150 Ottawa Activities and Attraction

Exploring Ottawa

National Museums

1. Tour of Parliament Building
2. Museum of Nature
3. National Art Gallery
4. Museum of Science and Technology
5. Canadian War Museum
6. Canadian Museum of History
7. Canadian Aviation and Space Museum
8. Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum
9. Royal Canadian Mint
10. Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum
11. Bank of Canada Museum

Local Museums

1. Billings Estate National Historic Site
2. Watson’s Mill
3. Nepean Museum
4. Bytown Museum
5. Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
6. Fairfields Heritage House
7. Pinhey’s Point Historic Site
8. Vanier Museopark
9. Osgoode Township Museum
10. Goulbourn Museum

Places to Explore Downtown

1. Parliament Hill
2. Byward Market
3. Major Hill Park
4. Sparks Street
5. Rideau Canal
6. Corkstown Bridge Love Locks

Family Attractions / Events

1. Change of Guard
2. High Tea at Chateau Laurier
3. Pirate Adventure
4. Ottawa River Boat Ride         
5. Haunted Walk of Ottawa 

Day Trips Within an Hour from Ottawa

1. Bonnechere Caves
2. Parc Omega
3. Upper Canada Village
4. Mont Cascades Water Park
5. Gatineau Caves
6. Saunders Farm
7. Karter’s Korner Go Karts
8. Logos Land Resort
9. Pembroke Heritage Murals Walking Tour
10. Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Bush

Spring and Summer Festivals and Special Events

Festivals and Events

1. Tulip Festival
2. Inspiration Village
3. Franco Ontarian Festival
4. Escapade Music Festival
5. RCMP Musical Ride
6. MosaiCanada 150
7. Canada Day Celebrations
8. Cirque Du Soleil – Volta
9. Casino Du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light
10. CityFolk Festival
11. Blues Fest
12. Ottawa Children’s Festival
13. Ottawa Fringe Festival
14. Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
15. Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill
16. Glowfaire Festival
17. Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival
18. Jazz Festival
19. Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
20. Kingdom of Osgoode Medieval Festival

Multicultural Festivals

1. Ottawa Italian Week Festival
2. Ottawa Lebanese Festival
3. Ottawa Asian Fest – Chinese Night Market
4. Ottawa Greek Festival
5. Indonesian Festival

Living Like a Local

Family Indoor Attractions

1. Xtreme trampoline
2. Funhaven
3. Cosmic Adventures
4. Kids Kingdom
5. Midway     
6. Clip ‘N Climb
7. Sky Zone
8. Altitude Gym

Family Outdoor Attractions

1. Calypso Water Park
2. Valley view Little Animal Farm

Parks

1. Andrew Hayden Park
2. Gatineau Park
3. Dow’s Lake
4. Garden of The Provinces
5. Brewer Park

Beaches with Lifeguards

1. Britannia Park and  Beach
2. Westboro Beach
3. Mooney’s Bay Beach
4. Petrie Island Beach

Where to Stay

Downtown Ottawa Hotels

1. Andaz Ottawa Byward Market
2. Albert at Bay Suite Hotel
3. Alt Hotel Ottawa
4. Fairmont Chateau Laurier
5. Courtyard by Marriott
6. Best Western Plus Ottawa Downtown Suites
7. The Westin Ottawa
8. Ottawa Marriott Hotel
9. Lord Elgin Hotel
10. Delta Hotels by Marriott

Hotels in Ottawa Area

West:

1. Brookstreet Hotel
2. Town Place Suites by Marriott

South:

1. Hampton Inn by Hilton
2. Hilton Garden Inn

East:

1. Holiday Inn Express and Suites Ottawa East

Food and Drink

Restaurants

1. Vittoria Trattoria
2. Allium
3. Blue Cactus
4. Gazelling
5. Atelier
6. Zen Kitchen
7. Occo Kitchen
8. Fraser Cafe
9. NeXT
10. Aperitivo

Satisfying your sweet tooth

1. La Brioche
2. Moo Shu Ice Cream
3. Beavertails Hut
4. Rideau bakery
5. Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana
6. Le Moulin de Provence
7. Boko Bakery 26

Mommy Time

Top 10 Day Spas

1. York Street Spa
2. The Spa
3. Au Naturel Spa
4. Holtz Spa
5. Renu Spa Urban Retreat
6. Strathmere Day Retreat and Spa
7. Carte Blanche Haute Coiffure
8. Serenity Salon and Spa
9. March House Spa
10. Le Nordique

Biggest Shopping Malls

1. Tanger Outlets
2. Bayshore Shopping Centre
3. Rideau Shopping Centre
4. St. Laurent Shopping Centre
5. Carlingwood Shopping Centre
6. Place D’Orleans

Unique Shopping Districts

1. Chinatown
2. The Glebe
3. Little Italy
4. Ottawa Trainyards
5. Sparks Street 
6. Westboro

Favourite websites to find everything you need to plan your visit to Ottawa

1. Ottawa Festivals
2. Ottawa Tourism
3. Ottawa 2017 – Festivities
4. City of Ottawa – Visitor Guide
5. Ottawa Start – List of events
6. Ottawa Kids
7. Kids in the Capital
8. Savvy Mom  – Ottawa
9. To Do Canada – Ottawa
10. Narcity – Ottawa
11. BONUS: Lonely Planet – Ottawa
12. BONUS: Government of Canada – Ottawa

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