The First-Timer · Julien · Montréal
Parc Jean-Drapeau and the Biosphère
One metro stop from downtown, these islands hold the legacy of Expo 67 — Buckminster Fuller's geodesic Biosphère dome (now an environment museum), a monumental Calder sculpture, river views back at the skyline, and lots of green space. It's an easy half-day escape with a real sense of the city's modernist 1967 high point. In summer there's a beach; year-round there's the architecture and the open air.
The Expo 67 islands a metro stop away — green space, river views, Buckminster Fuller's geodesic Biosphère dome, and a Calder sculpture.
— Julien, The First-Timer
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