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Visitor Information
Telephone Number: 514/868-3000
Hours:
Daily 9am?5pm (until 6pm late June to Aug)
Website:
http://www.biodome.qc.ca
Location Information:
Next to Stade Olympique
Description:
Perhaps the most engaging attraction in the city for children of any age, the delightful Biodôme houses replications of four ecosystems: a tropical rainforest, a Laurentian forest, the St. Lawrence marine system, and a polar environment. Visitors walk through each and hear the animals, smell the flora, and, except in the polar region, which is behind glass, feel the changes in temperature. The rainforest area is the most engrossing (the subsequent rooms increasingly less so), so take your time here. It's a kind of "Where's Waldo" challenge to find all the critters, from the huge groundhog called a capybara to the golden lion tamarin monkeys that swing on branches only an arm's length away; only the bats, fish, and polar penguins and puffins are behind glass. A giant tank in the St. Lawrence region has Atlantic Sturgeon nearly 1.5m (5 ft.) long, while the open-air space features hundreds of shore birds whose shrieks can transport you to the beach. The building was originally the velodrome for cycling for the 1976 Olympics. The facility also has a game room for kids called Naturalia, a shop, a bistro, and a cafeteria. Review by Frommers Copyright © 1999-2008 Frommers.com all rights reserved.Contact Frommers advertisement Great Hotel Deals in Longueuil, QC
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Distance: 2.6 Miles (from destination center)
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