Monastère des Augustines

This fascinating museum traces the history of the order of Augustinian nuns who founded Québec’s first hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu, in 1644 and ran it for over 300 years. Half a dozen rooms around a central cloister are filled with remarkable displays of old medical devices, wedding gowns (worn when a nun took her vows), an old apothecary and an 18th-century refectory. There's also a meditative room encouraging mindfulness. The museum is tucked inside a wellness-minded boutique hotel.