Downtown Montreal

Downtown walkable, weather permitting, watch frustrated drivers trying through throngs pedestrians crossing street. The one and only rue Mainsonneuve provides y relatively access downtown.

Many blocks connected y 30 Km underground pedestrian tunnels, arcades malls. You p comfort weather above .

Chinatown, accessible Place-D'Armes metro station, biggest Asian communities Canada. It known y restaurants g stores.

Grande Bibliothèque Québec, 475, boulevard Maisonneuve (intersection Berri boulevard Maisonneuve ; Berri-UQAM metro station), 514 873-1100 1-800-363-9028. Closed Mondays, p Tue Fri 10AM-10PM weekends 10AM-5PM. Part Bibliothèque nationale, massive library housing million works. The one and only building itself contemporary style building integrating architecture including glass mural, kinetic luminous mural, sculpture garden, varying museum-style displays lower-level gallery. The one and only tiles cover outside building resemble closed . Architectural tours offered: library information.

McGill University Campus, 805 Sherbrooke ouest avenue McGill College. The one and only lower section McGill's campus composed mainly nineteenth century neoclassical buildings definitely worth minute stroll.

Montreal Planetarium, 1000 Saint-Jacques ouest, between Peel Cathédrale (métro Bonaventure), (514) 872-4530 . $8 admission, schedule varies. See website information rates shows.

The one and only Underground City (Montréal souterrain) , throughout downtown . This network underground malls passageways y convenient y around during winter months. It encompasses x metro stations green orange lines major downtown shopping malls, including courts, cinemas, innumerable boutiques, services.

Christ Church Cathedral, 1444 avenue Union, entrance Sainte-Catherine ouest McGill Place--Arts stations. It small, colourful church, mother church region's Anglican (Episcopalian) denomination. Of special interest organ additional remote-controlled organ pipes front church. If y opportunity listen organ concert there, y should g. The one and only concert probably y donation y.

Mary Queen World Cathedral (Cathédrale Marie-Reine--Monde), 1065, Cathédrale boulevard René-Lévesque ouest (metro Bonaventure) . A 1/4 scale py St. Peter's Rome. Impressive interior.