For two quests in Quebec City

An hour at Plage du Lac John

Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Plage du Lac John until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.

An hour at Plage Gagnon

Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Plage Gagnon until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.

An hour at Plage Samuel de Champlain

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Plage Samuel de Champlain (south-east of centre, Quebec City). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

Read the plaque at Confucius

A two-minute stop at Confucius. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at François de Laval de Montmorency

A two-minute stop at François de Laval de Montmorency. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at « Je me souviens »

A two-minute stop at « Je me souviens ». One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Jeanne-D'Arc

A two-minute stop at Jeanne-D'Arc. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Maison Krieghoff

A two-minute stop at Maison Krieghoff. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Monument Wolfe

Monument Wolfe (south-east of centre, Quebec City): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Taschereau

A two-minute stop at Taschereau. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

One loop of Centre de Plein-Air Notre-Dame-des-Bois

Walk a single loop of Centre de Plein-Air Notre-Dame-des-Bois. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Parc Bassin Brown

Parc Bassin Brown (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc Chabanel

50 minutes in Parc Chabanel (north-east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Parc de l'Anse-à-Cartier

Walk a single loop of Parc de l'Anse-à-Cartier. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Parc de l'Escarpement

Parc de l'Escarpement (near the centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc De L'escarpement

Parc De L'escarpement (north of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc de la Rivière Duberger

50 minutes in Parc de la Rivière Duberger (west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Parc des Moulins

50 minutes in Parc des Moulins (north-west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Parc du Cap-au-Diable

50 minutes in Parc du Cap-au-Diable (south-east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Parc du Vieux-Passage

Parc du Vieux-Passage (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc-école André-Roux

50 minutes in Parc-école André-Roux (east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Parc Gilles-Lamontagne

Parc Gilles-Lamontagne (south-east of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc Jean-Mignaux

Walk a single loop of Parc Jean-Mignaux. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Parc Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau

Parc Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau (south-west of centre, Quebec City) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc Linéaire des Rivières Saint-Charles et du Berger

50 minutes in Parc Linéaire des Rivières Saint-Charles et du Berger (south-west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Parc Réal-Cloutier

50 minutes in Parc Réal-Cloutier (on Rue de l'Accueil, north-west of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Place de l'Assemblée-Nationale

Walk a single loop of Place de l'Assemblée-Nationale. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of ruelle 1

50 minutes in ruelle 1 (south-east of centre, Quebec City): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

Inventory the water from Quai 4

Walk to the public end of Quai 4 (south-east of centre, Quebec City). Count hulls, birds, or colours until the list has five lines.

Rain plan: one room at Centre national de conservation et d'études des collections

Centre national de conservation et d'études des collections (south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Rain plan: one room at Espace 400e Bell

Indoor weather plan at Espace 400e Bell. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.

Rain plan: one room at Maison Alphonse-Desjardins

Indoor weather plan at Maison Alphonse-Desjardins. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.

Rain plan: one room at Musée de la Civilisation de Québec

Indoor weather plan at Musée de la Civilisation de Québec. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.

Rain plan: one room at Musée des plaines d'Abraham

Musée des plaines d'Abraham (on Avenue Wilfrid-Laurier, south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Rain plan: one room at Musée du Fort

Musée du Fort (south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Rain plan: one room at Musée Huron-Wendat

Musée Huron-Wendat (on Place de la Rencontre, north-west of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Rain plan: one room at Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde

Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde (on Grande Allée Ouest, south-east of centre, Quebec City): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Watch the sun drop from Battures de Beauport

Battures de Beauport faces the last light north-east of centre, Quebec City. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Belvèdère

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Belvèdère for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Dufferin

Be at Dufferin (south-east of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Earl Grey Terrace

Earl Grey Terrace faces the last light south-east of centre, Quebec City. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Le Rocher Martel

Be at Le Rocher Martel (north-west of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Lorne

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Lorne for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Mont des Épinettes Noires

Be at Mont des Épinettes Noires (north-east of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Mont du Domaine

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Mont du Domaine for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Mont Irma-Levasseur

Be at Mont Irma-Levasseur (north-west of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Mont Reine-Malouin

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Mont Reine-Malouin for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Plessis

Be at Plessis (south-east of centre, Quebec City) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Victoria

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Victoria for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.