Things to see in Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, with an urban population of about 1.1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1National Gallery of Canada Art
The National Gallery of Canada, located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres (501,820 sq ft), with 12,400 square metres (133,000 sq ft) of space used for exhibiting art.
2Carleton University Museum
Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World War II veterans.
3Canadian Museum of History Museum
The Canadian Museum of History is a national museum on anthropology, Canadian history, cultural studies, and ethnology in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
4Canadian Museum of Nature Museum
The Canadian Museum of Nature is a national natural history museum based in Canada's National Capital Region. The museum's exhibitions and public programs are housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, a 18,910-square-metre structure (203,500 sq ft) in Ottawa, Ontario.
5Canadian War Museum Museum
The Canadian War Museum (CWM) is a national museum on the country's military history in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The museum serves as both an educational facility on Canadian military history and a place of remembrance.
6National War Memorial History
The National War Memorial, titled The Response, is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939.
7Rideau Hall History
Rideau Hall (officially Government House) is the official residence of the governor general of Canada, the representative of the monarch of Canada.
8Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica Place of worship
The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada located on 385 Sussex Drive in the Lower Town neighbourhood.
9Bank of Canada Museum Museum
The Bank of Canada Museum, formerly known as the Currency Museum (Musée de la monnaie).
10Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography Art
The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (CMCP) was a gallery of Canadian contemporary art and documentary photography. Founded in 1985 and affiliated to the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), it was housed at the National Gallery of Canada, located at 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa.
11Alexandra Bridge Landmark
The Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge, also known as the Alexandra Bridge or Interprovincial Bridge, is a steel truss cantilever bridge spanning the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec.
12Macdonald-Cartier Bridge Landmark
The Macdonald-Cartier Bridge is a bridge connecting Ottawa, Ontario, with Gatineau, Quebec. The bridge is a 618-metre-long (2,028-foot) continuous steel box girder bridge and carries six lanes of traffic.
13Canada Aviation and Space Museum Museum
The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is Canada's national aviation history museum. The museum is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport.
14Valiants Memorial History
The Valiants Memorial is a military monument located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It commemorates fourteen key figures from the military history of Canada.
15National Holocaust Monument History
The National Holocaust Monument is a Holocaust memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, across from the Canadian War Museum at the northeast corner of Wellington and Booth Streets, and about 1.5 km away from Parliament Hill.
16Canada Science and Technology Museum Museum
The Canada Science and Technology Museum is a national museum of science and technology in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The museum has a mandate to preserve and promote the country's scientific and technological heritage.
17Peace Tower Landmark
The Peace Tower is a focal bell and clock tower sitting on the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario.
18Confederation Square Neighbourhood
Confederation Square is an urban square in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is considered the second most important ceremonial centre in Canada's capital city, after Parliament Hill.
19Canadian Children's Museum Museum
The Canadian Children's Museum (CCM) is a children's museum and exhibition operated by the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
20Chaudière Falls Nature
The Chaudière Falls, also known as the Kana:tso or Akikodjiwan Falls, are a set of cascades and waterfall in the centre of the Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area in Canada where the Ottawa River narrows between a rocky escarpment on both sides of the river.
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