This famous town plaza is the heart of historic Lower Town and has been an important social center since the city's founding.

This bucolic park includes the Plains of Abraham, where the decisive battle that led to British control of Quebec took place.

This structure, built as a home to Jean-Baptiste Chevalier in 1752 from two 17th-century structures, has been restored as a museum focusing on Quebec's history.

This maritime museum explores the shipbuilding and lumber industries that originally helped the city prosper.

A statue of the man who founded the first Quebec settlement.

This famous 17th-century cathedral has been restored several times but still provides visitors with an ambiance of centuries past.

This former barracks-turned-munitions-factory offers a multimedia look into the history of Quebec.

This stately gray stone building was Quebec City's first prison (the cells are still in the basement); wrongdoers were hanged outside the front door. In 1868 it was turned into one of the city's early private schools, Morrin College. The Literary and Historical Society library has been on the site since then.

Located in the Plains of Abraham, this statue of the French martyr is a tribute to the soldiers who died in the historic battle between the French and British that occurred here in 1759.

This historic gate in Old Quebec is part of the city's extensive fortification system.

The only walled city in Canada, Quebec City still is home to a variety of old forts and military structures.

This site documents the historic relationship of Cartier and members of the Iroquois nation.

This island historically served as a quarantine station for 19th-century European immigrants, and is presently a museum documenting their plight.

This statue of Louis XIV of France stands in the square outside the Notre-Dame-des-Victoires.