Eastern Canada's largest indoor amusement park, inside the Galeries de la Capitale shopping centre, with 15 rides and attractions under one roof and a one-day wristband. A weatherproof option for a few hours; check ride height limits for small children.
Quebec's national art museum, on the edge of the Plains of Abraham at 179 Grande Allée, with Quebec art collections and large temporary exhibitions. Best for families with an interest in art; choose a few galleries and pair it with a run on the Plains.
A museum in Old Québec's lower town with changing exhibitions on history and society, including a space designed for young children. A good indoor option for rainy or cold days.
A large aquarium above the St. Lawrence in Sainte-Foy with more than 10,000 animals from about 300 species, including polar bears, seals, sharks, a giant Pacific octopus and jellyfish, with indoor galleries and outdoor habitats.
A tall waterfall 15 minutes from Old Québec. Families ride the cable car to the top, cross the suspension bridge over the falls and come back down the 487-step panoramic staircase in summer; a 300 m zipline crosses the plunge pool. Open all year; the view from the cable car is striking in winter too.
A walk through the walled Upper Town, along Dufferin Terrace by the Château Frontenac, then down by funicular to the narrow streets of Petit Champlain and Place Royale in the Lower Town.
A large resort 30 km north of the city with an outdoor water park in summer, a winter playground of snow-tubing slides from mid-December, and the Bora Parc indoor water park. The Ice Hotel is next door in winter.
The large historic park where the 1759 battle was fought, above the St. Lawrence next to Old Québec, with lawns for running and picnics, the Joan of Arc Garden, Martello towers and the Plains of Abraham Museum. In winter there is cross-country skiing.
Farm stands, strawberry picking in season and maple treats on an island near the city.
A hotel rebuilt every winter from snow and ice, with an ice chapel, carved suites and an ice slide. Day visitors tour it, and brave families sleep there.