The 10 Best Things to do in Centre-Ville (Downtown), Canada

The MMFA is one of Canada’s most visited museums and the eighth-most visited museum in North America, boasting more than 1.3 million visitors. The MMFA's original temporary exhibitions combine various artistic disciplines – fine arts, music, film, fashion and design – and are exported around the world. Its rich encyclopedic collection, distributed among five pavilions, includes international art, world cultures, decorative arts and design, and Quebec and Canadian art. The Museum has seen exceptional growth in recent years with the addition of two new pavilions: the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion, in 2011, and the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace, in 2016. The MMFA complex includes Bourgie Hall, a 460-seat concert hall. The Museum also houses the Michel de la Chenelière International Atelier for Education and Art Therapy, the largest educational complex in a North American art museum, enabling the MMFA to offer innovative educational, wellness and art therapy programmes

This Catholic church dedicated to Mary, Queen of the World, was modeled after Rome's St. Peter's Church.

Canada's oldest university, home to nearly 30,000 students, is filled with a variety of interesting architectural styles.

Once a fancy hotel, this large structure has been converted into an upscale shopping area.Today Les Cours Mont-Royal is montreal's most prestigious shopping centre offering designer brands, unique european fashions and exclusive boutiques for men and women.

From 1840 to 1930, the Golden Square Mile was home to Canada’s anglophone upperclass, the majority of which was made up of Scottish businessmen. Situated to the northwest of what is now Downtown Montréal, the neighborhood is defined by its Victorian mansions, noteworthy institutions, elegant stores, grand avenues, green spaces and monuments that call back to its early years when its residents represented nearly 70 percent of the wealth of Canada. The Square Mile is part of the Mount Royal natural and historical district and includes McGill University, the McCord Museum of Canadian History, the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts and many other attractions and landmarks to be discovered while strolling along Sherbrooke Street West. The term “golden” was added to the name in the 1950s by real estate developers to refer to the prosperity of the area. Originally spanning about one square mile, it is contained by a southern border of René Lévesque (formerly Dorchester Street), Mount Royal Park

This tourist center provides visitors a wealth of information and assistance on the city of Montreal and Quebec in general.

The Old Port of Montreal is one of the most popular tourist attraction in the country with more than 50 activities and 6 millions visitors every year!

In season, take in a Montreal Canadiens hockey game at this arena.

Located in a former fire station, this museum explores Montreal's history from the 1600s to the present.

This natural history museum at McGill University is named after business tycoon and philanthropist John Redpath.