Ottawa Guidebook
Food scene
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar
376 Hunt Club RdGreat food. Medium price.
Casino du Lac Leamy
1 Bd du CasinoGetaway and have a little fun and enjoy a great meal.
Sterling
835 Rue Jacques-CartierThe Sterling is a guaranteed gastronomical experience.
Sightseeing
ByWard Market
A local favourite of restaurants and food market vendors.
It was closed for many years for a major renovation. It will take the whole day to see.
123 locals recommend
Canada Science and Technology Museum
1867 St. Laurent BlvdIt was closed for many years for a major renovation. It will take the whole day to see.
Great place to spend the day by yourself or with friends and family.
468 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod StGreat place to spend the day by yourself or with friends and family.
Rideau Canal
Check out one of Ottawa's favourite past-times
A visit to Ottawa isn't complete without seeing where our government is run.
891 locals recommend
Parliament Hill
Wellington StreetA visit to Ottawa isn't complete without seeing where our government is run.
Dow's Lake is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa.
191 locals recommend
Dows Lake
1001 Queen Elizabeth DrivewayDow's Lake is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa.
The National Gallery of Canada is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres, with 12,400 square metres of space used for exhibiting art. It is one of the largest art museums in North America by exhibition space.
552 locals recommend
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex DrThe National Gallery of Canada is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres, with 12,400 square metres of space used for exhibiting art. It is one of the largest art museums in North America by exhibition space.
The Canadian Museum of History is Canada's national museum of human history. It is located in the Hull area of Gatineau, Quebec, directly across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.
545 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of History
100 Rue LaurierThe Canadian Museum of History is Canada's national museum of human history. It is located in the Hull area of Gatineau, Quebec, directly across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.
Central Experimental Farm
960 Carling AveGreat way to spend the day if farming is your thing.
Rideau Hall is the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and their representative, the governor general of Canada.
18 locals recommend
Rideau Hall Grounds
1 Sussex DrRideau Hall is the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and their representative, the governor general of Canada.
Neighbourhoods
The Glebe
Go for a walk through Ottawa's eclectic neighbourhood of old charm.
Ottawa’s Chinatown is a compact and multicultural community centred around Somerset Street West, between Centretown and Little Italy (just west of Bronson Avenue).
71 locals recommend
Chinatown Ottawa
675 Somerset St WOttawa’s Chinatown is a compact and multicultural community centred around Somerset Street West, between Centretown and Little Italy (just west of Bronson Avenue).
Sparks Street is Home to Boutique Shops, Great Restaurants, Awesome Professional Services, Buskerfest, Ottawa Ribfest, PoutineFest, Classic Cruise Nights and more.
Shop. Savour. Social. It’s all on Sparks Street! One block south of Parliament Hill.
9 locals recommend
Sparks Street
Sparks StreetSparks Street is Home to Boutique Shops, Great Restaurants, Awesome Professional Services, Buskerfest, Ottawa Ribfest, PoutineFest, Classic Cruise Nights and more.
Shop. Savour. Social. It’s all on Sparks Street! One block south of Parliament Hill.