Montreal Olympic Park (Parc Olympique de Montréal)
The Basics
Visitors to Montreal’s Olympic Park can purchase individual tickets for each attraction. Admission to the Biodome comes with entry to the indoor zoo’s five temperature-controlled ecosystems, where you can spot animals including penguins and capybaras. A ticket to the Olympic Stadium includes access to a bi-level cable car ride up the 540-foot (165-meter) Montreal Tower (Tour de Montréal). Tickets can be purchased for individual shows at the planetarium, and for the Botanical Gardens and Insectarium, which are considered one attraction and are accessible with the same ticket.
Visit more than one attraction at the Space for Life site with a multi-attraction ticket. Buy a 2-site package ticket and combine a visit to the Olympic Stadium with a trip to the Botanical Gardens, or opt for a sightseeing pass for free access to all Olympic Park attractions and other major city sights and, in some cases, unlimited public transportation. Some group and private tours of Montreal also visit certain attractions at Olympic Park.
Things to Know Before You Go
Olympic Park is a must for families, architecture enthusiasts, and plant lovers.
Space for Life features several dining areas, restrooms, and cloakrooms.
All attractions at the site are wheelchair accessible.
How to Get There
To get to Olympic Park, ride the metro Green Line to Pie-IX station. The park is just a short walk from there.
Trip ideas
When to Get There
Olympic Park is open year-round. The Botanical Gardens are arguably at their best during summer and autumn, as most of the outdoor exhibits are buried beneath snow for much of winter and spring. The Biodome makes a great year-round attraction, with the toasty tropical rain forest space providing respite from bitter winter weather.
Olympic Park Events
Olympic Park hosts popular exhibitions, including the Gardens of Light display at the Botanical Gardens in September and October and sees the garden atmospherically lit after dark. In winter, the Botanical Gardens hosts the Butterflies Go Free exhibition, where thousands of butterflies flutter freely within the garden’s main greenhouse, perching on plants and sometimes people. Olympic Stadium, meanwhile, is the setting for First Fridays, a food truck festival during the summer season.
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