This is my first time visiting Montreal and I am coming here blind with no idea where to go and what to expect, which is the way I like to travel and explore new cities. First thing I noticed was plainly how cold it was here but the charm of the city overcomes all the weather challenges. Here are some sights not to miss while in town.

1. Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal - Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal) is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic Old Montreal district of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street. It is situated next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square.

The interior of the church is amongst the most dramatic in the world and regarded as a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture.[1] The vaults are coloured deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the sanctuary is decorated in blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. It is filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and several religious statues. Unusual for a church, the stained glass windows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal. It also has a Casavant Frères pipe organ, dated 1891, which comprises four keyboards, 99 stops using electromagnetic action and an adjustable combination system, 7000 individual pipes, and a pedal board.[2][3]

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_Basilica_(Montreal)

2. Place d’Armes - Place d'Armes (French pronunciation: [plas daʁm]) is a square of the Old Montreal quarter of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is anchored by the Maisonneuve Monument, erected in memory of Paul de Chomedey, founder of Montreal. Buildings that surround it include Notre-Dame Basilica, Saint-Sulpice Seminary, New York Life Building, Aldred Building, Bank of Montreal head office and 500 Place D'Armes. 

3. Rue St. Paul -  (Saint Paul Street) is a street in the Old Montreal historic area of Montreal, Quebec.The street was laid out by François Dollier de Casson, along the route of a path that had bordered a former fort.[1] Saint Paul is Montreal's oldest street and for many years served as its main thoroughfare.[2][better source needed] Paved in 1672, it was named after Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, who built a home for himself on it in 1650.[3]

The street is home to such landmarks as the Bonsecours Market and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel.[4] Much of Saint Paul is still paved with cobblestones. Plans to pedestrianize the street in 2008 were dropped by the City of Montreal after complaints from merchants.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul_Street_(Montreal)

4. Nelson’s Column - (French: colonne Nelson) is a monument, designed by Scottish architect Robert Mitchell[1] and erected in 1809 in Place Jacques-Cartier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which is dedicated to the memory of Admiral Horatio Nelson, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Subsequent to the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin (1808–1966), Montreal's pillar now stands as the second-oldest "Nelson's Column" in the world, after the Nelson Monument in Glasgow.[2] It is the city's oldest monument and the oldest war monument in Canada. The public funds raised for building the monument were collected from both British and French Montrealers.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column_(Montreal)

5. La Grande Roue - is a Ferris wheel built at the Old Port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada for the 375th anniversary celebrations of the city. Open to the public since 1 September 2017, it is the tallest Ferris wheel in Canada.[1] It is owned by Sandibe Global BV.[2] 

With a height of 60 metres (200 ft), it has 42 passenger units attached to its outer circumference. Each unit can fit 8 people and is adesigned for a total capacity of 336 passengers.[3] Climate-controlled cabins and the use of steel graded for use at −40 °C (−40 °F) allows for the wheel to operate year-round.[7]

La Grande roue de Montréal offers a 360° view of the city,[8] including Old Montreal, its historic buildings, Place Jacques-Cartier, and the architecture of Downtown Montreal with Mont Royal as the backdrop. To the south, the Saint Lawrence River and its seaway unfold. In the middle of the river, Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island, which were the sites for Expo 67 can also be seen.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_roue_de_Montr%C3%A9al

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