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Get there: Porter Airlines (flyporter.com), Air Canada (aircanada.com) and WestJet (westjet.ca) all fly non-stop to Quebec City from Toronto in about 90 minutes. Stay: At the Hilton Quebec (hilton.com), get a room high up to enjoy the unobstructed view of the city. If you don’t want to swing for the Executive Floor to access the lounge on the 23rd floor, you can always stop by at lunch. The space becomes a public restaurant so you can feast on le déjeuner, as well as the view. Eat: When you walk to your table at Tournebroche (tournebroche.com), you’ll notice a stand with honeycomb and little sticks to scrape off some honey and pop the sweetness into your mouth. The bistro, which also serves gourmet Québécois specialties made with local ingredients, makes its own bread, ketchup and ice cream. The roof contains beehives and a garden. Do: Brush up on your Canadian history at Musée de Fort (museedufort.com). Have a seat in a tiny theatre and an enthusiastic guide will give you a half-hour overview of the six attacks on Quebec City over the centuries. With a giant model of Quebec City and its outlying regions in 1750 equipped with a little light show, you’ll hear about the famous battle of the Plains of Abraham and Benedict Arnold’s march to Quebec. Do your research: quebecregion.com