Some how you ended up in Montreal Canada. Maybe you had a conference or maybe you decided to take the family for a much needed break from normal everyday life. There are plenty of ways to enjoy the city and the neighboring areas. It is an old city with an interesting history.
For a great introduction to the city you may want to spend a couple of hours at the Pointe A Calliere where you will have a chance to catch up with the cities history. This museum has a permanent exhibit that takes visitors through six centuries of Montreal history. As with many modern city sites, there is always the story of the natives that lived there before us. Then you see how other cultures came and started to blend in with the natives of the land.
You can learn more about the discoveries of archaeological digs such as the old Catholic cemetery that dates back to the mid 1600s. It is the oldest structure created by man that is a significant landmark to modern Montreal.
Near many of the Montreal hotels throughout the city there are marketplaces. These marketplaces are major attractions in the city and the museum has a wonderful interactive installation showing what the marketplaces were like in the mid 1700s. All of which can be found, along with other traveling exhibits, at the Pointe A Calliere.