History museum
Bytown Museum
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The Locks connecting the Rideau Canal to the Ottawa river are settled between the Chateau Laurier and Parliament Hill. Nice walk.
Great little museum about the history of Ottawa with lots of vintage photographs from back in the day. Free admission every Thursday 5-8pm, otherwise $6.50/person.
A small, hands-on type museum focused on Ottawa. I like it because it is different than your standard large-scale museum. And it's free on Thursdays from 5-9!
In the former commissariat used by the Royal Engineers and Colonel John By during the building of the Rideau Canal—the oldest stone masonry building in the city—are exhibits that record the life and times of Bytown and Ottawa.
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Location
1 Canal Ln
Ottawa, ON
Downtown