Trois-Rivières Self-Guided Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt

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(2 reviews) Trois-Rivieres, Canada

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2 to 3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

Are you looking for things to do in Trois-Rivieres Quebec? Our 2-hour self-guided walking tour and scavenger hunt talked you through the old town. Learn about its history and have fun. Solve challenges at each stage to discover your next destination.

Walk from City Hall to the port park, then from the Ursuline Museum to the Assumption Cathedral while passing through parks, seeing old mansions and the old prison. You will have fun taking on our challenges.

The Trois-Rivieres Tourist Scavenger Hunt is a 2.5 km / 1.6 mi walking tour with challenges along the way. It should take you 2 hours to complete.
- A fun learning experience
- See the sights! 35 locations
- Learn some local history
- Challenge your knowledge: 42 varied challenges
- Fun for all ages, kids included
- Stroller accessible throughout
- 2 areas of difficulty for wheelchairs
- Pet-friendly throughout
- Aussi disponible en Français
Buy 1 scavenger hunt for your party of 1 to 6 people.

What's Included

Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
24/7 customer support
42 varied challenges
This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Parc Champlain

Once you're standing outside Trois-Rivière's City Hall, in Parc Champlain, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 to 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Parc Champlain

    Start your adventure in the central town square, between City Hall (where you start) and the main cathedral (where you'll end). Learn about the city's history and solve a challenge.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Trois-Rivières City Hall (Pass by)

    See and learn about the Brutalist city hall building. Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here.

    Admission ticket free
  • Salle Anaïs-Allard-Rousseau (Pass by)

    See and learn about the main theatre & arts center in the heart of the city. Discover how Trois-Rivière became the capital of poets. Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here.

    Admission ticket free
  • Centre d'exposition Raymond-Lasnier (Pass by)

    See and learn about this art expo center, and its focus on poets. Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here.

    Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Rue Alphonse Piché

    Discover an interesting monument, honoring poets. Solve a challenge.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Salle J.-Antonio Thompson (Pass by)

    See another of the city's important theatres and learn some of its history. Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here.

    Admission ticket free
  • Le Memphis Cabaret (Pass by)

    See and learn about this cabaret, owned by an Elvis Presley impersonator and Quebec celebrity. Discover what is on show and solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes here

    Admission ticket free
  • ICI Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec (Pass by)

    See the CBC's local French television and radio station building. Solve a challenge as you walk on Rue des Forges, an important cultural street in Trois-Rivières. Spend 10 minutes.

    Admission ticket free
  • Le Bureau de Poste Trois-Rivières (Pass by)

    See this old post office and learn its history. Discover how it was transformed into a Canadian Forces recruitment center. Solve a few challenges here. Spend 10 minutes

    Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Place Pierre-Boucher Fountain

    See this beautiful fountain and learn about the cathedral that once stood here, before the great fire. Learn about the great fire and solve a few challenges while you're here.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Du Platon Park

    Walk through this park and realize how high up you are relative to the mighty St.Lawrence River below. Learn more about the city's history Solve several challenges while here.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Parc Portuaire

    Walk through the port park along the St.Lawrence River. See several monuments and solve many challenges while you're here. Learn about the odd races that used to occur here.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Ursulines Garden

    Walk uphill through this park which presents several monuments. Learn about the Ursuline Order of nuns and solve a few challenges while here.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Musee Des Ursulines (Pass by)

    See the Ursuline Museum in their old convent. Learn more about this order of nuns as you solve a few challenges, before making your way to the next stop. Spend 5 minutes here.

    Admission ticket free
  • St James Anglican Church (Pass by)

    See one of Trois-Rivières' oldest buildings. Learn about its history and how it was spared from the great fire of 1608. Solve a challenge here Spend 10 minutes here and walking to your next destination

    Admission ticket free
  • de Tonnancour Manor (Pass by)

    See another of the city's older buildings, this one from 1797. Learn about its occupant's history and significance to the city. Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here

    Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Parc de la place d’Armes

    See this small park with significant monuments. Bronze Russian cannons from the 1828 Crimean War. Solve a challenge while here.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Édifice Capitanal 24小时市中心 周围看起来安全 (Pass by)

    See a government office building and solve a challenge as you walk around it to your next destination. Spend 5 minutes here.

    Admission ticket free
  • La Vieille Prison de Trois-Rivieres (Pass by)

    See Trois-Rivières old prison which is now a tourist attraction you can visit. Learn about its history and solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here

    Admission ticket free
  • Musee Pop (Pass by)

    Walk around and learn about the Musée Pop. Solve a challenge in its front court. Spent 5 minutes here.

    Admission ticket free
  • Manoir Boucher de Niverville (Pass by)

    See the old governer's house, dating to 1668, from the French regime. Learn some of its history and more recent history as you tour its exterior art installations. Solve 3 challenges when here. Spend 10 minutes on-site.

    Admission ticket free
  • Cathedrale de l'Assomption (Pass by)

    See a few monuments as you approach your final destination, the city's cathedral. Learn some of its history and fun facts. Solve a few challenges on your way here. Spend 10 minutes

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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