In 1763, Marie-Josephte Corriveau was hanged near the Plains of Abraham and displayed in an iron cage for five weeks. Her cage ended up at Barnum’s Museum in New York — and eventually came home to Quebec City. Discover the story behind Quebec’s most infamous legend.

Halloween in Quebec City ranked 4th in the Americas in 2026 — behind only Salem, Orlando, and Sleepy Hollow. But unlike those destinations, Quebec City doesn't need invented legends. 400 years of real history does the haunting for it.