Solve riddles from Mary Queen of the World Cathedral through Old Montreal to Notre-Dame Basilica and the Old Port, and hear the stories behind the city’s French and British past, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.5 · 22 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.5 (22)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at every stop, then unlock the stories and legends of Old Montreal and its founders.
8 C$ - 17 C$See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 4.4 (11)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
8 C$ - 17 C$See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in cobbled streets, grand churches and the riverside at your own pace.
6.50 C$ - 14 C$See details and book →
The Montreal scavenger hunt starts at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral and crosses Place du Canada to Square Victoria. In Old Montreal you visit the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises, Pointe-à-Callière and Notre-Dame Basilica, then City Hall and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, passing La Grande Roue and finishing at the Clock Tower in the Old Port.
Expect about 59 minutes (4.7 km) of walking in total. You can start elsewhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Montreal was founded in 1642 at Pointe-à-Callière, where an archaeology museum now stands, and Old Montreal still has the cobbled streets and stone buildings of the French and British colonial city. Mary Queen of the World Cathedral is a smaller-scale copy of St Peter’s in Rome, Square Victoria has a Paris Métro entrance by Hector Guimard, and Notre-Dame Basilica dominates Place d’Armes.
A game makes you look closely at façades, plaques and details you would otherwise walk past, and the stories explain what you have just seen. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for a bagel or poutine whenever you like.
The Montreal scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. That includes about 59 minutes (4.7 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral downtown and finishes at the Clock Tower in the Old Port. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Montreal scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Montreal scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Montreal scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles between grand churches, cobbled lanes and the Old Port, starting whenever you are ready.
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