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Looking for things to do while in Ottawa? We’ve assembled the following information to assist you during your stay.
General Information
- History of Ottawa
http://www.ottawa.ca/visitors/about/history_en.html
- Quick Facts about Ottawa
http://ottawa.ca/city_services/statistics/index_en.shtml
http://ottawa.ca/city_hall/glance/business_en.html
- Visitor Essentials
http://ottawa.ca/visitors/index_en.html
- Weather in Ottawa
http://www.livingin-canada.com/climate-ottawa.html
Things to do
- Ottawa Race Weekend
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/attractions/fast-facts-ottawa/368-fast-facts-ottawa-race-weekend
- Cycling
- Cycling Map
http://apps104.ottawa.ca/emap/?lang=en&emapver=lite&MAPNAME=ottawa_cycling.mwf
- Golf
http://www.all-about-ottawa.com/golf-ottawa.html
- Tour of Ottawa on Gray Line:
http://www.ottawatourism.ca//index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=471&url=http://members.ottawatourism.ca/Visitor/MemberList.aspx?Clid=328
- Canoe, kayak, row boat rentals on Dow’s Lake
http://www.dowslake.com/rental_eq_summer.htm
- Boat Cruises
- Afternoon Tea at Zoe’s Lounge
http://www.ottawatourism.ca//index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=471&url=http://members.ottawatourism.ca/Visitor/MemberList.aspx?Clid=981
- Ottawa’s restaurants among Top 10 new restaurants in Canada
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/whats-on-and-whats-new/413-ottawa-food-scene-gets-national-recognition
- Wakefield Steam Train Tour
http://www.steamtrain.ca/
- Haunted Walk
http://www.hauntedwalk.com/ottawatours.php
- Cinemas
http://ottawa.film-can.com/
- Plays in Ottawa
http://www.ottawakiosk.com/arts_theatre.html
- Restaurants near Centre Town
http://www.ottawaplus.ca/ypsearch?srch=business&nbh=Ottawa-1&set_language=en&cat=7
- Casino du Lac-Leamy
http://www.casinosduquebec.com/lacleamy/en/home#/UniversDuCasino/Video/
- Shopping
http://ottawa.ca/visitors/what_to_do/shopping_en.html
- Closest shopping centre
- Rideau Centre: http://www.rideaucentre.net/
- Byward Market
http://www.byward-market.com/
Places to Visit
- Rideau Canal
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1221/ (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/attractions/fast-facts-ottawa/370-fast-facts-rideau-canal
- Gatineau Park, Canada’s Capital Conservation Park:
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10170-49685-49721-49722&lang=1
- Mackenzie King Estate
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10170-49685-49721-49723&lang=1
- Parliament Hill
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Visitors/planning-e.asp
- National Arts Centre:
http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/
- National Capital Commission
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16296&lang=1&utm_source=ncc&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Splash_EN&bhcp=1
- National Gallery of Canada
http://www.gallery.ca/english/index.html
- Museums
http://www.museumspassport.ca/museum_passport/museums.asp?lang=1
- Bytown Museum
http://www.bytownmuseum.com/en/main.html
- Canada Agriculture Museum
http://www.agriculture.technomuses.ca/english/indexhpnagr.cfm
- Canada Aviation Museum
http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/visit_us/at_the_museum/
- Canada Museum of Science and Technology
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/index.cfm
- Canadian Museum of Nature
http://www.nature.ca/nature_e.cfm
- Canadian War Museum
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/home/home
- Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada
http://www.currencymuseum.ca/home/visiting-the-museum/
- Rideau Hall
http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=164
- Royal Canadian Mint
http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/tours-1200034
- RCMP Musical Ride Centre at the Rockcliffe Stables
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/mr-ce/centre-eng.htm