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The Chemin du Roy (English: King's Path) was built on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, between Quebec City and Montreal, since 1660 and completed in 1737. See the picturesque villages and the historic districts of Batiscan, Champlain, Trois-Rivières and Yamachiche, where stately ancestral homes have survived three centuries of history. You'll observe how the place names and rich heritage that dot this historic route evoke the lives of the people who settled here over the course of time. In Mauricie, this road runs along 102 km of shores of the Saint-Laurent from Maskinongé to Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. It passes through 23 attractions and 14 points of interest.
The Cité de l'énergie de Shawinigan (City of energy of Shawinigan) in Shawinigan is a museum complex presenting exhibitions on the production of electricity, the visit of an old electricity pylon transformed into an observation tower with a height of 115 m (377 ft).
The Musée québécois de la culture populaire (Quebec Museum of Popular Culture) in Trois-Rivières presents six daring and unusual exhibitions in a typical Quebec style.
The La Veille Prison de Trois-Rivières (Old Prison of Trois-Rivières) also in Trois-Rivières is classified as an historical monument. Ex-inmates lead visitors on a tour that provides a real glimpse into prison life.
The Lieu historique national du Canada des Forges-du-Saint-Maurice (Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site of Canada) also in Trois-Rivières is the first site of the steel industry and the first industrial town in Canada.
The Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Cap (Notre-Dame-du-Cap Sanctuary) is a place of worship and spiritual gathering of the Catholic faith (e.g., pilgrimage). Sanctuary Museum. It has the second largest and most important Marian shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary in North America, after that of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico; this basilica was erected from 1955. Pont des Roselets, erected in 1924. Illuminated Stations of the Cross. The site has 500,000 visitors per year.