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18 places
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Park · Quartier des Spectacles1. Mount Royal Park
4.8★ · 27kLarge hilltop park with trails, Beaver Lake, Kondiaronk lookout over downtown, and winter skiing and skating.
Church · Côte-des-Neiges2. Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
4.8★ · 26kLarge domed basilica on Mount Royal's slope with a museum, gardens, organ concerts and a long exterior stairway.
Viewpoint · Quartier des Spectacles3. Kondiaronk Belvedere
4.8★ · 14kBroad terrace beside the Mount Royal chalet with panoramic views of downtown Montreal and the St. Lawrence; reached by stairs, trail or road.
Church · Ville-Marie4. Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
4.8★ · 3.8k19th-century Catholic cathedral downtown, a scaled-down copy of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, with a large baldachin.
Landmark · Gay Village5. Vieux-Port de Montréal
4.7★ · 53kHistoric riverfront site in Old Montreal with promenades, a Ferris wheel, zipline, pedal boats, events and the Montréal Science Centre.
Park6. Michel-Chartrand Park
4.7★ · 6.2kLarge Longueuil nature park with ponds, walking and cycling paths, cross-country skiing in winter and deer sightings.
Park · Saint-Hubert7. Parc de la Cité
4.7★ · 5.2kLarge Longueuil park in Saint-Hubert with a pond, turtles, bike paths, playground, splash pad, picnic areas and a café.
Church · Verdun8. Église catholique Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
4.8★ · 902Catholic parish church in Verdun, visited for its interior. Listed hours are Monday to Thursday afternoons; closed Friday to Sunday.
Park · Maisonneuve9. Maisonneuve Park
4.7★ · 4.5kLarge Hochelaga-Maisonneuve park with bike paths, fields, a community garden, and winter cross-country skiing and skating.
Park10. Rapids Park
4.7★ · 3.7kPark beside the Lachine Rapids in LaSalle with riverside paths, birdwatching, fishing and a river-surfing spot.
Park · Lachine11. René-Lévesque Park
4.7★ · 2.9kLachine riverside park on the St. Lawrence with bike paths, BBQ areas, canal views and year-round trails.
Park · Saint-Henri12. Parc Westmount
4.7★ · 2.6kWestmount park with a pond and ducks, playground, wading pool, tennis courts, sports fields, dog park, library and greenhouse.
Library · TOD quartier Berri UQAM13. Grande Bibliothèque
4.7★ · 2.3kQuebec's national library, a 33,000 m² public library with over 3.5 million documents, children's area and board games.
Trail · Le Bassin14. Refuge faunique Marguerite-D'Youville
4.7★ · 1.8kNature reserve on Île Saint-Bernard with boardwalks, forest trails, bird feeding and deer sightings.
Beach15. Pine Beach Park
4.7★ · 1.7kLakeside municipal park in Dorval on Lac Saint-Louis with swings, a splash pad, a boat ramp and waterfront views.
Park · Côte-des-Neiges16. Beaver Lake
4.7★ · 1.2kMan-made lake on Mount Royal with a pavilion, picnic areas and BBQs, plus skating and sledding in winter.
Viewpoint · Lachine17. Lachine Front Range Lighthouse
4.7★ · 1.1kHistoric lighthouse on the Lachine waterfront by the St. Lawrence, with a bike path, boat ramp, picnic spots and fishing.
Park · Village de Pointe-Claire18. Terra-Cotta Natural Park
4.7★ · 99940-hectare wooded park in Pointe-Claire with about 6 km of wood-chip trails, soccer fields and a dog area.
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Places checked on 6 November 2026. How we pick