2 Best Sights in Quebec City, Quebec

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We've compiled the best of the best in Quebec City - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Henry Stuart House

Montcalm

If you want to get a firsthand look at how the well-to-do English residents of Québec City lived in a bygone era, this is the place. Built in 1849 by the wife of wealthy businessman William Henry, the Regency-style cottage was bought in 1918 by the sisters Adèle and Mary Stuart. Active in such philanthropic organizations as the Red Cross and the Historical and Literary Society, the sisters were pillars of Québec City's English-speaking community. They also maintained an English-style garden behind the house. The home has since been classified a historic site for its immaculate physical condition and the museumlike quality of its furnishings, almost all of them Victorian. Guided tours of the house and garden start on the hour and include a cup of tea and piece of lemon cake.

82 Grande Allée Ouest, Québec City, G1R 2G6, Canada
418-647–4347
Sight Details
Rate Includes: C$8, Closed Sun. and Mon. and Sept.–late June.

Louis S. St. Laurent Heritage House

Montcalm

A costumed maid or chauffeur greets you when you visit this elegant Grande Allée house, the former home of Louis S. St. Laurent, prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957. Within the house, which is now part of the federally owned Plains of Abraham properties, period furnishings and multimedia touches tell St. Laurent's story and illustrate the lifestyle of upper-crust families in 1950s Québec City.

201 Grande Allée Est, Québec City, G1R 2H8, Canada
418-648–4071
Sight Details
Rate Includes: C$10, including house, nearby Martello Towers, and minibus tour of Plains of Abraham, June 24–Labor Day, daily 1–5; early Sept.–June 23, group visits by reservation only, Closed Oct.–June