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What to see in Montreal on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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Montreal is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Montreal pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Landmarks1

  1. 1Basilique Notre-DameThe Basílica of Our Lady of Montreal, also known as Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal, is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic Old Montreal district of Montreal in Quebec, Canada.

Historic Sites17

  1. 2Crémazie
  2. 3Place des Vestiges
  3. 4Édifice Sun LifeThe Sun Life Building is a historic 122-metre (400 ft), 24-story office building at 1155 Metcalfe Street on Dorchester Square in the city's downtown core of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  4. 5Ancienne Gare Viger
  5. 6Monastère du Bon-PasteurThe Monastère du Bon-Pasteur is a multifunctional site in Montreal, Québec.
  6. 7Marché BonsecoursBonsecours Market is a two-story domed public market located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at 350 Rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal.
  7. 8Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
  8. 9Place de la Grande-Paix-de-MontréalThe Great Peace of Montreal was a peace treaty between New France and 39 First Nations of North America that ended the Beaver Wars.
  9. 10Vieux Séminaire de Saint-SulpiceThe Saint-Sulpice Seminary is a building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  10. 11Siège social de la Banque de Montréal
  11. 12Cathcart Armoury
  12. 13Old Canadian Bank of Commerce BuildingThe Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Building is a building at 265 Saint-Jacques Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  13. 14Maison Papineau
  14. 15Statue de la Reine VictoriaThe Victoria Memorial is a sculpture placed at the centre of Victoria Square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  15. 16Admiral Nelson
  16. 17Ruelle des fortifications
  17. 18Joseph Xavier Perreault

Museums & Galleries6

  1. 19Musée d'Art Contemporain (MAC)The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal is a contemporary art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  2. 20Centre des sciences de Montréal
  3. 21Pointe-à-Callière: Pavillon de l'Ancienne-Douane
  4. 22Pointe-à-CallièrePointe-à-Callière Museum is a museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  5. 23Château RamezayThe Château Ramezay is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, opposite Montreal City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  6. 24Sir George-Étienne Cartier NHS

Parks & Gardens19

  1. 25Square Saint-LouisSaint Louis Square is an urban square in Montreal's Plateau Mont Royal.
  2. 26Champ-De-Mars
  3. 27Place De La Dauversière
  4. 28Parc Toussaint-Louverture
  5. 29Parc Émilie-GamelinPlace Émilie-Gamelin is a city square in central Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  6. 30Place de la Paix
  7. 31Vieux-PortThe Old Port of Montreal is the historic port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  8. 32Square PhillipsPhillips Square is a public square located in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  9. 33Square VictoriaVictoria 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.
  10. 34Place Jean-Paul-RiopellePlace Jean-Paul-Riopelle is a public square located in the Quartier international of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  11. 35Carré VigerViger Square is an urban square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  12. 36Parc de l'espoir
  13. 37Parc Miville-Couture
  14. 38Parc Aristide-Beaugrand-ChampagneAristide Beaugrand-Champagne was a Canadian landscape architect and architect based in Montreal, Quebec.
  15. 39Place du Village
  16. 40Place d'YouvilleThe Place d'Youville in Old Montreal is a historical square in Montreal, named after Marguerite d'Youville.
  17. 41Parc Jehane-Benoît
  18. 42Parc Simone-Monet-Chartrand
  19. 43Parc du Bassin-Bonsecours

Public Art7

  1. 44Monument à Maisonneuve
  2. 45Frère André
  3. 46La JouteLa Joute is a 1969 public sculptural installation by Quebec artist Jean-Paul Riopelle, a member of the Automatiste movement.
  4. 47Les clochards célestes
  5. 48Hommage à Marguerite BourgeoysHommage à Marguerite Bourgeoys is an outdoor 1988 sculpture and memorial depicting the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal of the same name by Jules Lasalle, installed in Place Marguerite-Bourgeoys, at 85 Notre-Dame Street East, in Montreal.
  6. 49The French PoodleThe 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.
  7. 50The English PugThe 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.

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