Overview
Are you looking for activities in Quebec City? There are 3 start places and 2 different walking tours to choose from. From the Plains of Abraham, the Upper Town scavenger hunt leads you past the Parliament, the Opera, the Citadel, and the Capital Observatory. The Lower Town treasure search begins at Château Champlain or the Cruise Terminal, both of which follow the same route, see the same sights, and end close to where they began. To find your next destination, you must overcome obstacles at each stop.
How to Prepare
Itinerary
This is the usual route for this product.
Place to Stop: Place de l’Assemblée-Nationale, Fontaine de Tourny, Quebec City, Quebec G1R 3V9 Canada
For Quebec’s 400th anniversary in 2008, the Fontaine de Tourny was opened in 2007.
Originally installed in Bordeaux, France, in 1857, this fountain was taken down in 1960 due to maintenance overages.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: Place de l’Assemblée-Nationale is located at 1082-1086 Boulevard Honore-Mercier in Quebec City, Quebec, G1R 3Z7. Canada
The Hotel du Parlement du Québec is very close by. This is the name of the structure that houses Quebec’s National Assembly, or provincial government. In the Second Empire/Neo Renaissance style, it was constructed in 1886.
Here, the sculptures on the building’s facade present a problem.
Place to Stop: St. Louis Gate (Porte St. Louis), located on Rue Saint Louis in Quebec City, Canada. G1R 3Z7 Canada
One of the four remaining gates of the former walled city the French constructed is the St. Louis Gate.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: Croix du sacrifice, Plaines of Abraham, Grande Allée E, Québec, QC, Canada, G1R 3R2
Every November 11, Armistice Day, people congregate at the Cross of Sacrifice, which is located at the intersection of George VI and Grande Allée E (which becomes Saint-Louis). It honours the hundreds of Canadians who lost their lives in Korea, the First and Second World Wars.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: La Citadelle de Quebec is located at 1 Cote de la Citadelle in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 3R2.
The fortifications of the ancient town include the Citadel as a key component. In 1690, Frontenac count Louis de Buade ordered the construction of the first fortification. After Louisbourg in Nova Scotia was captured and surrendered in 1745, it was significantly expanded and fortified.
Move on: The Plains of Abraham Museum, located at 835 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue in Canada’s Quebec City.
This museum chronicles the history of the battlefields where the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759) and the Battle of Sainte-Foy (1760) were fought.
Move on: The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury at 805 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue in Québec, Canada, G1R 2L3.
A first reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces is known as the Voltigeurs de Québec. Built in 1862. Therefore, these are soldiers who occasionally participate in both domestic and foreign operations on a sporadic basis.
Place to Stop: The Plains of Abraham, located at 835 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 2L3.
This park was designated as a historic site in 1908. The Quebec City Summer Festival and a few other festivals are held here each year.
You could wonder why “Abraham” was chosen. The Bible has nothing to do with it. Abraham Martin (1635) obtained 12 acres of land shortly after Quebec was established, then another 20 acres (1645). The Ursulines purchased “Abraham’s” property after he passed away.
Time Duration: 15 minutes
Place to Stop: Jardin Jeanne-d’Arc, Avenue Tache & Avenue Wilfrid-Laurier, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1R 2L2
On a monument facing the St. Lawrence River, Joan of Arc is depicted riding a horse.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: Martello Towers in Avenue Tache and The Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 2K9.
A component of the British military’s defence system was the Martello Towers. The original number was 4. Now proceed to the second tower. The fourth is much farther down Lavigueur Street in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood, where the third was destroyed in 1904 and is now.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: Parc de l’Amérique-Françaaise, 50 Rue de l’Amérique-Françaaise, Québec, QC G1R, Canada
In 1985, René Lévesque, then-Prime Minister, gave this park its name in honour of the Francophone populations in America.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: Grand Theatre de Quebec is located at 269 Boulevard. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Rene-Levesque Est, G1R 2B3
The Grand Théâtre de Québec, which opened its doors in 1970, is the enormous concrete structure to the east (left) of the park. With the help of the federal government, Prime Minister Jean Lesage (1912–80), who was in office in 1963, started the project to build a cultural hub in Quebec City in time for the nation’s centennial (planned for 1967).
Move on: Observatoire de la Capitale is located at 1037 Rue de la Chevrotière in Quebec, Canada, G1R 5E9.
You will be at the highest point in Quebec City, which is elevated above its surroundings, on the 31st floor, which is 221 metres high.
The National Assembly, the star-shaped Citadel, Chateau Frontenac, Orleans Island, Lévis across the river, the Plains of Abraham, and other sights can all be seen from there.
Place to Stop: Parc de la Francophonie, located at 758 Grande Allée East in Quebec, Canada, G1R
The Parc de la Francophonie was completed in 1974. Grande Allée Park was the name at the time, but to honour the 25th anniversary of the International Organization of La Francophonie, it was changed in 1995.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: The Samuel De Champlain Monument at the Frontenac Escalator in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 4S7.
In 1608, this French explorer, geographer, and navigator established Quebec. Will you properly name the artist who created this monument?
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: Terrasse Dufferin, 2, rue d’Auteuil / D’Auteuil street, 2, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1R 5C2.
The St. Lawrence River and the Petit Champlain area are seen from a sizable wooden walkway outside the Château Champlain.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: Fontaine de la Place d’Armes, Rue Sainte-Anne/rue Saint-Louis Located in Front of the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1R 4P5
When this region was a fort, the small park directly across the street from the Samuel de Champlain Monument and Château Frontenac served as a drill square. You’re in for an archaeological challenge right here.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: The Lieu Historique National des Forts-et-Chateaux-Saint-Louis at Terrasse Dufferin in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 4P5.
The 1620-era Fort and Castle Saint-Louis remnants can be found beneath Place d’Armes and the Terraces Dufferin.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: The Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec at 16 Rue du Petit Champlain, Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1K 4H4.
This is the quickest route to the historic Petit Champlain area. There is a lot to see, so your scavenger hunt will take you the long way down.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: The Fort Museum is located at 10 Rue Sainte-Anne in Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1R 4S7.
The Fort and Castle Saint-Louis are the main subjects of this museum.
Place to Stop: Porte Prescott, Cote de la Montagne, Quebec City, Canada G1R 6C7
One of the six gates that throughout time protected Quebec’s fortified city. This will test your ability to observe.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: The Montmorency Park National Historic Site is located at Côte de la Montagne Streets in Québec City, Quebec, Canada, G1K 4E4.
Many additional attractions in Quebec City may be seen from this vantage point, which lies above Prescott Gate, in addition to the impressive St. Lawrence Seaway.
Move on: L’Escalier Casse-Cou (Breakneck Steps), Quebec City, Canada
View the stairs going to Petit Champlain, but before, you need to view a few other things.
Place to Stop: The Quebec City Mural at 29 Rue Notre-Dame in Quebec City, Canada, G1K 4E9.
See the history of Quebec in one impressive mural. Then, resolve a problem by putting the correct person on it.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: Quartier Petit Champlain is located at 61 rue du Petit-Champlain in Quebec City, Canada, G1K 4H5.
This small, historic neighbourhood is located close to the St. Lawrence River and at the base of Chateau Frontenac.
Place to Stop: 4 Rue St-Pierre, Royal Battery Quebec City, Canada, 46°48’45.74 north, 71°12’7.62 west, ZIP Code G1K 4H5
positioning of the city’s former battery, which protected it from British attack. There is a historical issue at hand.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: Place Royale is located at 2-4 Rue des Pains Benits in Quebec City, Canada, G1K 4E9.
This tiny square is dedicated to King Louis XIV. There are countless old buildings all around you.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: The Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church is located at 32 Rue Sous-le-Fort in Quebec City, Canada.
The oldest church in North America dates back to 1688. Catch Me if You Can’s last scene includes it as well (2002)
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: The Auberge Saint-Antoine Relais & Châteaux, located at 8 Rue Saint-Antoine in Canada’s Québec, QC G1K 4C9.
Overlooking the remains of Quebec’s original harbour are the ruins of this boutique hotel. On our treasure hunt path, you may witness parts of the building as well as the water line in a few different historical years for Quebec.
Move on: The Museum of Civilization is located at 85 Dalhousie Street in Quebec City, Canada, G1K 8R2.
This substantial museum in Bas-ville, Quebec, houses a variety of exhibits ranging from the First Nations to contemporary Quebec. You must focus on the street signs in order to complete this task.
Place to Stop: Place de la FAO, Rue du Sault-au-Matelot, Canada, G1K 3Y9
A sizable work of art commemorating the location of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s founding in 1945 can be found here.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: Espace 400E, 100 Quai Saint-Andre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1K 3Y2
View the locations of 2008’s 400th anniversary celebrations in Quebec City.
Move on: The Marche du Vieux-Port de Quebec is located at 160 Saint-Andre Quai in Quebec City, Canada, G1K 3Y2.
one of the oldest public markets in Quebec City
Place to Stop: Place Jean Pelletier, 418 Rue de la Gare du Palais, Quebec City, Canada, is a good place to pause.
This is a sizable park with a few works of art that will help with a few difficulties.
Time Duration: 10 minutes
Place to Stop: Canada at 450, rue de la Gare du Palais, Quebec City, Quebec G1K 3X2.
The train and bus terminal in Quebec City was constructed in a chateau-like design, much like Chateau Frontenac.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: The Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, located at 11 Côte du Palais in Québec, Canada, G1R 2J6.
The oldest hospital in the Americas was established in 1639 and is quite substantial.
Here is a math problem for you to solve.
Place to Stop: Artillery Park, 2 Rue D’Auteuil, Québec, QC, Canada, G1R 5C2.
Originally, this little park formed a component of the defences around Quebec City. In honour of Quebec’s acceptance of numerous Irish children during the famine, Ireland donated a sizable Celtic Cross to the structure.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: The Fortifications of Quebec National Historic Site, located at 2 Rue d’Auteuil Corner St. Jean in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 5C2.
Cross two gates and the remaining fortifications of Quebec City by walking on top of them.
Time Duration: 10 minutes
Place to Stop: Rue Saint-Jean and Porte Saint-Jean in Quebec City Canada G1R 1S5
This gate was first constructed in 1693 and has since been extensively restored.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: The Theatre Capitole is located at 972 Rue Saint-Jean in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 1R5.
This cabaret/theatre just underwent a comprehensive renovation and frequently features lengthy acts.
Place to Stop: Place d’Youville, Rue Saint-Jean, Canada’s Quebec City, G1R 3P1, is where you should stop.
a sizable open area next to the Porte Saint-Jean, between two theatres
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Move on: Place D’Youville, 995, Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, Canada G1R 3P1
This “palais” is a sizable concert hall and music venue.
Place to Stop: Porte Kent on Rue Dauphine in Canada’s Quebec City, G1R 3W8.
You can start to view the National Assembly building and a few more monuments from the top of this gate.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: St. Louis Gate (Porte St. Louis), located on Rue Saint Louis in Quebec City, Canada. G1R 3Z7 Canada
On this scavenger hunt, this is the last gate you will encounter. You can access it to visit the National Assembly. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are involved in this challenge.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: The Pole Cultural du Monastere des Ursulines at 12 Donnacona Street in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 3Y7.
Visit the Ursulines school, chapel, and museum while learning more about this nunnery.
Time Duration: 5 minutes
Place to Stop: Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, route des Jardins/venue de Buade, Quebec City, Canada, is where you should get off.
The City Hall of Quebec and a few more monuments can be found here. The flag of Quebec City is the subject of your task.
Time Duration: 10 minutes
Move on: The Basilica-Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Quebec is located at 16 Rue De Buade in Quebec City, Canada, G1R 4A1.
The Quebec Seminary is nearby and so is this, which serves as the Quebec archdiocese’s seat.
Itinerary
For Quebec's 400th anniversary in 2008, the Fontaine de Tourny was opened in 2007. Originally installed in Bordeaux, France, in 1857, this fountain was taken down in 1960 due to maintenance overages.
5 minutes break
Move on:
Place de l’Assemblee-Nationale
One of the four remaining gates of the former walled city the French constructed is the St. Louis Gate.
5 minutes break
Every November 11, Armistice Day, people congregate at the Cross of Sacrifice, which is located at the intersection of George VI and Grande Allée E (which becomes Saint-Louis). It honours the hundreds of Canadians who lost their lives in Korea, the First and Second World Wars.
5 minutes break
Move on:
La Citadelle de Quebec
Plains of Abraham Museum
Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury
This park was designated as a historic site in 1908. The Quebec City Summer Festival and a few other festivals are held here each year. You could wonder why "Abraham" was chosen. The Bible has nothing to do with it. Abraham Martin (1635) obtained 12 acres of land shortly after Quebec was established, then another 20 acres (1645). The Ursulines purchased "Abraham's" property after he passed away.
15 minutes break
On a monument facing the St. Lawrence River, Joan of Arc is depicted riding a horse.
5 minutes break
A component of the British military's defence system was the Martello Towers. The original number was 4. Now proceed to the second tower. The fourth is much farther down Lavigueur Street in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood, where the third was destroyed in 1904 and is now.
5 minutes break
In 1985, René Lévesque, then-Prime Minister, gave this park its name in honour of the Francophone populations in America.
5 minutes break
Move on:
Grand Theatre de Quebec
Observatoire de la Capitale
The Parc de la Francophonie was completed in 1974. Grande Allée Park was the name at the time, but to honour the 25th anniversary of the International Organization of La Francophonie, it was changed in 1995.
5 minutes break
In 1608, this French explorer, geographer, and navigator established Quebec. Will you properly name the artist who created this monument?
5 minutes break
The St. Lawrence River and the Petit Champlain area are seen from a sizable wooden walkway outside the Château Champlain.
5 minutes break
When this region was a fort, the small park directly across the street from the Samuel de Champlain Monument and Château Frontenac served as a drill square. You're in for an archaeological challenge right here.
5 minutes break
The 1620-era Fort and Castle Saint-Louis remnants can be found beneath Place d'Armes and the Terraces Dufferin.
5 minutes break
This is the quickest route to the historic Petit Champlain area. There is a lot to see, so your scavenger hunt will take you the long way down.
5 minutes' break - admission not included
Move on:
The Fort Museum
One of the six gates that throughout time protected Quebec's fortified city. This will test your ability to observe.
5 minutes' break
Move on:
Montmorency Park National Historic Site
Breakneck Steps (L'Escalier Casse-Cou)
Discover the history of Quebec in a single, expansive mural. Finding the appropriate person for a challenge can then help you overcome it.
5 minutes' break
Move on:
Quartier Petit Champlain
positioning of the city's former battery, which protected it from British attack. There is a historical issue at hand.
5 minutes' break
This tiny square is dedicated to King Louis XIV. There are countless old buildings all around you.
5 minutes' break
The oldest church in North America is this one, founded in 1688. In Catch Me if You Can's last scene, it is also seen (2002)
5 minutes' break
Move on:
Auberge Saint-Antoine Relais & Châteaux
Musee de la civilisation
A sizable work of art commemorating the location of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's founding in 1945 can be found here.
5 minutes' break
Move on:
Espace 400E
Marche du Vieux-Port de Quebec
This is a sizable park with a few works of art that will help with a few difficulties.
10 minutes' break
The train and bus terminal in Quebec City was constructed in a chateau-like design, much like Chateau Frontenac.
5 minutes' break
Move on:
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
Originally, this little park formed a component of the defences around Quebec City. In honour of Quebec's acceptance of numerous Irish children during the famine, Ireland donated a sizable Celtic Cross to the structure.
5 minutes' break
Cross two gates and the remaining fortifications of Quebec City by walking on top of them.
10 minutes' break
This gate was first constructed in 1693 and has since been extensively restored.
5 minutes' break
Move on:
Theatre Capitole
a sizable open area next to the Porte Saint-Jean, between two theatres
5 minutes' break
Move on:
Palais Montcalm
You can start to view the National Assembly building and a few more monuments from the top of this gate.
5 minutes' break
On this scavenger hunt, this is the last gate you will encounter. You can access it to visit the National Assembly. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are involved in this challenge.
5 minutes' break
Visit the Ursulines school, chapel, and museum while learning more about this nunnery.
5 minutes' break - admission not included
The City Hall of Quebec and a few more monuments can be found here. The flag of Quebec City is the subject of your task.
10 minutes' break
Move on:
Notre-Dame de Quebec Basilica-Cathedral
Includes & Excludes
What is Contained
- Scavenger Hunt for your smartphone with 20+ tasks (mobile site, not an App)
What is Excluded
- WiFi is not included, however you must have a data plan for your phone.
- Entry costs are not included. This is a walking tour that takes place outside of the monuments.
- Entry and admission to Quebec City Entry and admission to the Ursuline Monastery Cultural Pole
Map
Accessibility
- Wheelchair friendly
- Suitable for strollers
- Allowing service animals
- The vicinity of a bus or train
- Accessible transportation is available.
- Wheelchair-accessible surfaces
Arrival and Departure
Departure Information:
Fontaine de Tourny, Québec City, QC G1A, Canada
Once you’ve finished the transaction on our website and are standing close to the Fontaine de Tourny and the Quebec National Assembly, log into your account (My Account / Scavenger Hunts) and click the blue button to start your scavenger search.
Canada’s Québec, QC G1R at 21 Rue du Fort
Once you’ve finished your transaction with our website and are standing near to the Samuel de Champlain statue, which is next to Château Champlain, log in with your account to start your scavenger search.
Canada, Québec, QC G1K 4B2, 76 Rue Dalhousie
Once you’ve finished your transaction on our website and are standing at the intersection of Rue Dalhousie and Rue de la Barricade, close to the Quebec City Cruise Terminal, start your scavenger hunt by logging in with your account.
Return Specifics:
Canada’s National Assembly is located at 1045 Rue des Parlementaires in Québec.
You will be back to the Fontaine de Tourny one block from where you started.
City Hall of Quebec City is located at 2 Rue des Jardins in Québec, Canada, G1R 4S9.
At Château Frontenac, you will be one block from where you started.
85 Rue Dalhousie, Québec, QC G1K 8R2, Canada; Museum of Civilization
You are close to the location of your starting point at Dalhousie and De La Barricade.
Additional Details
- Booking will result in receipt of confirmation.
- Travelers should be in reasonable physical condition.
- This excursion/activity is private. Only your team will take part.
Policy on Cancellations
You must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start date to receive a complete refund.
