Sainte-Anne. A large public market which hosted the Parliament of the Province of United Canada from 1844 to 1849.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Square Victoria-OACI, Montreal, QC H3B 4L6, Canada
Square Victoria is surrounded by the Montreal stock exchange building(1874-1982). Today it trades in financial derivatives. You’ll also find a W Hotel, the OACI, UN’s civilian aviation organization and the world trade centre.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Montreal World Trade Centre, 747 Victoria Square (At St-Antoine), Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y9 Canada
The Montreal World Trade Center is actually the collection of several buildings as you will see inside.
Where you walk is between 2 rows of buildings, joined by a roof. Everything was completed in 1992.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Montreal Convention Centre, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, QC H2Z 1H5, Canada
It opened in 1983 and has 51,280 square meters of exhibition, reception and meeting rooms.
Pass By: Theatre St-James, 265 Rue Saint-Jacques, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1M6 Canada
The Canadian Bank of Commerce originally occupied this building, constructed in 1909. Today this building houses the St.James Theatre.
The Canadian offices of the White Star Line – responsible for the Titanic, had offices in this building between 1909 and 1939. On the night of April 12, 1912, several friends and families gathered here to learn about the fate of the passengers.
Pass By: Bank of Montreal Museum, 129 Rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal, QC H2Y 1L6, Canada
Here is a Pantheon style building. This was originally the head office of the Bank of Montreal built in 1817.
It is now a museum about the history of that bank.
Pass By: Parc de Dieppe, 3400 Pierre-Dupuy Ave, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3R6 Canada
From Alexandra Pier, look at the peninsula in front of you. On the left, near the King Edward pier is Dieppe Park.
This peninsula separates the water in the old port from the stronger currents in the St. Lawrence River.
