Redpath Museum
The Redpath Museum is a museum of natural history located inside McGill University’s campus in Downtown Montreal. It houses collections of interest to ethnology, biology, paleontology, and mineralogy/geology.
Parc La Fontaine
La Fontaine Park (Parc La Fontaine) is a large park in the Plateau neighbourhood of Montreal.
Montreal Botanical Garden
The Montreal Botanical Garden (Jardin botanique de Montréal) is a large botanical garden located in Maisonneuve Park near the Olympic Stadium and Biodome. It has a number of thematic parks, including a Japanese garden, Chinese garden, First Nations garden and Alpine garden.
Above, photo of the Botanical Garden and Parc Maisonneuve from the Montreal Tower observatory.
Montreal Biodome
The Montreal Biodome is a greenhouse located at the Olympic Park in Montreal, near the Olympic Stadium. The building was originally designed to serve as a velodrome for the 1976 Summer Olympics. The Biodome lets visitors walk through replicas of 5 ecosystems found in the Americas: Tropical Forest, Laurentian Maple Forest, Gulf of Saint Lawrence Marine Ecosystem, Labrador Coast, Sub-Antarctic Islands.
Montreal Tower (Olympic Stadium)
At 165 metres, the Montreal Tower (Tour de Montréal) is the tallest inclined tower in the world. It is incorporated into the north base of the Olympic Stadium, built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics and designed by French architect Roger Taillibert. The top floor of the tower houses an observatory with a good view on the entire Greater Montreal region and the Saint Lawrence River.
Mount Royal Cemetery
Mount Royal Cemetery is a cemetery located on the north slope of Mount Royal in Montreal.
Mount Royal
Mount Royal (Mont Royal) is a small mountain in Montreal, immediately west of downtown. It is the site of Mount Royal Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and the city’s largest park.
Above, Mount Royal seen from the observatory of Au Sommet Place Ville-Marie. The Belvédère Kondiaronk, on the left, offers a great view on the city. The Mount Royal Cross can be seen on the right.
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal (Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal) is a catholic church on the west side of Mount Royal, in Montreal. It was completed in 1967 and is the largest church in Canada.