Montréal Highlights: Essential Sights from Summit to Riverfront

Take in defining views, historic streets, landmark architecture, and standout museums on a cross-city route. Begin atop Mount Royal, descend through downtown and Old Montréal, then finish with the gardens and big attractions of the east end.

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Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount RoyalCanada's largest church ⛪️
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Kondiaronk LookoutNamed for a principal architect of the Great Peace 🕊️
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Atwater Market🏛️ The market hall that shook
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Canal de LachineCanada's industrial heartland 🏭
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Place Ville MarieBirthplace of the world's largest underground city 🚇
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Underground CityCapitol's secret underground tramways 🚃
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Pointe-à-CallièreWhere Montréal's first settlers landed
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Notre-Dame BasilicaOnce North America's largest place of worship ⛪️
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Historic DistrictCanada's oldest skyscraper and its first elevator 🏢
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Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market🎭 Charles Dickens once performed on this site
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Tour de l'HorlogeMontréal's replica of Big Ben 🕰️
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Habitat 67From affordable housing to elite residence 💎
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Biosphere🔥 The day the bubble burned
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The Montréal Botanical GardensOne of the world's most important botanical gardens 🌿
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InsectariumNorth America's largest insect museum 🪲
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BiodomeWorld's only home to five ecosystems 🌿
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Olympic StadiumThe big O and the big owe 💸
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Montreal TowerWorld's tallest inclined structure 🏗️

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