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Browse 94 reviews, 129 travel blogs, 211 photos and videos about 120 things to do in Ottawa. You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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Rideau Canal Ottawa

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  • 4 reviews
  • 27 travel blogs
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  • Jun 5, 2005: ... waterways. Boats must pass through 47 lock systems. The Rideau Canal is also world famous for being the longest skating rink ...
  • Jun 24, 2009: ... and I think we should start tomorrow with a walk along the Rideau Canal.  Its been hot all day and I’ve been waiting ...
  • Oct 18, 2009: ... built in the early 19th century and connects the Ottawa River to the Rideau Canal. Right next to them is the Bytown ...
  • Oct 12, 2009: ... all about the area’s history and the building of the Rideau Canal. Then I did some more shopping (can you tell I’ ...

Canadian War Museum Ottawa

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  • 13 reviews
  • 4 travel blogs
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  • May 23, 2008: ... plugged them for another 2 hours and went to the Canadian War Museum.  The boys thouroughly enjoyed it ... actually, I ...
  • Jun 12, 2009: ... end trip. The highlight of our trip was a visit to The Canadian War Museum. We had a guided tour of the World War 2 exhibit. ...
  • Sep 10, 2005: ... by a year as its furniture sunk with the Titanic, the Canadian War Museum ( in the distance) and the Musee Canadien des ...
  • May 9, 2008: ... (very informative if you know nothing about Canadian history) Canadian War Museum (very impressive, but you need a LOT of ...

National Gallery of Canada Ottawa

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  • Sep 17, 2007: ... you get a chance to have your own work in the National Gallery of Canada??? Even if it only last until the next person makes ...
  • Feb 25, 2006: At the National Gallery of Canada Snow in Ottawa! A winter wonderland. Pretty to look at -- just don't let it mess ...
  • May 9, 2008: ... Hill (free tours daily in the summer) The National Gallery of Canada (just incredible, message me if you want half price ...
  • Aug 19, 2009: ... cell phone, saw the Parliament buildings then went to the National Gallery of Canada for a burst of culture.  Basically ...

Parliament Hill Ottawa

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  • 4 reviews
  • 37 travel blogs
  • 44 photos
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  • Jul 1, 2006: ... thoughts and emotions from our twelve hours out and about on Parliament Hill and around the downtown core on La Fête du Canada ...
  • Jun 24, 2009: ... you see on the approaches to DC.  We drove around the Parliament Hill area and business districts and I think we should start ...
  • Oct 18, 2009: ... Blog, The other day, as I passed in front of Parliament Hill, I noticed a lot of tourists visiting the place. & ...
  • Oct 12, 2009: ... and some history of Ottawa and Canada. After I had a walk around the outside grounds of Parliament Hill I visited the Bytown ...

ByWard Market Ottawa

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  • 8 reviews
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  • Sep 21, 2007: ... in their new offices in the heart of the Byward Market here in Ottawa to brainstorm about blogging. There was some discussion ...
  • Oct 12, 2009: ... Rideau Centre closed at 6pm but as I was walking through the Byward Market (which is the area the hostel is near) I noticed ...
  • Aug 19, 2008: ... Ottawa is the official capital of Canada. The main attractions are Parliament Hill, The Byward Market, The Mint, Museum Of ...
  • Aug 7, 2005: ... to our hotel, which is quite nice and had a quick look around the Byward Market area of the city. Grabbed a spot to eat at a ...

Major's Hill Park Ottawa

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  • May 12, 2009: ... bus and went to three of the main areas, Major;s Hill park which also have a traditional style carnival, Commissioner's park ...

Rideau Hall Ottawa

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  • 4 travel blogs
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  • Jul 4, 1999: ... around the Parliament buildings and dropping by 24 Sussex Drive and Rideau Hall but I've mostly been hanging out in Greg & ...
  • Sep 23, 2009: ... was limited to a drive-by.  Same for the visit to Rideau Hall.  Drove out to a farmer's market in Hull, picked up ...
  • Sep 16, 2008: ... ;provided by Gray Line, today we headed for Canada's capital: Ottawa, our fist trip out of Quebec and into Ontario.  ...
  • May 19, 2008: After the museums we went to Rideau Hall and finally Commissaires Park, where all the tulips are. The sun had finally come ...

Changing of the Guard Ottawa

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  • Aug 19, 2008: ... culture especially with the changing of the guard every day outside parliament at 10am, Ottawa is the official capital of ...
  • Aug 14, 2007: ... played host to the city, we went and saw the changing of the guard at the parliment building. It was great, the buildings are ...
  • Aug 12, 2009: ... up to....you guessed it...Parliament Hill for the rest of the changing of the guard ceremony. I was warm wearing shorts and ...
  • Jun 24, 2008: changing of the guard

Canada Science and Technology Museum Ottawa

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  • May 12, 2009: ... different culture.  Still to come is the Science and Technology Museum and a tour of parliament hill.  We are also ...
  • Jun 30, 2009: ... there has 4 major things that we have done. 1. Science and technology museum - Without realising, we managed to arrive at the ...
  • May 9, 2008: ... you really want): Science and Technology Museum Museum of Nature Supreme Court of Canada Royal Canadian Mint Bank ...

Fat Tuesdays New Orleans Experience Ottawa

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Vineyards Wine Bar & Bistro Ottawa

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Wilderness Tours Ottawa

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Zoe's Ottawa

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  • Jan 28, 2009: ... have it a large winter storm was tracking straight for Ottawa - intersecting "perfectly" with the first leg of Liza's journey ...

Scotiabank Place Ottawa

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Bytown Museum Ottawa

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  • Oct 18, 2009: ... ;Right next to them is the Bytown Museum which is the oldest surviving building in Ottawa and was built in 1827. & ...
  • Oct 12, 2009: ... a walk around the outside grounds of Parliament Hill I visited the Bytown Museum for awhile. It was a great museum; all about ...
  • May 9, 2008: ... (mostly just a bunch of farm animals in a barn) Ottawa Bytown Museum (interesting, but only if you are into the history of ...

Dows Lake Pavilion Ottawa

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Owl Rafting (Ottawa Whitewater Leaders Rafting)

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Canadian Children's Museum Ottawa

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Organic Farmers' Market Ottawa

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Ottawa Farmers' Market

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  • Sep 29, 2005: ... local seafood and produce - especially to the busy Farmers' Market on Saturday morning. Hurricane Ophelia only materialized ...
  • May 7, 2005: ... Park and caving nearby. Lots of fishing and stopped at the farmers market for some greens. On my way out - Spanky's ...
 
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