Parc-de-l'Artillerie

Located inside the city walls, this enormous compound boasts fortifications that date to 1712. Over the years, barracks and officers' quarters, a redoubt, an arsenal and a foundry were constructed in various sectors of the park – all in an effort to protect the St. Charles River. From the 1870s until just after WW II, the park served as one of Canada's most important munitions factories. Today, the park is open to patrons, who are free to tour the grounds, see the exhibits and stop by the visitor center, where they'll see a model of Québec City that dates from around 1808.