Montreal City Hall: A ghthering point in Old Montreal that's especially lively in summer Place Jacques Cartier is a popular tourist spot surrounded by historic buildings pretty gardens public services and restaurants. At the uphill end there is a Nelson's Column and the impressive Montreal City Hall.
University buildings : Named after Sir John Sherbrooke Governor General of Canada from 1816 to 1818 Rue Sherbrooke is probably the city's most elegant throughfare. It is the spine of the city and the location of many major museums and institutis. On Rue Sherbrooke the McCord Museum of Canadian History hasn outstanding collection of exhibits on Canada's social history especially native peoples such as the lnuit and Pacific Coast First Nations. The Musee de Beaux Arts is the oldest museum in Canada and houses vast collections of painting sculpture and new media. ot far from the museum is the extensive campus of McGill University.
Botanical Garden: Parc Maisonneuve (Pie IX Metro) incorporates the wonderfully imaginative botanical garden. At Jardin Botanique visitors are drawn in particular to the Japanese and Chinese Gardens exceptional glasshouses and displays of orchids and onsai. There is an interesting Insectarium and huge arboretum on the grounds as well as ponds supporting a variety of birds.
Address. 4101 Sherbrooke St East Montreal.
Biosphere in Parc Jean Drapeau: ile Sainte Helene ( named after the wife of Samuel de Champlain) and the rtificial island of Notre Dame were the site of Expo 67. They are now know as parc Jean Drapeau and have many family minded attractions. Aremnant of the 1967 world fair the Biosphere is now a museum dedicated to ecological issues. The building is desgned in the shape of a sphere and is the largest such structure in the world. Other tourist attractions on the islands include the rides and game of La Ronde Amusement Park the historic 1820 British arsenal at the Stewart Museum bassin Olympique (where the Olympic rowing events were held) and race course Circuit Gilles Villeneve.