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Montreal and activities for children

Submitted by shunting on Thu, 2006-06-22 15:22.

Here are some activities children might enjoy (besides riding on the Metro!):

  1. "The beach" on the St. Lawrence. Admission: starts at C$4.00 for children 6 to 13 years old. Box office: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  2. La Ronde: rides start at C$24.50 for "people under 1.37 metre (54 inches)." Hours vary by the day of the week: Call 514-397-2000 or email.
  3. The Expo '67 biosphere (a Bucky dome!) Children under 5 are free. Youth 7 to 17: C$6.25 Opening hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Activities 1–3 above are all on the Ile Ste Hélène, easily accessible from the Jean Drapeau Métro stop on the Yellow line.

  1. Repercussion Theatre (was "Shakespeare in the Park," but this year they are doing Moliere). Free.
  2. Year-round ice skating at the Bell Ampitheatre, 1000 de la Gauchetière West (Metro Bonaventure) Skate rentals. Details and rates: 514-395-0555.
  3. LaserQuest, a 25 minute game of hide-and-seek mixed in with a little seek-and-destroy. 1226, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest. 514-393-3000.
  4. Botanical Gardens. The largest in the world, with beautiful Chinese and Japanese gardens, and the Insectarium. Admission: starts at C$6.50 for children 5 to 17 years old. Opening hours: 9 AM to 6 PM (Métro Pie IX)
  5. Biodome Five ecosystems: penguins, otters, etc. Admission: C$6.00 for children 5 to 17 years old. Webcam (Métro Pie IX)
  6. "The mall," ("Underground Montreal") Metro Peel, near the conference hotel.
  7. The Complexe DesJardin fountain, metro Place Des Artes. (The linked photo shows the fountain quiescent; but the fountain really does shoot up almost to the roof, every five minutes or so.) The fountain level of the Complexe has a food court, and Chinese grandparents often sit on the benches and watch the kids charging round the floor when the fountain is low, and gazing upward in awe when it isn't.]
  8. Montreal Science Centre (Old Port, Metro Place D'Armes, then walk) Admission: starts at C$7 for children 4-12. Opening hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Rentals for excursions: Bikes, skates, kayaks, canoes.

Airplane rentals.

NEW Surfing!

[UPDATED 2007-07-09]

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