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Is a Day Trip to Quebec City from Montreal Worth It? Beyond the Postcards.

1. The Gallows and the Books

Quebec City, Canada

This grand literary institute once housed Quebec City's first common jail, complete with public executions on its grounds.

2. Where Worlds Met

Sillery, Quebec City, Canada

One of Quebec's oldest stone houses, this site was a pivotal mission where early French settlers and Indigenous peoples often first encountered one another.

3. The Shared Resting Place

Quebec City, Canada

Here, in a quiet corner of the city, lie the remains of both French and British soldiers who fell during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, buried together in a mass grave.

4. The Women of the Powder Mill

Quebec City, Canada

Beyond its military cannons, this park hides the ruins of a cartridge factory where women worked in dangerous conditions during wartime.

5. The Dead End's Bustle

Quebec City, Canada

This charmingly named "dead end" street was once a boisterous, vital marketplace, far from its current tranquil appearance.

6. A Glimpse of 18th-Century Comfort

Quebec City, Canada

This beautifully preserved merchant's house from the 1750s features a rare original indoor toilet system, a surprising luxury for its era.

7. The Silent Sentinels

Plains of Abraham, Quebec City, Canada

Four imposing Martello towers stand on the Plains of Abraham, built to defend against American invasion, yet they never once fired a shot in battle.

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