Permanent Attractions

Museums

• Bytown Museum
  Bytown Museum
  The Bytown Museum is a small museum in Ottawa located on the lower locks of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa River just below Parliament Hill.The museum's exhibits follow the early history of the city, originally known as Bytown, and the construction of the Rideau Canal...
  
  
• Canada Agriculture Museum
  Canada Agriculture Museum
  The Canada Agriculture Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, houses a modern working farm. Its purpose is to illustrate how advances in farming science and technology have transformed the lives of Canadians...
  
  
• Canada Aviation Museum
  Canada Aviation Museum
  The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is Canada's national aviation history museum. The museum is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport...
  
  
• Canada Science and Technology Museum
  Canada Science and Technology Museum
  The Canada Science and Technology Museum is located in Ottawa, Ontario, on St. Laurent Boulevard, to the south of the Queensway .-Mission:...
  
  
• Canadian Museum of Civilization
  Canadian Museum of Civilization
  The Canadian Museum of Civilization is Canada's national museum of human history and the most popular and most-visited museum in Canada....
  
  
• Canadian Museum of Nature
  Canadian Museum of Nature
  The Canadian Museum of Nature is a natural history museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its collections, which were started by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1856, include all aspects of the intersection of human society and nature, from gardening to gene-splicing...
  
  
• Canadian Postal Museum
  Canadian Postal Museum
  The Canadian Postal Museum is housed within the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. It has been described as one of the largest postal museums in the world, ranking second in annual attendance. The museum is not primarily about postage stamps, although it has a first-class...
  
  
• Canadian Ski Museum
  Canadian Ski Museum
  The Canadian Ski Museum is a museum in Ottawa, Ontario, located upstairs in the Trailhead building on Scott Street. It was founded in 1971 by a dedicated group of volunteers and ski enthusiasts...
  
  
• Canadian War Museum
  Canadian War Museum
  The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the museum covers all facets of Canada’s military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several thousand years ago to the country’s most recent...
  
  
• Currency Museum
  Currency Museum
  First opened on December 5, 1980, Canada's Currency Museum is located on the ground floor of the Bank of Canada in Ottawa. It is the public face of the National Currency Collection, which contains over 100,000 currency-related artifacts from around the world...
  
   (in the Bank of Canada
  Bank of Canada
  The Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada...
  
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• Diefenbunker
  Diefenbunker
  Emergency Government Headquarters are nuclear fallout bunkers built by the Government of Canada at the height of the Cold War during the infancy of the ICBM threat...
  
   (at CFS Carp
  CFS Carp
  Canadian Forces Station Carp is a former Canadian military facility located in the rural farming community of Carp, Ontario, approximately 30 km west of Ottawa....
  
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• Laurier House
  Laurier House
  Laurier House is a National Historic Site of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located at 335 Laurier Avenue East . It was formerly the residence of two Canadian Prime Ministers, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King. The house was built in 1878, but had significant later alterations...
  
  
• National Gallery of Canada
  National Gallery of Canada
  The National Gallery of Canada , located in the capital city Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries.The Gallery is now housed in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. The acclaimed structure was...
  
  
• Pinhey's Point Historic Site
• Watson's Mill
  Watson's Mill
  Watson's Mill is a historic gristmill in Manotick, Ontario, Canada. It was built as the Long Island Flouring Mills by Moss Kent Dickinson and Joseph Merrill Currier. It was one of a series of mills constructed in the area using power from the Rideau Canal. It earned its current name when it was...
  
  

Other Public Areas

• Byward Market
  Byward Market
  ByWard Market is a district in Lower Town located east of the government & business district, surrounding the market buildings and open-air market on George, York, ByWard and William Streets.The district is bordered on the west by Sussex Drive, on the...
  
  
• Canadian Tribute to Human Rights
  Canadian Tribute to Human Rights
  The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights, also known as the Human Rights Monument, is a monumental sculpture located at the corner of Lisgar and Elgin streets in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
  
  
• Dominion Arboretum
  Dominion Arboretum
  The Dominion Arboretum is located at the Central Experimental Farm of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Originally begun in 1889 the Arboretum covers about 26 ha of rolling land between Prince of Wales Drive, Dow's Lake and the Rideau Canal. Carleton University is located...
  
  
• Dow's Lake
  Dow's Lake
  Dow's Lake in Ottawa, Canada is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa. It is at the south end of Preston Street, just south of Carling Avenue, and just to the west of Bronson Avenue...
  
  
• Lansdowne Park
  Lansdowne Park
  Lansdowne Park is a historic sports, exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa. It is located along Bank Street and is adjacent to the Rideau Canal, in central Ottawa...
  
   (home of the Aberdeen Pavilion
  Aberdeen Pavilion
  The Aberdeen Pavilion is an exhibition hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Overlooking the Rideau Canal, it is located in Lansdowne Park, Ottawa's historic fairgrounds...
  
   and Frank Clair Stadium
  Frank Clair Stadium
  Frank Clair Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Lansdowne Park, on the southern edge of The Glebe neighbourhood, where Bank Street crosses the Rideau Canal.-Tenants:...
  
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• National Arts Centre
  National Arts Centre
  The National Arts Centre is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal...
  
  
• National War Memorial
  National War Memorial (Canada)
  The National War Memorial , is a tall granite cenotaph with acreted bronze sculptures, that stands in Confederation Square, Ottawa, and serves as the federal war memorial for Canada....
  
   (also called "The Response", home of the Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  The Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added to the war memorial in 2000, and holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in France during World War I...
  
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• Parliament Hill
  Parliament Hill
  Parliament Hill , colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildingsthe parliament buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural...
  
  
• Peacekeeping Monument
  Peacekeeping Monument
  Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument is a monument in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, commemorating Canada's role in international peacekeeping and the soldiers who have participated and are currently participating, both living and dead....
  
  
• Rideau Canal
  Rideau Canal
  The Rideau Canal , also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its...
  
  
• Capital Pathway
  Capital Pathway
  The Capital Pathway, also known informally as the The Bike Path, is a recreational pathway interlinking many parks, waterways and sites in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec...
  
  

Notable Buildings and Private Areas

• 24 Sussex Drive
  24 Sussex Drive
  24 Sussex Drive is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, located in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario. Built between 1866 and 1868 by Joseph Merrill Currier, it has been the official home of the Canadian prime minister since 1951.-History:The house at 24 Sussex...
  
  
• Canadian Golf and Country Club
  Canadian Golf and Country Club
  The Canadian Golf and Country Club is a golf course in Ashton, Ontario, near Ottawa, owned by the Magma Corporation.This 27-hole full service golf facility is occasionally host to some minor tournaments.- External links :*...
  
  
• Library and Archives Canada
  Library and Archives Canada
  Library and Archives Canada is a national memory institution dedicated to providing the best possible account of Canadian life through acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible for use in the 21st century and beyond...
  
  
• Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
• Rideau Hall
  Rideau Hall
  Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a 0.36 km2 estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of 170 rooms across 9,500 m2 , and 24 outbuildings around the...
  
  
• Royal Canadian Mint
  Royal Canadian Mint
  The Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures: precious and base metal collector coins; gold, silver, palladium, and platinum bullion coins; medals, as well as medallions and...
  
  
• Supreme Court of Canada
  Supreme Court of Canada
  The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
  
  
• STV Black Jack
  STV Black Jack
  STV Black Jack is a brigantine operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity Bytown Brigantine, Inc. Black Jack sails on the historic Ottawa River between Brittania Yacht Club and Quyon, Quebec...
  
  

Festivals and Other Events

• Canada Dance Festival
  Canada Dance Festival
  The Canadian Dance Festival is an annual Ottawa, Ontario event founded in 1987. Held in June, it sets the stage for Canada's most contemporary, innovative and leading edge dance choreographers and dance companies...
  
  
• Canadian Tulip Festival
• Capital Hoedown
  Capital Hoedown
  The Capital Hoedown is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place each August in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The three day festival is North America's largest country music festival.- 2010 :...
  
  
• Capital Idea!
  Capital Idea!
  Capital Idea! was a nine-day music festival in Ottawa, Canada, organized by music blogger and concert promoter Calum Marsh. The festival took place from 21 to 30 June 2007, and featured high-profile indie acts...
  
  
• Capital Pride (Ottawa)
  Capital Pride (Ottawa)
  The Capital Pride Festival is the annual Pride event in Canada's National Capital Region, which includes the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. It has been held annually since 1986.Capital Pride is a non-profit organization...
  
  
• Carnival of Cultures
  Carnival of Cultures
  The Carnival of Cultures, also known as Ottawa's International Folkloric Festival, consists of cultural performances, featuring music, song and dance from around the world...
  
  
• Centretown Movies Outdoor Film Festival
  Centretown Movies Outdoor Film Festival
  Centretown Movies Outdoor Film Festival is an open air pay-as-you-can community film festival held in Ottawa in late summer. It started in 2001 and has used a variety of locations in downtown Ottawa. The current location is Dundonald Park...
  
  
• Ottawa Chamberfest
• Inside Out Film and Video Festival
  Inside Out Film and Video Festival
  The Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario, devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film and video works...
  
  
• International Folkloric Festival
• Juno Awards of 2012
  Juno Awards of 2012
  The Juno Awards of 2012 will honour Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2010 and in most of 2011. The awards presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 31 March and 1 April 2012...
  
  
• Music and Beyond
  Music and Beyond
  Music and Beyond is a new classical music festival that features classical music in all its forms: orchestras, choirs, bands, baroque groups and small ensembles. In its inaugural season from July 5 to July 14, 2010, Music and Beyond presented performances by internationally renowned artists in Ottawa...
  
  
• Ottawa Bluesfest
  Ottawa Bluesfest
  The Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place each July in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. While ostensibly focused on blues, the festival has increasingly showcased mainstream pop and rock acts in recent years...
  
  
• Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival
  Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival
  The Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival is a yearly event that attracts 5500 paddlers and over 70,000 spectators in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Historically, it is part of a Chinese tradition dating back almost 2400 years. It began as a rite in the banks of southern China to guarantee abundant crops...
  
  
• Ottawa Folk Festival
• Ottawa Fringe Festival
  Ottawa Fringe Festival
  The Ottawa Fringe Festival, founded in 1997, is a celebration of the non-mainstream performing arts. Held indoors and out, it is a ten-day event, held in June.-Performance Spaces:Performances all take place in downtown Ottawa...
  
  
• Ottawa International Animation Festival
  Ottawa International Animation Festival
  -History:In 1976, the Canadian Film Institute founded the biennial Ottawa International Animation Festival . First held August 10 to 15, 1976, the OIAF created a gathering place for North American animation professionals and enthusiasts to ponder the craft and business of animation...
  
  
• Ottawa International Children's Festival
  Ottawa International Children's Festival
  The Ottawa International Children's Festival is an annual June event in Ottawa, Canada featuring theatre, dance, and music for children.The performing arts festival was established in 1985 and has hosted performers from Brazil, Peru, Holland, France, England, Germany, Denmark, China and Kenya, as...
  
  
• Ottawa International Film Festival
  Ottawa International Film Festival
  The Ottawa International Film Festival is an Ottawa-based, publicly-attended film festival that held its first annual competition in 2010. The festival runs annually for five days at the end of August. The festival screens shorts and feature length films of any genre and of any country of origin...
  
  
• Ottawa International Hockey Festival
  Ottawa International Hockey Festival
  The Ottawa International Hockey Festival is an annual championship held in early January. This tournament features more than 400 teams from Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia competing for the Bell Canada Cup....
  
  
• Ottawa International Jazz Festival
  Ottawa International Jazz Festival
  The TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival was founded in 1980 and is now a multi-week festival of jazz music, featuring performers from all around the world. It is held in the summer in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and takes place at various locations throughout the city. The main events...
  
  
• Ottawa International Writers Festival
  Ottawa International Writers Festival
  The Ottawa International Writers Festival is a literary festival which takes place twice annually, in spring and fall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Festival was founded in 1997 by Irish-born Neil Wilson as, according to Wilson, "an excuse to bring over Irish poets and writers," but would expand...
  
  
• Ottawa Irish Festival
  Ottawa Irish Festival
  The Ottawa Irish Festival is an annual celebration of Irish and Irish-Canadian culture that takes place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada held one week surrounding St. Patrick's Day...
  
  
• Ottawa Reggae Festival
  Ottawa reggae festival
  The Ottawa Reggae Festival is a non-profit, volunteer driven music festival held annually in Lebreton Flats, Ottawa. Founded in 2008, it is led by Benjamin Williams--Founder, CEO, and President of the festival.- History :...
  
  
• Ottawa SuperEX
  Ottawa SuperEX
  Ottawa SuperEX is an eleven-day annual exhibition that takes places every August at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The exhibition provides exhibits, entertainment and amusements indoors in the buildings on site and outdoors on the grounds...
  
  
• Rideau Canal Festival
• Westfest
  Westfest
  Westfest is a free festival in Ottawa, Ontario, that takes place every year during the second weekend of June and is billed as a three day celebration of Canadian art and culture...
  
  
• Winterlude
  Winterlude
  Winterlude is an annual festival in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec that celebrates winter.Winterlude is run by Canada's National Capital Commission and was started in 1979. The event is one of Ottawa's most important tourist draws, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year...
  
  

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External links

• National Capital Commission - Discover the Capital
• Ottawa Festivals d’Ottawa
• ottawakiosk.com: Ottawa Attractions