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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World Book Day
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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Whales in winter
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The buzz about bees
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National Poinsettia Day
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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International Womens Day
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Did they forget to fly south?
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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Perfect timing
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A splash by the sea
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Autumn in Central Park, New York
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Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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World Octopus Day
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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Let s get lost
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
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Winter solstice
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Who s wearing such cute hats?
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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National Rivers Month
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World Architecture Day
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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The lights of Paris
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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