There are many interesting museums in Montreal. This page will provide you with a few suggestions.

To learn more about Space for Life ("Espace pour la Vie"), which includes the Botanical Gardens, the Biodome, the Insectarium and the Planetarium, please click on this link. It will load a page with much more information about these attractions.

One of the most interesting museums in Montreal is the McCord Museum, which features exhibitions about the city's rich history, and Canadian history as well. Other exhibitions related to history also take place there; read more about it by clicking on this link. The McCord Museum is located at 690, Sherbrooke street West (map). If you would like to use the metro to get there, it is located close to McGill station. Another museum that deals with Montreal's history is Pointe-À-Callière, located at 350 Place Royale (map) in Old Montreal, which is approximately a 15-minute walk from the hotel.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will most likely please art lovers; it is located at 1380 Sherbrooke street West (map) and features many permanent and temporary exhibitions. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' collection is extremely wide and representative of the different artistic genres of Montreal, as well as its own province and country of Canada. Some exhibitions are free, with a suggested donation, while others are charged (paying). There is also the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, which mostly features modern art, and is located close to the hotel at 185, Sainte-Catherine street West (map).

The Château Ramezay, located in Old Montreal, is another interesting museum. Benjamin Franklin actually lived there during his short stint as Governor of Montreal. This museum is located at 280 Notre-Dame street East (map), and is about a 15 to 20-minute walk away from the hotel.

If you'd like to venture outside of downtown, you might want to visit the Biosphere, located on Saint-Helen's Island in the Jean-Drapeau Park (map). The Biosphere is an environmental museum. The one-of-a-kind structure was initially built to house the United States' pavilion during Montreal's 1967 World Fair. It was designed by renowned architech Richard Buckminster Fuller, who was one of the most eminent American thinkers of the 20th century. Please note that the Biosphere will be closed for renovations, for approximately 6 months starting in the fall of 2014.

Montreal has a very rich technological and industrial heritage, and the Musée des Ondes Émile Berliner has great collections about early devices to record and play sounds (gramophones and radios). This museum is actually located right where the century-old Berliner Gramophone factory (then RCA) used to be- talk about a trip back in time. The Musée des Ondes is located in St-Henri, a borough of Montreal that used to host many factories, and the best way to get there is to take the Metro to Place-Saint-Henri station, followed by a 5-10-minute walk to the museum, which is located at 1050 Lacasse (map).

If you are traveling with children or youth that enjoy learning about technology and science, consider visiting the Montreal Science Center, which is located in the Old Port (map). There you will find many exhibits to be enjoyed by the young (and young at heart).

There are numerous other museums in Montreal that are equally fascinating, including the Maison Saint-Gabriel and the Canadian Centre for Architecture. You will be able to see a more detailed list by clicking on this link.