Montmorency Falls
Take Route 440 east out of Québec City. Watch for the exit to the falls and the parking lot.
At 83 meters, it stands 30 meters taller than Niagara Falls. Hosts the Loto-Québec Fireworks Competition (http://www.lesgrandsfeux.com/) in the summer. Nice spot to visit if you are driving outside the city.
Ãle d'Orléans
Beautiful biking or driving excursions. Many pick-your-own strawberry farms. Visit a sugar shack cabane à sucre. The maple season typically runs from March to April.
Basilica of Saint Anne de Beaupré
10018 Avenue Royale, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
+1 418-827-3781
an enormous church which is reputed to have healing powers similar to those of Lourdes.