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Hull:
the third most popular urban destination in Québec, also known as Quebec doorway. With a brand new casino towering over the shores of Leamy Lake, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Promenade du Portage, and the Gatineau Park. You can easily discover this city on foot, by bike or, for a more original touch, on board a trolley bus. The architecture of the Canadian Museum of Civilization is a masterpiece and treasure-house located in downtown. The museum offers traditional and contemporary art exhibits.  It`s the place for everyone eager to travel through time and space in just a few hours. The city`s other main attraction, the sprawling Gatineau Park, endowed with hundreds of kilometres of trails, forests containing more than sixty species of trees, abundant wildlife and numerous crystal-clear lakes typical of the hills of the Canadian Shield. Visitors can participate in outdoor activities or simply take advantage of the tranquility of a protected natural environment. A nature-lover`s paradise intersected with numerous bike paths, lakes and wildlife. Also the site of the MacKenzie King Estate, former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's summer hideout. The Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train, at 165 rue Devault departs daily for Wakefield, 32km north of Hull. Built in 1907, Canada`s only still-functioning steam train travels ninety minutes through the lush foliage and cottage country along the Gatineau River, while a musical troupe plays amusing ditties to pass the time. A vast array of cultural and art events and a mecca for outdoor, activities, with its many recreational trails, parks and green spaces of outstanding quality, which can be enjoyed in both winter and summer seasons.
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