Positively perfect Quebec City

Le Casse-Crepe Breton, 1136 rue St. Jean, phone 418/692-0438.

Musee de la Civilisation, 85 rue Dalhousie at rue St-Antoine, phone 418/643-2158; www.mcq.org/. Open daily 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. from late June to early September, 10 a.m -5 p.m. the rest of the year. Admission $8 (U.S. $6.40) adults, $7 (U.S. $5.60) 65 and over, $5 (U.S. $4) students over 16, $3 (U.S. $2.40) children 12-16, free for children under 12. Tuesdays are free to all between June 1 and October 31.

La Citadelle, 1 Cote de la Citadelle, enter off rue St-Louis, phone 418/694-2815;  www.lacitadelle.qc.ca/.  Guided 55-min. tours are available daily and occur on the hour. The Citadel is open between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. in April and September, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in May and June, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. July to the end of August and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in October. From November until the end of February it’s only open to groups with advance reservations.  Admission $8 (U.S. $6.40) adults, $7 (U.S. $5.60) seniors and students over 17, $4.50 (U.S. $3.60) children 7-17, free for persons with disabilities and children under 7

Parc de l'Artillerie, 2 rue d'Auteuil near Porte St-Jean, phone 418/648-4205;  www.parcscanada.gc.ca/artillerie. Open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. from May through mid-October, the rest of the year hours vary (call in advance). Admission $4 (U.S. $3.20) adults, $3.50 (U.S. $2.80) seniors and students 17 and over.

Le Cafe du Monde, 84 rue Dalhousie, phone 418/692-4455; www.lecafedumonde.com/.

Verrerie Mailloloche, 58 rue Sous-le-Fort and escalier Casse-Cou, phone 418/694-0445; www.lamailloche.com/

Maison Chevalier, 50 rue du Marche-Champlain, phone 418/643-2158. Free admission. Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June through August, Tuesdays through Sundays 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. September through mid-October and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays the rest of the year.

Adventures Nord du Bec, 665 rue Ste-Aimé in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, phone 418/889-8001

To get to Parc de la Jacques Cartier from Quebec City take Route 175 North. For more information call 418/848-3169.

Laurie Raphael, 117 rue Dalhousie, phone 418/692-4555; www.laurieraphael.com/. Reservations necessary.

Pauline Frommer is the creator of the new Pauline Frommer guides in bookstores now. Her book, Pauline Frommer's New York, was named Best Guidebook of the Year by the North American Travel Journalists Association.