Val-d'Or

"The City of Gold", a listed provincial and federal national historic site, includes the decommissioned Lamaque Gold Mine (1935-1985) and the former Bourlamaque mining village. Tour the underground mine, see what gold mining was like and how miners lived.

The museum has a permanent exhibit about the geology and mining industry of the area, a spectacular gold collection, a sample from lunar roc, a large variety of minerals from around the world, interactives games, a seismic simulator, and a shadow theatre. The Canadian Malartic mines facilities are Canada’s largest open-pit gold mine in operation. Learn more about the day-to-day lives of numerous mine workers and the mining industry’s technological developments. Children and grown men will be amazed by the gigantic equipment used. Accessible for person with impaired mobility. Reservation requested, 24 hr in advance for weekends during winter

An oriental garden created by two local artists offers an original, poetic, meditative and artistic journey. A garden dotted with flowers, scents, sculptures, dragons, bonsais, Buddhas, adorned with a small stream and waterfalls.

Huge provincial park, one of the largest contiguous reserves in Québec. The opposite end of this wildlife reserve is near Grand Remous, 180 km (110 mi) north of Ottawa-Hull-Gatineau. Most park services are in the village of Le Domaine on Route 117. The park has winter snowmobile trails, whitewater rivers (such as the Gens de Terre River) for canoeing, as well as fishing, hiking, swimming, and canoe camping. There is black bear hunting in spring and moose or deer hunting in autumn.

The local hockey team have played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League since 1993, and won the league championship in 1998, 2001 and 2014 to claim a spot in the Memorial Cup. The Foreurs' mascot is called Dynamit, named after dynamite which was extensively used by the mining industry of Val-d'Or.

Union Cycliste Internationale-sponsored bicycle stage race, held annually since 1969, now an international competition as part of the Junior Nation's Cup (Coupe des Nations Junior). One stage leads through underground mining access tunnels at Cité de l'Or, the others race through the streets of Val-d'Or.