# What to do in Montreal: the 10 must-dos

Old Montreal, Mount Royal, markets and museums: the essentials of Quebec's metropolis according to the Routard and travel blogs.

- 33 votes · 17 items
- Jun 30, 2020 · mssuitcase
- https://even.best/en/l/380/what-to-do-in-montreal-the-10-must-dos

## Top 10

1. **Old Montreal** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Cobbled streets, Place Jacques-Cartier and 18th- and 19th-century buildings.
2. **Jean-Talon Market** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Large public market in Little Italy, open all year.
3. **Mount Royal Park** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, with the Kondiaronk lookout.
4. **Saint Joseph's Oratory** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Canada's largest church, on the slopes of Mount Royal.
5. **Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Blue-and-gold Gothic Revival interior, with the AURA light show.
6. **Old Port of Montreal** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Quays on the St Lawrence with the Great Wheel and, in winter, the Bonsecours Basin skating rink.
7. **Montreal Museum of Fine Arts** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Canada's oldest art museum, spread over five pavilions. <https://www.mbam.qc.ca/>
8. **Entertainment district** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cultural heart of the city center, with its public squares and festivals like the Jazz Festival.
9. **Le Plateau-Mont-Royal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — District of outdoor staircases, murals and bagels from St-Viateur and Fairmount.
10. **Montreal Biodome** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Four ecosystems of the Americas in the former Olympic velodrome.
11. **A Canadiens game at the Bell Centre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Watching the NHL's most successful hockey team.
12. **Pointe-à-Callière** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Museum of archeology and history built on the site of the founding of Montreal in 1642.
13. **Habitat 67** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Moshe Safdie's housing complex built for Expo 67, stack of concrete cubes.
14. **Atwater Market** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Public market from 1933 on the banks of the Lachine Canal, with its butchers and cheesemakers.
15. **Montreal Botanical Garden** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — One of the world's largest botanical gardens, with the Chinese Garden.
16. **Mile End** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Bohemian Plateau district, famous for its bagels (St-Viateur, Fairmount) and its cafes.
17. **Lachine Canal** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — 14.5 km cycle path along the old canal past Atwater Market.

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