Not far downriver from Montreal, where the banks of the St. Lawrence River widen as it approaches the Atlantic, lies Quebec"s picturesque and often chilly capital. Quebec City, one of the continent"s oldest European settlements, is often called the most European city outside Europe. It"s the only North American city outside Mexico whose fortified walls still stand, and its winding streets showcase a French-tinged exemplar of old Romantic architecture (typified by the steep-roofed Château Frontenac in the photo"s foreground).
Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
Today in History
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Acadia transformed
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Sunbeams across Tartu County, Estonia
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US Election Day
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A new park with a new mission
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Unbearable cuteness
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Porcupine
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Ronda, Spain
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Ocean City, Maryland, at sunrise
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International Polar Bear Day
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Combating extinction with citizen science
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Black History Month
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Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Falling for Rioja
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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Tiny fliers head south
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida
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Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
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Mute swans
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A whale of a picture
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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International Mountain Day
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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World Rainforest Day
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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