Quebec City
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Quests, not listicles. Filter by how you go out — not by cuisine.
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An hour at Plage du Lac John
Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Plage du Lac John until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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An hour at Plage Gagnon
Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Plage Gagnon until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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An hour at Plage Samuel de Champlain
Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Plage Samuel de Champlain (south-east of centre, Quebec City). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Bureau d'arrondissement de Beauport
Cities still tape paper to walls. Bureau d'arrondissement de Beauport is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Centre culturel et communautaire Bourassa
At Centre culturel et communautaire Bourassa (north-east of centre, Quebec City), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Centre de loisirs Saint-Ange
At Centre de loisirs Saint-Ange (south-west of centre, Quebec City), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Centre des loisirs
At Centre des loisirs (south-west of centre, Quebec City), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Centre récréatif de Saint-Rodrigue
Cities still tape paper to walls. Centre récréatif de Saint-Rodrigue is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Coop Communautaire Saint-Joseph
Cities still tape paper to walls. Coop Communautaire Saint-Joseph is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at La Sablière
Cities still tape paper to walls. La Sablière is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Les Loisirs Montcalm
At Les Loisirs Montcalm (on Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, south-east of centre, Quebec City), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the plaque at Confucius
A two-minute stop at Confucius. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at François de Laval de Montmorency
A two-minute stop at François de Laval de Montmorency. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at « Je me souviens »
A two-minute stop at « Je me souviens ». One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Jeanne-D'Arc
A two-minute stop at Jeanne-D'Arc. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Maison Krieghoff
A two-minute stop at Maison Krieghoff. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Monument Wolfe
Monument Wolfe (south-east of centre, Quebec City): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Taschereau
A two-minute stop at Taschereau. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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One loop of Centre de Plein-Air Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Walk a single loop of Centre de Plein-Air Notre-Dame-des-Bois. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc Bassin Brown
Parc Bassin Brown (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc Chabanel
50 minutes in Parc Chabanel (north-east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc de l'Anse-à-Cartier
Walk a single loop of Parc de l'Anse-à-Cartier. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc de l'Escarpement
Parc de l'Escarpement (near the centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc De L'escarpement
Parc De L'escarpement (north of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc de la Rivière Duberger
50 minutes in Parc de la Rivière Duberger (west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc des Moulins
50 minutes in Parc des Moulins (north-west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc du Cap-au-Diable
50 minutes in Parc du Cap-au-Diable (south-east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc du Vieux-Passage
Parc du Vieux-Passage (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc-école André-Roux
50 minutes in Parc-école André-Roux (east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc Gilles-Lamontagne
Parc Gilles-Lamontagne (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc Jean-Mignaux
Walk a single loop of Parc Jean-Mignaux. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau
Parc Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau (south-west of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc Linéaire des Rivières Saint-Charles et du Berger
50 minutes in Parc Linéaire des Rivières Saint-Charles et du Berger (south-west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Parc Réal-Cloutier
50 minutes in Parc Réal-Cloutier (on Rue de l'Accueil, north-west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Place de l'Assemblée-Nationale
Walk a single loop of Place de l'Assemblée-Nationale. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of ruelle 1
50 minutes in ruelle 1 (south-east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Inventory the water from Quai 4
Walk to the public end of Quai 4 (south-east of centre, Quebec City). Count hulls, birds, or colours until the list has five lines.
35 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Bac à sable
Give Bac à sable (north-east of centre, Quebec City) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Carrie factorie
Carrie factorie is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Ecole Marguerite-Bourgeoys Playgroud
Give Ecole Marguerite-Bourgeoys Playgroud (south-east of centre, Quebec City) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Jeux d'eau
Jeux d'eau is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Jeux en fontaine d'eau
Give Jeux en fontaine d'eau (south-east of centre, Quebec City) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Mille Pattes Amusements
Give Mille Pattes Amusements (south-east of centre, Quebec City) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Modules de jeux
Give Modules de jeux (north-east of centre, Quebec City) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Parc de l'Amitié
Parc de l'Amitié is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Parc des Vignobles
Parc des Vignobles is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Parc Lionel Bertrand
Parc Lionel Bertrand is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Parc Saint-Charles-Garnier
Parc Saint-Charles-Garnier is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand
Rain plan at Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Champigny
Rain plan at Bibliothèque Champigny: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Charles-H.-Blais
Rain plan at Bibliothèque Charles-H.-Blais: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Chrystine-Brouillet
Rain plan at Bibliothèque Chrystine-Brouillet: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Collège-des-Jésuites
Rain plan at Bibliothèque Collège-des-Jésuites: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque de l'Assemblée Nationale
Bibliothèque de l'Assemblée Nationale (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Fernand-Dumont
Bibliothèque Fernand-Dumont (on Rue Monseigneur-Marc-Leclerc, north-east of centre, Quebec City) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy
Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy (on Rue Saint-Joseph Est, south-east of centre, Quebec City) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Lauréat-Vallière
Bibliothèque Lauréat-Vallière (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Lebourgneuf
Bibliothèque Lebourgneuf (on Boulevard La Morille, west of centre, Quebec City) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Neufchâtel
Bibliothèque Neufchâtel (on Rue Blain, west of centre, Quebec City) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Bibliothèque Pierre-Georges-Roy
Bibliothèque Pierre-Georges-Roy (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Centre national de conservation et d'études des collections
Centre national de conservation et d'études des collections (south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Espace 400e Bell
Indoor weather plan at Espace 400e Bell. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Maison Alphonse-Desjardins
Indoor weather plan at Maison Alphonse-Desjardins. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Musée de la Civilisation de Québec
Indoor weather plan at Musée de la Civilisation de Québec. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Musée des plaines d'Abraham
Musée des plaines d'Abraham (on Avenue Wilfrid-Laurier, south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Musée du Fort
Musée du Fort (south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Musée Huron-Wendat
Musée Huron-Wendat (on Place de la Rencontre, north-west of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde
Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde (on Grande Allée Ouest, south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Meet the first light at Tour d'observation
Quebec City is quieter than the postcards. Be at Tour d'observation (east of centre, Quebec City) before the first rush and leave with two things that moved.
40 min · free · solo · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Battures de Beauport
Battures de Beauport faces the last light north-east of centre, Quebec City. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Belvèdère
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Belvèdère for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Dufferin
Be at Dufferin (south-east of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Earl Grey Terrace
Earl Grey Terrace faces the last light south-east of centre, Quebec City. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Le Rocher Martel
Be at Le Rocher Martel (north-west of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Lorne
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Lorne for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Mont des Épinettes Noires
Be at Mont des Épinettes Noires (north-east of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Mont du Domaine
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Mont du Domaine for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Mont Irma-Levasseur
Be at Mont Irma-Levasseur (north-west of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Mont Reine-Malouin
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Mont Reine-Malouin for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Plessis
Be at Plessis (south-east of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Victoria
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Victoria for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide