Upper Canada Village

Ingleside, Morrisons Road

Sights of Ottawa Traveling in Upper Canada Village is a journey through time, until the 1860s. Here you will see the original buildings of that period and their inhabitants who are engaged in everyday affairs for those times and create an atmosphere of antiquity

Canadian Military Museum

Ottawa, 1 Vimy Pl

Attractions of Ottawa The Canadian War Museum is dedicated to the national military history, and it contains a huge amount of materials, starting with documents and artifacts, which are several centuries old. There are exhibitions related to wars in the territory of present Canada

Canadian History Museum

Ottawa, 100 Laurier Street Gatineau

Attractions of Ottawa The most visited museum of Canada on this side the Ottawa River, in Gatineau, is a museum that used to be called the Canadian Museum of Civilization. It is located in the Hull area, directly across the river from Parliament Hill.

Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography

Ottawa, 380 Sussex Drive

Attractions of Ottawa The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography was opened in 1985 as the gallery of the best Canadian art and documentary photographs. The museum has been working at the National Gallery of Canada and has shared a building with it since 2009.

Mill Watsons Mill

Manotick, St Dickinson, 5525

Attractions of Ottawa Picturesque Watsons Mill is the only Mill mill, left in working order and turned into a museum in Ottawa and one of the few in all of North America. The mill is in the village of Manotik, and this is its most important landmark and symbol.

Ottawa Air and Space Museum

Ottawa, Aviation Pkwy, 11

Sights of Ottawa The museum was formed in 1964 on the basis of three collections: the National Aviation Museum in Uplands (early aviation), the Canadian Military Museum (military aircraft and equipment) and the Royal Air Force Museum of Canada (most modern models)

Baitauna Museum

Ottawa, Trans Canada Trail

Attractions of Ottawa Baitauna Museum is in the heart of the city, near Parliament Hill, and is dedicated to the early history of Ottawa. It began with the Women's Canadian Historical Society, which was founded in 1898. The Society quickly collected a collection of artifacts associated with the history of Baytown (then Ottawa)

National Gallery of Canada

Ottawa, 380 Sussex Dr

Attractions of Ottawa One of the most famous museums in Ottawa is the National Gallery of Canada. Its glass and granite building with octagonal towers was built in 1988. True, many during the external inspection are struck not so much by the building itself, but by what stands before it.

Notre Dame (Ottawa)

Ottawa, Sussex Drive, 385

Attractions of Ottawa The Cathedral of Our Lady in Ottawa is built on the site of the wooden church of St. James. The cathedral, located in the Lower City, is the oldest and largest church in Ottawa. The first project of the neo-classical cathedral was created in 1841, and the lower tier of the church was built in three years.

Hotel Chateau Lurie in Ottawa

Ottawa, Str. Rideau, 1

Attractions of Ottawa Chateau Lurie "Fairmont" is a beautiful castle hotel, built in the style of French Gothic. An amazing building of indian limestone with copper roofs and pointed spikes stands on the Rideau canal overlooking the river. The hotel has only 429 rooms, and the main dining room overlooking the Park of Majoros Hill

Parliament Hill in Ottawa

Ottawa, St Wellington

Attractions of Ottawa Parliament Hill in Ottawa stands on south bank of the river. It is in every sense of the word the heart of the city. The architectural complex, built in the style of the Gothic Revival, is considered a national symbol and attracts about 3 million visitors annually.

Rideau Hall

Ottawa, Sussex Drive, 1

Sights of Ottawa Since 1867 the Rideau Hall mansion, built in 1838 by the timber merchant Mackay, became the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II and her representative, the Governor-General of Canada. After gaining independence, the mansion continued to serve the governor.

Central experimental farm

Ottawa, Prince of Wales Drive

Sights of Ottawa The central experimental farm is an active farm and, at the same time, a research center. Despite its rural nature, today it is almost in the center of the city, surrounded by a sprawling Ottawa. There are some interesting objects on it.

It's no wonder that to the capital of the country, which is famous as the homeland of hockey and the land with a stunningly beautiful nature, the interest of tourists is growing and growing .By the way, Ottawa itself is a worthy object of travelers' attention .Well, as you can not see with your own eyes that in the capital city (which by status is a priori the largest city in the country), brick-built two-story American style buildings of the 20s of the last century still dominate .Of course, there are skyscrapers in Ottawa, too, but not in such quantity .Finally, as you can not see with your own eyes that in the metropolis - the focus of federal authorities, business and culture - so organically placed numerous ponds and "islands" of greenery: parks, parks, alleys ...

Bored in Ottawa do not have to - there are so many unique, interesting, significant places and places in the city that it is worthwhile to sketch out the "plan of action" before not to face the dilemma "how to have time to see everything? ยป.

Museums of Ottawa

Worthy museums in the capital of Canada more than 20, for every taste and age. The most popular among tourists and the local population is probably the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, the Museum of the History of Aviation "The Ancient Wings of Canada", the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Canadian Museum of Aviation and Space.

The fans of the expositions and exhibitions should also choose one of the following museums: the Bank of Canada Currency Museum, the Canadian War Museum, the Diefenbunker (a shelter for nuclear weapons), the Canadian Ski Museum, the Children's Museum and the Post Museum, the Canadian Museum of Agriculture and the Royal Museum the Canadian Mint, the residence of the Governor-General "Rideau Hall", the Canadian Museum of Scouts and the Museum of Pioneers.

Also to the attention of travelers are the centers for interpretation of the cultural heritage "White-tailed Deer", Walleye, "Forest Fire Protection Museum", Plaisance and LesBrasseursduTemps.

For lovers of contemplating the beautiful, exhibitions in the National Gallery of Canada (the main art museum of the country, exhibiting impressive collections of paintings, photographs, sculptures, graphics, including contemporary authors), the Ottawa Art Gallery, the city art gallery and the Karsh-Masson gallery will be enjoyed. @

Theaters of Ottawa

The theatergoers and filmmakers will also have what to do in the Canadian capital - there are a lot of scenes and cinemas here, where there are interesting performances (for example, the National Arts Center, the Arts Court Theater, the Great Canadian Theater Company, the comic variety show YukYuk's, Ottawa Little Theater, Ron Maslin Playhouse) and novelties of the film business (Mayfair, Ottawa Family Cinema, Silvercity Gloucester, Coliseum, Theater Imax, World Exchange Center).

Ottawa Parks

From excursions to the temples of Melpomene and other muses, it's time to go to outdoor tours. And in this respect Ottawa is not poor at interesting places. For example, the "green lungs" of the city are parks. In the central part of Ottawa is the Confederation Park (by the way, the National Historical Monument of Canada) with paved paths, monuments, a large fountain and a spacious platform for mass events. Another frequent place for various celebrations and events is the Majors Hill Park, which is also located in the central part of the city.

In the west of Ottawa, Andrew Haydon's park attracts attention, where you can have a picnic on a specially designated area, go to an outdoor concert or spend time with a child in a playground equipped with a mini-pool.

On the west bank of the Rideau River, three parks are located at once - Stratcon and the adjacent Datsis-Hole and Robinson Field. They also have playgrounds, Stratcona Park has almost 100 years of playing field for baseball, and Dutchis-Hole has a football field. In summer, swans, including Australian blacks, live in park ponds, and in winter hills in parks are an excellent place for sledging, skiing and even snowboarding.

Another picturesque place is the Prince of Wales waterfalls, or as they are more often called, Hogs-Back, which existed as river rapids even before the construction of the Rideau Canal, but after the construction of the dam took a modern look.

Architecture and Monuments of Ottawa

Among the monuments, memorials and architectural sights are the National War Memorial, the Monument of Human Rights, the Valiant Monument on the bridge between Wellington Street and Rideau Street, which is amazing - the monument to Taras Shevchenko, the secret "knowledge benches" in Wellington Street, the library building and Archives of Canada, Supreme Court of the State and Ottawa Center for Mass Events, Sussex Drive, 24 (residence of the Prime Minister of the country), Confederation building.

There are some quarters of the city - Chinatown, Little Italy and Bank Street (the place of gathering of sexual minorities).

Entertainment

In 20 minutes drive from the capital is a small village Wakefield, which attracts and fans of thrills (there is the highest tower for jumping with tarzanka), and representatives of bohemia, an abundance of art galleries, pubs and cozy cafes, and those who like the rest in the bosom nature - horseback riding, dog sledding, canoeing or kayaking, golf.

You can not ignore the amusement parks, which in Ottawa is enough to have fun for adults and children .It is possible to ride on various carousels and attractions in the Canadian children's museum, the entertainment center "Space Adventures", the children's mini-amusement park "Midway" or the children and youth gaming centers of the family "Raddi" and "Taggart" .In the heat will save the water parks Calypso and MontCascades, and if you travel a few kilometers from the capital of Canada, you can visit the zoo of reptiles, the Safari Park "Papanak" or wildlife park "Omega" .