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Musee du Fort

10 rue Sainte Anne, Quebec City, Quebec G1R 4S7, Canada (Downtown Quebec City)
(418) 692-2175
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Ranked #41 of 101 attractions in Quebec City
Type: Military Museums
Description: This small museum chronicles the history of the city, including the numerous battles fought for its control.
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Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

There isn't much to this museum but what is there is extremely educational. They showed the students a video about the six sedges on Québec City and had a quiz afterwords. It's a small place not much there. They do have a cute gift shop, a little restaurant, and the video space. I'd go again!

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Toronto, Canada
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013

A charming and highly informative 30 minute sound and light show. Our grandchildren were intrigued. A good way to learn a little history...

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Halifax, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2012

This museum is small and low tech, but hugely informative and enjoyable. Fascinating and easily digestable history of both Quebec and Canada in general. Different admission times are given for presentations in english or french. Nice gift shop too.We made our purchases when buying tickets and were very glad we did as it was very busy when the presentation finished.

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See 6 more reviews by Pebblebeach531 for Quebec City
Portland & Medford Oregon
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 December 2012

QC has HISTORY. Lots of it. And it's all quite fascinating. At the Musee du Fort, you'll get a digestible dose of the old city's military past, the battles fought, and the historical records of events. A good stop before heading out to view the Plains of Abraham.

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See 4 more reviews by Charlie M for Quebec City
Camden, Maine
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2012

The attendant/narrator, Peter, for the presentation was excellent....knowledgable, patient, and capable in answering all of our questions. The presentation held our attention and provided an interesting summary of the military history of Quebec.

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Phoenix
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2012

There is a 3 D relief map of the area that lights up and tells you about the battles and history of the area. Very educational and entertaining.

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See 3 more reviews by LovemyAcura for Quebec City
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2012

Kids, history buffs and model builders will love this. The presentation is relatively short for the wrigglers. After the introduction, the recorded narrative begins and the lights highlight the spots on the diorama where the action is taking place. Some presentations in English, some in French - get your tickets in advance. This will provide a context for the history... More

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Bassano del Grappa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2012

Don't miss the diaporama at the musée du fort in QUebec city. It's absolutely the best told story you can listen to. In 30 minutes you can learn all the story how English won Quebec against French. Animation is great to help you to understand and remember. Also kids liked even if they didn't understand any words!

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See 3 more reviews by rufus66 for Quebec City
Syracuse
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2012

Ok, well, at least the kids are free. This is so low tech and a disappointment. My kids were so looking forward to this and when the film was over everyone asked "is this it?" If you did this at the end of your visit you would really be disappointed.

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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2012

Do you want the Cole's notes on Quebec history? Check out this low-tech 30-minute show. It's a model of the immediate area circa the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Different parts of the model are lit according to the narration (red lights on the boats when the canons are firing, a little fake smoke when Quebec is burning). Fabulous... More

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