ℹ️ The "km" distances are approximate, measured from a tourist site in the region.
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Our recommended sites and partners for this theme.
Village du Bûcheron
A living replica of an early-20th-century Québec logging camp, this site of more than 25 log buildings brings to life, with musician guides and storytellers, the lifestyle of the forestry workers who shaped the Mauricie economy.
Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site
The birthplace of Canadian steelmaking, founded in 1730, this national site preserves the archaeological remains of North America's first blast furnaces, where iron and cast iron were produced from ore mined in the surrounding marshes.
Old Trois-Rivières
Canada's second-oldest city, founded in 1634, Trois-Rivières' historic district combines a riverside promenade along the St. Lawrence, a Neo-Gothic cathedral with Florentine stained glass, and a 19th-century former prison turned interactive museum.
Musée Pop (Québec Museum of Popular Culture)
Housed in a museum complex including the adjacent Old Prison, Musée Pop explores Québec's social and cultural history through a thoroughly contemporary lens, blending folk art, mass culture, and ever-renewed themed exhibitions.
Our Lady of the Cape Shrine
The second most important Marian shrine in North America after Our Lady of Guadalupe, this pilgrimage site welcomes more than 500,000 visitors annually around a 1717 votive chapel and a futuristic-looking modern basilica.
Boréalis — Paper Industry History Centre
Housed in a former Canadian International Paper water filtration plant, this interpretation centre traces the golden age of the paper industry that long earned Trois-Rivières the title of world newsprint capital.
Pointe-du-Lac Seigneurial Mill
Built in 1721 by seigneur René Godefroy de Tonnancour, this flour mill bears witness to the seigneurial system that structured economic and social life in New France, where every tenant had to mill their grain at the local communal mill.
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Places found near this region.
0.2 kmHippodrome 3R
📍 Trois-Rivières
Casino / hippodrome · Concert, spectacle · Course / démonstration hippique · Dégustation
3.2 kmPlace Biermans
📍 Shawinigan
Explore Place Biermans, a complete entertainment hub blending bowling, billiards, modern arcade games, and comfortable cinema. Whether visiting with family, friends, or colleagues, this dynamic venue offers a complete sensory experience featuring three bars and a restaurant. For over 25 years, Place Biermans has embodied fun and relaxation at the heart of the community.
