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Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Around About Ottawa Guided Walking Tours
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: Ottawa, ON
This company provides guided walking tours that cover several topics of interest to tourists. One includes a general historical overview, one centers on ByWard Market, one takes in the picturesque back alleys around the market, and one covers the modern/historic blend that is Elgin Street. Guides are knowledgeable and friendly, and tours last...
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: Experimental Farm Dr, off Prince of Wales Dr, Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3
Home of the Canada Agriculture Museum, the Central Experimental Farm is located southwest of downtown. Families adore visiting the farm, whether it's to tour the exquisite gardens and greenhouses or visit the farm itself, which is home to all types of cows, pigs, sheep, goats and horses. The expanse along the Rideau Canal and overlooking Dows Lake...
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: Elgin St at Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A9
One of the centerpieces of Ottawa's Parliament Hill area, Confederation Square is surrounded by the city's most important buildings. The legacies of the 66,651 Canadian men and women who died in World War I are well preserved by a beautiful granite arch called the National War Memorial. Located in the center of Confederation Square, this fitting...
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
As is the case with most of Canada's grand hotels, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier was constructed during the country's railroading heyday. It was commissioned by Charles Melville Hays with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (who, incidentally, perished in the Titanic disaster before the hotel opened). Today, the historic property is a lovely...
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: 73 Clarence St, ByWard Market, Ottawa, ON K1P 5R3
Scare yourself silly on one of these fun walking tours! There are four different ones available: Ghosts and the Gallows, Crime & Punishment Jail Tours (at the old Carleton County Jail, now the HI – Ottawa Jail Hostel), The Original Haunted Walk and The Naughty Ottawa Pub Walk. Haunted stops might include Bytown Museum, the Fairmont Château Laurier...
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: departs from Elgin St and Sparks St, Ottawa
Take a fun narrated tour on an amphibious vehicle, the Lady Dive Amphibus. First, the tour passes some of the capital city's most historic landmarks; then it drives right into the water for a look at the city from a different vantage point. The company also operates hop on-hop off double-decker bus and trolley tours.
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: Ottawa, ON
Head west on Wellington Street, past the Parliament Hill area, and the road turns into the Ottawa River Parkway, a scenic drive that follows along the banks of the Ottawa. Be sure you take your camera with you, as there are several pull-off areas that offer dramatic views of the river and surrounding countryside. If you're a cycling enthusiast,...
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: 150 Nine Mile Rd, Wendover, ON K0A 3K0
Well-known for their success with breeding snow leopards and for having the third largest collection of lemurs in North America, this family-owned-and-operated zoo's other claim to fame is as the source of many of the animals on the popular Kratt Brothers public television show, Zooboomafoo. Aside from snow leopards and lemurs, some of the...
Residence of the Prime Minister
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: 24 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A3
Following the government's purchase of this stone mansion in 1943, it became the official residence of the Prime Minister. Although the home is closed to the public, its majestic beauty is well worth a drive by.
Category: Sightseeing - Ottawa Attractions & Activities
Address: 320 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G8
Take a tour of the Royal Canadian Mint to see the fascinating coin-making process. The Mint not only makes coins for Canada, it actually produces coins for countries around the world. Along with currency, the mint makes medals, collector coins (which are individually inspected to assure quality!), and jewelry.
