The Montreal Biodome is where children will find close to 5,000 animals from 230 different species and 750 plant types. Experienced nature interpreters accompany guests on a trip that begins in the lush Tropical Rainforest, after which they travel to observe lynx, beavers and otters in the Laurentian Maple Forest. Children can also learn about the ... Morenumerous birds and underwater fauna inhabiting the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Penguins and auks in the Sub-Antarctic Islands are also part of the fun.
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Hours: Vary depending on the season. Hours are typically:
Daily: 9am-5pm

Admission
Adults: $18
Children ages 4 – 12: $9
Children 3 and under: freeLess

Located in Old Montreal and built in 1804, Place Jacques-Cartier was used as a public market for many years. Now a gathering place and entertainment site, it captivates children with street artists, roving entertainers, face painters and caricaturists.

Victorian street lamps and a flower market stall are also part of the charming ambi... Moreance, as is the Marché Bonsecours – an historic marketplace with a tin-plated dome that now features sidewalk cafés, shops and exhibitions.

Only downside to the Place Jasques-Cartier area is the touristy restaurants that line some of its streets. Try to stay away from them and focus on this pedestrian-only area's street performers and your kids will go home with fun memories.Less

For a nice snack break after roaming around Place Jacques-Cartier, take the kids to Canadian Maple Delights where they can enjoy Canada's prized maple syrup in just about everything, including gelato and these delicious sugar cookies topped with maple icing. Coffee and an assortment of beverages are also served. Bottles of maple syrup can be purcha... Moresed as souvenirs.

Turn this snack stop into a history lesson and visit the store's maple museum that chronicles the history of Canada's maple syrup industry and includes maple syrup products from today and yesteryear.
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Hours
Summer
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 11.p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Winter
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Less

The Museum of Archaeology and History, which opened in 1992, takes children through centuries of history, from the times when Natives lived in Montreal to the present day. This multimedia complex includes 10 years worth of major archaeological digs done on-site starting in the 1980s, chronicling more than 1,000 years of human activities.

... More/> Highlights of the museum include a free guided tour for families called "Where Montreal Was Born" - a permanent exhibition that reveals six centuries of Montreal's history and includes a trail marked with archaeological remains and the city's first Catholic cemetery (1643-1654) brought to light during extensive archaeological digs in 1989. It is the oldest man-made structure directly associated with the city’s founding.

The museum also has a multimedia show in the Hydro-Québec theatre overlooking the archaeological remains, called "Yours Truly, Montréal." Images of "unparalleled emotional intensity" take visitors to the heart of great moments in the history of Montreal and its development, including the birth of Mount Royal; the arrival of the Amerindians; the founding of Montreal; French and British regimes and the city's modern era.
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Hours
Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission
Adults: $16
Seniors (65+): $12
Student (18 to 25): $9.50
Student (13 to 17): $9
Youth (6 to 12): $6.50
Children (0 to 5): FreeLess

Want some serious high-tech family fun? Spend the afternoon or evening at Laser Quest Montreal for live action laser tag. This facility includes a five-level labyrinth with light effects and music.
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Hours
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday - Wednesday: Noon to 10 p.m.
Thursday - Friday: Noon to 11 p.m.
Saturday... More: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Admission
General: $8
Members: $6Less

Are your kids enthralled with ghost stories, legends and myths? If so, take them on a spooky tour of Old Montreal, the city's historic area near the St. Lawrence River?

Fantomes Montreal offers two nightly ghost tours:

The traditional Ghost Walk tour of the historic Old Montreal area led by a storyteller who shares the "h... Moreidden secrets of the cobblestoned streets and the legends behind the haunted houses of Old Montreal."

The other option is a Ghost Hunt that is personified by a professional actor who tells the story of his life ... and death!
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Hours
Traditional Ghost Walk: July 4 to August 30, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30 p.m.; September and October, every Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

Ghost Hunt: July 6 to August 31, Friday, 8:30 p.m. Halloween Special: October 26, 27, 30 and 31, 6:30 p.m.Less

A masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture, the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal was built between 1824 and 1829 and includes paintings, sculptures and stained-glass windows that illustrate biblical passages. If your kids are thrilled with that, take them late in the day and stick around into the evening for the sound and light show representing t... Morehe founding of Montreal and the Notre-Dame Basilica.
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Hours
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (subject to change according to wedding schedule)
Sunday: 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Evening sound and light show dates and hours vary and include:
Schedule from September 6, 2011 to June 23, 2012 and from September 4, 2012 to January 5, 2013:
Tuesday to Thursday – 6:30 p.m.
Friday – 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Saturday – 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
June 26, 2012 to September 1, 2012:
Tuesday to Friday – 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Saturday – 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Admission
Adults: $5
Children ages 4 – 12: $4
Children 3 and under: free

Light show: Adults ($10); Children 17 and under ($5); Seniors 60 and over ($9)Less