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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Rays on parade
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Autumn in Alaska
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
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Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
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Adorable activism
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The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
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Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
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A long, erratic commute
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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The story of the poinsettia
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
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National Park Week continues
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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Storm rolls over the grasslands
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Landscape Architecture Month
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It s Republic Day in India
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Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, Vietnam
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
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For Hispanic Heritage Month: Out of Many, One
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Nothing plain about it
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International Mountain Day
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Into the woods
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Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
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A prison fit for a count
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Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain
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National Park Service Founders Day
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