Montréal's Best Walking Tours

Circuit des Fantômes du Vieux Montréal. From mid-April to mid-November, you can join these street theater walking tours through the old city, where a host of spirits are said to still roam the streets. Tours begin at 8:30 pm and the haunted journey lasts about 90 minutes. Reservations are required. 360 rue St-François-Xavier, Old Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H2Y 2T1. 514/844–4021; 800/363–4021; www.fantommontreal.com. C$22.

Guidatour. You can walk through various historic, cultural, or architecturally diverse areas of the city with a costumed guide. Popular tours include Old Montréal, the Underground City, the Christmas Secrets of Old Montréal, and the elite 19th-century neighborhood known as the Golden Square Mile. Reservations are necessary. 360 rue St-François-Xavier, Suite 400, Old Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H2Y 2S8. 514/844–4021; 800/363–4021; www.guidatour.qc.ca. From C$14.

Kaleidoscope. This company offers a range of 60 different guided tours, from architecture tours to Montréal's Red Light district, and the city's many culturally diverse neighborhoods can be explored by foot, bike, or bus. Montréal, Québec. 514/277--6990; www.tourskaleidoscope.com. C$15–C$55.