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Morrin Centre, Quebec City

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Morrin Centre

44, chaussee des Ecossais, Quebec City, Quebec G1R 4H3, Canada (Downtown Quebec City)
418-694-9147
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Ranked #10 of 101 attractions in Quebec City
4.5 of 5 stars 153 Reviews
Type: Tourist/ Visitor Centres, Historic Sites, Libraries
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours
Owner description: Come visit the Morrin Centre, Quebec City's best-kept secret! Built over 200 years ago as the city's first prison, it now houses one of the world's... more » Owner description: Come visit the Morrin Centre, Quebec City's best-kept secret! Built over 200 years ago as the city's first prison, it now houses one of the world's most beautiful libraries. This national historic site is yours to discover. Walk through foreboding jail cells and browse the books in the charming Victorian library. We also offer various productions, concerts, readings and lectures, many in English. Consider renting the Centre as the perfect place to hold your events. « less
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Quebec City, Canada
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“Great Tour”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 NEW

We greatly enjoyed our visit to the site mentioned in Louise Penney's book Bury Your Dead. Our tour guide, Ben, was knowledgable and enthusiastic about the building which has an interesting history as a jail, a college, and now the only English-language library in Quebec City. Ben took extra time to answer all our questions and to show us the... More

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Toronto, Canada
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“Favourite tour in Quebec”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

My son and I really enjoyed taking Ariane's tour. We went to see the prison but as we went through the building we found ourselves to also be very interested in the college and the library. So much history.

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Richmond Hill, Canada
1 review
“Excellant Place to Visit!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

My sister and I spent a few days in Quebec City and this was a definite must! It was a little hard to find but worth it! We took the Discovery Tour with Tour Guide Ben who was really great! Before we started we were talking and he recommended some restaurants in the area. During the tour he took the... More

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Sydney, Australia
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“Well worth a visit”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

This is a little gem. A beautiful building with a fascinating history.The building is well preserved and has sectioned that demonstrated the time it was used as a gaol and also as a College. The old prison cells were eerie and the science laboratory very interesting .The library that is still in use was beautiful . We took the Discovery... More

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“Interesting and worth the visit”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW via mobile

We had heard about the library so stopped in. Found there was going to be a tour witch included remains of the old prision. Well wort the stop. Quick look and some great peices of history

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“A piece of history”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

The library is beautiful. The staff are very friendly. The prison tours weren't available in April when we visited which was unfortunate but we'll visit next time in QC

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Sherbrooke, Canada
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Unexpected!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2013

We were coming along for a cultural visit of an old library!!! Ohhhh... What a surprise! We had a GREAT tour. I would recommend to all...Hoping you are not afraid of ghosts!

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Dunedin, Florida
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“Underrated”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2013

This facility was beautiful and had an exceptionally interesting prison tour. We happened to be in Quebec City when their celtic festival was going on and were able to enjoy it as well since it was ground zero for activities. The library was decadent with it's old wood and dated books. The architecture and historical contributions are almost overwhelming. The... More

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Quebec, Quebec, Canada
1 review
“Tour Guide in the first jail of Quebec”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

We see the tour on the newpaper of the city and we when last saturday. Laurence, the tour guide, greet us and she was really nice, we talked with her waiting for the other tour guide. Maxime can speak very well in both language ( our tour was in french). He is great tour guide ; he is very interesting... More

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Quebec City, Canada
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“Must see attraction in "Vieux-Québec"”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

Highly recommend a tour of The Morrin Centre in the heart of Vieux-Québec for anyone interested in architecture, history and looking to discover vestiges of the city's lesser known English heritage... Highlights include a visit of the building's early 19th century dungeon and prison cells as well as the Literary & Historical Society's exceptional library. Our visit was made all... More

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