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As a marine protected are since 1998, the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park is one of the best places in the world for whale watching. It protects three marine ecosystems teeming with life: the Saguenay Fjord with its breathtaking cliffs, the upper estuary ...
 
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Site Historique National de Paspébiac
The Paspébiac National Historic Site is the site where the Robin and LeBoutillier Brothers companies were founded. In the 19th century, it was one of the largest ports for the export of dried cod in the Atlantic. Ships sailed to Europe, the West Indies ...
 
Centre d’interprétation de l’eau (C.I.EAU)
The Centre d’interprétation de l’eau (C.I.EAU), located in Laval, offers a unique interactive exhibit that highlights the importance of water and the urban cycle of the resource. Activities in the laboratory are offered including special workshops during ...
 
Chauvin Trading Post
The Chauvin Trading Post is a replica of Canada’s first fur trading post, which was built in 1600 by Pierre Chauvin de Tonnetuit. The exhibit revolves around three themes: first contact, the trading post and the fur trade. Commentary and films will round ...
 
La Vieille prison de Trois-Rivières
François Baillairgé, a Québec City architect, prepared the blueprints for the Old Prison of Trois-Rivières in 1815. The preservation of the Old Prison made it possible to safeguard many of its original architectural features. The building, once the longest ...
 
Musée amérindien et inuit
This museum's collection features numerous Amerindian and Inuit works of art. You will also find a pottery workshop and a small local arts boutique.
 
A.C. Davie Shipyard National Historic Site
A stone's throw from Quai Paquet and the Québec-Lévis ferry, the A.C. Davie Shipyard National Historic Site bears witness to the importance of Québec's maritime history by showcasing one of the most important shipyards in the province, as well as the ...
 
Musée de l'Accordéon
The Musée de l’accordéon (Accordion Museum) is part of the cultural and touristic circuit of the region and is an important stop in the travel of the visitors. It holds many treasures telling the history of this travelling instrument that colors the cultural ...
 
Théâtre des Béloufilles
The Théâtre des Béloufilles wants to actively participate in the democratization and the promotion of theatre outside of major urban centres by establishing itself in an outlying area, more specifically in Tadoussac, in the Côte-Nord region. The Théâtre ...
 
Musée pour Enfants (Children’s Museum)
Children 2-8 visiting this interactive museum can play at being a fireman, paramedic, veterinary, grocer, etc. They can fish aboard a trawler, be a singer or an actor on stage, play with a power shovel, collect eggs in the henhouse, or milk Delphine the ...
 
Site historique Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Crowning an ancient promontory above the Saint Lawrence River, once a campsite favoured by the Native peoples, a 300-year-old chapel, a museum of history and an archaeological site invite you to hear what they have to say about the people who founded ...