List of tourist attractions in Ottawa
The following is a list of attractions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and surrounding area.Permanent attractions
Museums
- Billings Estate National Historic Site
- Bytown Museum
- Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Museum
- Canada Agriculture Museum
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum
- Canada Science and Technology Museum
- Canadian Museum of History - located in Gatineau, includes the Canadian Children's Museum
- Canadian Museum of Nature
- Canadian War Museum
- City of Ottawa Art Galleries - includes ASP, Barbara Ann Scott, Centrepointe Theatre, City Hall, Gallery 112, Karsh-Masson, Studio and Trinity galleries
- Currency Museum - in the Bank of Canada
- Diefenbunker - at CFS Carp
- Governor General's Foot Guards Regimental Museum
- Laurier House
- Muséoparc Vanier Museopark
- National Gallery of Canada
- Nepean Museum
- Ottawa Art Gallery
- Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame
- Pinhey's Point Historic Site
- Portrait Gallery of Canada
- Swords and Ploughshares Museum
- Watson's Mill
- Workers’ History Museum
Defunct museums
- Canada and the World Pavilion
- Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography - closed in 2006, collections now at the National Gallery of Canada
- Canadian Postal Museum - closed in 2012
- Canadian Ski Museum - moved to Mont Tremblant, Quebec 2013
- Wheelhouse Maritime Museum - collection transferred to Canadian Museum of Science and Technology from 1976-1990, then Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in 1990
Children attractions
- Canadian Children's Museum
Other public areas
- Byward Market
- Canadian Tribute to Human Rights
- Capital Pathway
- Dominion Arboretum
- Dow's Lake
- Lansdowne Park -home of the Aberdeen Pavilion and Frank Clair Stadium
- National Arts Centre
- National War Memorial - also called "The Response", home of the Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Parliament Hill
- Peacekeeping Monument
- Rideau Canal
- Royal Canadian Navy Monument
Notable buildings and private areas
Some of these places allow members of the public to visit, but are not completely open to everyone.
A map of downtown Ottawa, including parts of Lower Town, Sandy Hill, and downtown Hull.
Click on the stars to read articles on individual buildings.
