Part of RESO (the Underground Pedestrian Network). Check out the immense chandelier, the only remaining one of three that hung in this former lobby of the swanky Mount Royal Hotel during its heyday.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono had their “bed-in” here and wrote “Give peace a chance”
Saint J has the third largest dome after St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The devout ascend to the basilica on their knees (99 wooden steps leading up).
Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to earn a perfect score at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The myth? The rotating light atop is for ships, planes or NASA. The truth? Just the Royal Bank’s head office. I.M. Pei, of Paris’s Louvre Pyramid, is the architect.
The Sailors' Memorial Clock is dedicated to sailors who died in World War I. Climb the 192 steps to see the beautiful St. Lawrence River. Jet boat trips start here.
Modeled after a Georgian townhouse, this grandiose building features a gorgeous cupola (demolished in 1859, reconstructed in 1903) that dominates the interior.
The former home of our beloved Montréal Canadiens, and site of many legendary hockey games. Today, it’s a movie theatre, but echoes of our mighty “Habs” remain.
Retail therapy, anyone? Sainte-Catherine is the longest shopping street (7 mi.) in N. America, with something for everyone. Start here and wander east or west!
This grand greystone was home to William Notman, Canada’s most famous 19th-century photographer. See some of his work at the Redpath Museum, a few blocks west.
