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Things to do in Ottawa

Museums, parks, galleries and landmarks in and around Ottawa, ON.

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Parks & Nature 149 Museums 8 Art Galleries 5 Landmarks & Towers 12 Gardens 2 Beaches 2 Waterfalls 4 Lighthouses 1 Churches & Cathedrals 1

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What is on Map

Canadian Museum of Nature

2 hrs

Natural history museum in Ottawa, Canada

Museums 393 events nearby

Bank of Canada Museum

2 hrs

Museum in Ottawa, Ontario

Museums 354 events nearby

Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography

1.5 hr

Gallery in Ontario, Canada

Art Galleries 356 events nearby

National Holocaust Monument

1 hr

Monument in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Landmarks & Towers 319 events nearby

Valiants Memorial

1 hr

Military monument located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Landmarks & Towers 355 events nearby

Chaudière Falls

45 min

Waterfalls on the Ottawa River

Waterfalls 272 events nearby

Rideau Falls

45 min

Falls in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Waterfalls 86 events nearby

Peace Tower

1 hr

Bell and clock tower at the centre of Canada's Parliament buildings, in Ottawa

Landmarks & Towers 356 events nearby

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

2 hrs

Agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Museums 1 event nearby

Ottawa Greenbelt

1.5 hr

Protected area of green space, including farms, forests and wetlands encircling Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Parks & Nature

Andrew Haydon Park

1.5 hr

Park on the Ottawa River in the city of Ottawa

Parks & Nature

Major's Hill Park

1.5 hr

Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Parks & Nature 356 events nearby

Hog's Back Falls

45 min

Artificial Waterfalls in Ottawa, Ontario

Waterfalls 2 events nearby

St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral

45 min

Church in Ontario, Canada

Churches & Cathedrals 9 events nearby

Peacekeeping Monument

1 hr

Monument in Ottawa, Canada

Landmarks & Towers 354 events nearby

Confederation Park

1.5 hr

Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Parks & Nature 353 events nearby

Ottawa Art Gallery

1.5 hr

Art museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Art Galleries 350 events nearby

Commissioners Park

1.5 hr

Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Parks & Nature 88 events nearby

Strathcona Park

1.5 hr

Park in Ottawa, Ontario

Parks & Nature 98 events nearby

Lansdowne Park

1.5 hr

Ottawa

Parks & Nature 61 events nearby

Royal Canadian Navy Monument

1 hr

Monument in Ottawa, Canada

Landmarks & Towers 377 events nearby

Jacques Cartier Park

1.5 hr

Parc in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Parks & Nature 172 events nearby

Portrait Gallery of Canada

1.5 hr

In Ottawa, Ontario

Art Galleries 353 events nearby

Carlington Park

1.5 hr

Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Parks & Nature

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Common questions

What is there to see in Ottawa?

This page lists the museums, parks, galleries, historic sites and landmarks in and around Ottawa, ON, ordered so the best known come first.

What can I do in Ottawa for free?

Filter this page by Free to see only the places with no admission charge. Parks, viewpoints and many municipal galleries in Ottawa cost nothing to visit.

Is anything happening in Ottawa while I am there?

The Ottawa events page lists what is on by date, and a place with events happening at or beside it says so on its own listing.

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