"The Château Ramezay is a small and intimate museum that was originally built in 1705 by Montreal's then-governor Claude de Ramezay as his personal residence. The building opened as a museum in 1895, and was the first building in Quebec to be classified an historic monument. Today, it is the province’s oldest private historical museum. There are seasonal exhibitions, but the real draw is the Château Ramezay itself, which served as the Canadian headquarters of the American Revolutionary Army in 1775 to 1776; it's where Benjamin Franklin (welcomed by Benedict Arnold) stayed when he tried to persuade Montreal to join the revolution. Also worth a look is the Governor’s Garden, which recreates the gardens of New France." - Richard Burnett