Montreal Biodôme
Biodôme de Montréal
An indoor ecological museum converted from the Olympic velodrome. It recreates five ecosystems of the Americas and is home to penguins, sloths, lynx and sea otters.
The Biodôme was converted from the velodrome built for the 1976 Olympics and is one of the Space for Life museums in Montreal. Under one roof it recreates five ecosystems of the Americas: a tropical rainforest (sloths, golden lion tamarins, parrots), the Laurentian maple forest (beavers, lynx), the marine environment of the Gulf of St Lawrence (seabirds, fish shoals), and the Labrador coast and Subantarctic islands (several species of penguin). Admission is about CA$23, and it is often sold together with the Botanical Garden and the Planetarium. It is open all year, generally from about 09:00 to 17:00. It sits beside the Olympic Stadium and is served by Viau metro station. It is a must for families with children.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Olympic Stadium & Montreal Tower
- Montreal Botanical Garden
- La Ronde
- Le Plateau-Mont-Royal & Rue Saint-Denis
- Biosphère
- Bonsecours Market
- Quartier des Spectacles & Place des Arts
- Rue Sainte-Catherine