What to See in Quebec

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Of the 18 Canadian sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, Quebec is home to two: Old Quebec and Miguasha National Park.

By Region

• What to see in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: including Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or, plus Aiguebelle National Park.

• What to See in Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches: notably Kamouraska, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, as well as the Canyon des Portes de l'Enfer, Grosse-Île, the Jardins de Métis, Bic and Lac-Témiscouata National Parks, the Appalachian and Massif du Sud Regional Parks, and the Baie-de-L'Isle-Verte National Wildlife Area.

• What to see in the Eastern Townships: particularly Saint-Benoit-du-Lac and Sherbrooke, as well as Mont Gosford, the Coaticook Gorge Park, Frontenac and Mont-Mégantic National Parks, and Mont Ham Regional Park.

• What to See in Charlevoix: including Baie Saint-Paul, Isle-aux-Coudres, and La Malbaie, plus the Charlevoix Massif, Mont Grand-Fonds, the Saguenay–Saint Lawrence Marine Park, Grands-Jardins National Park, and Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park.

• What to See on the Côte-Nord: notably Anticosti Island and its national park, Natashquan, Sept-Îles, Tadoussac, the Sept-Îles Archipelago, Mingan Archipelago National Park, and Pointe-aux-Outardes Nature Park.

• What to See in Gaspésie: particularly Gaspé and Percé with its famous Percé Rock, plus the following four national parks: Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, Gaspésie, Forillon, and Miguasha.

• What to See in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine: including Cap aux Meules, Grande Entrée, Grosse-Île, Havre-Aubert, Havre-aux-Maisons, and Pointe-aux-Loups, as well as the Pointe-de-l'Est National Wildlife Area.

• What to see in the Laurentides and Lanaudière: notably Mont-Tremblant, Saint-Jérôme, Saint-Sauveur, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Sainte-Adèle, Terrebonne, and Val-David, plus Dorwin Falls Park, Le P'tit Train du Nord Linear Park, Oka and Mont-Tremblant National Parks, and the regional parks of Forêt Ouareau, Lac Taureau, Poisson Blanc, and Val-David-Val-Morin.

• What to See in Mauricie: particularly Cap-de-la-Madeleine for its Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-du-Cap, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Shawinigan, Saint-Tite, and Trois-Rivières, as well as La Mauricie National Park.

• What to See in Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec: including Drummondville, Granby, Kingsey Falls, Rigaud, Rougemont, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and Victoriaville, Fort Chambly and Fort Lennox, plus the Baie-du-Febvre Interpretation Centre, Mont Arthabaska Park, Îles-de-Boucherville and Mont-Saint-Bruno National Parks, Gentilly River Regional Park, and the Gault Nature Reserve.

• What to See in Montreal (and Laval): notably Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, Château Ramezay, Saint Joseph's Oratory, the Plateau Mont-Royal, Old Montreal, the Old Port of Montreal, and Vieux-Sainte-Rose, as well as the Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Park and Mount Royal Park.

• What to see in Northern Quebec: particularly Eeyou Istchee Baie-James and Oujé-Bougoumou, plus Pingualuit and Kuururjuaq National Parks.

• What to See in Outaouais: including Gatineau and Montebello, as well as the Eco-Odyssée Aquatic Labyrinth, Gatineau, Laflèche, and Omega Parks, plus Plaisance National Park.

• What to See in the Québec Region: notably the historic district of Old Quebec, Île d'Orléans, Wendake, the Côte-de-Beaupré, Jacques-Cartier, and Portneuf regions, as well as the Sainte-Anne Canyon, Montmorency Falls Park, the Plains of Abraham, and Jacques-Cartier National Park.

• What to See in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: particularly Alma, Chambord, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Lac-Bouchette, Mashteuiatsh, Roberval, Saguenay, and Saint-Félicien, plus the Saguenay–Saint Lawrence Marine Park and the Pointe-Taillon, Monts-Valin, and Fjord-du-Saguenay National Parks.