GUIDE BOOK - Elcho's ExplOre Ottawa
MUSEUMS
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex DrCanada Aviation and Space Museum
11 Aviation PkwyCanadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod StOttawa Art Gallery
50 Mackenzie King BridgeBytown Museum
1 Canal LnGovernor General's Foot Guards Regimental Museum
2 Queen Elizabeth DrivewayTOURS
A dusk to night guided walk on which you learn about various "haunted" buildings and spots within a short distance of each other within the downtown core.
24 locals recommend
Haunted Walk of Ottawa
46 1/2 Sparks St.A dusk to night guided walk on which you learn about various "haunted" buildings and spots within a short distance of each other within the downtown core.
Laurier House National Historic Site
335 Laurier Ave. EParliament of Canada Free Tour Ticket
111 Wellington StThe Senate is as old as Canada...over 150 years old. There are guidedtours each weekday.
Senate of Canada Building
2 Rideau StreetThe Senate is as old as Canada...over 150 years old. There are guidedtours each weekday.
Gray Line Ottawa
44 Sparks StreetCONVENTION & SPORTS CENTRE
Sports facilities in Ottawa and downtown
Shaw Centre
55 Colonel By DrTennis club and fitness facility.. just across the bridge from Strathcona Park. via Somerset.
7 locals recommend
Rideau Sports Centre
1 Donald StTennis club and fitness facility.. just across the bridge from Strathcona Park. via Somerset.
Canadian Tire Centre
1000 Palladium DrEY Centre
4899 Uplands DrNational Arts Centre
1 Elgin StSIGHTSEEING
Rideau Canal
The longest skating rink in the world in the winter months
Watch an engineering feat of bygone years as the locks are lifted and lowered to allow boats to travel the canal. It is still a marvel today.
24 locals recommend
Rideau Canal, Locks 1 - 8 - Ottawa
Watch an engineering feat of bygone years as the locks are lifted and lowered to allow boats to travel the canal. It is still a marvel today.
Cruise the Rideau River and view Ottawa from a completely different angle...the river view.
8 locals recommend
Rideau Canal Cruises / Croisières Canal Rideau
2 Rideau StCruise the Rideau River and view Ottawa from a completely different angle...the river view.
Little Italy
Preston StreetChinatown Ottawa
675 Somerset St WParliament Hill
Wellington StreetHome of RCMP Musical Ride Stables
1 Sandridge RdEMBASSIES & HIGH COMMISSIONS NEAR HERE
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
32 Range RdEmbassy of the United States of America
490 Sussex DrEmbassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Canada
38 Range RdHigh Commission of Brunei Embassy
395 Laurier Ave. EPakistan High Commission
10 Range RdJamaican High Commission
350 Sparks St.Embassy of Russia
285 Charlotte StEmbassy of Russia
285 Charlotte StEmbassy Of Gabon - Ambassade du Gabon
2283 Range RdConsulate of Russia
52 Range RdEmbassy of Burkina Faso
48 Range RdEmbassy of Switzerland in Canada
5 Marlborough AveEmbassy of France and Consular Section
464 Rue Wilbrod StEmbassy of the Rep of Croatia
130 Albert StreetAlgerian Embassy
500 Rue Wilbrod StGOVERNMENT
Ottawa City hall
110 Laurier Ave WParliament Hill
Wellington StreetOfficial Residence of the Prime Minister of Canada
24 Sussex DrRideau Hall
1 Sussex DrOfficial residence of the Governor General.
Senate of Canada
2 Rideau StFOOD SCENE
While the Byward Market and Elgin Street are known food destinations, Rideau St. East of King Edward and Laurier St East are getting trendy eateries which are closer to "home". Our recommendations range from medium priced to reasonable all within a clean and friendly space. We've been late in adding Louis Restaurant on McAuthur that has been there like forever but our guests keep recommending it. How cool is that? So please allow us to share your discoveries with our other guests. Thanks.
Enjoy.
Loaded with restaurants and their outdoor patios in the summer months . Also an outdoor farmers' market and specialty food items and quaint shops.
585 locals recommend
ByWard Market
Loaded with restaurants and their outdoor patios in the summer months . Also an outdoor farmers' market and specialty food items and quaint shops.
Loaded with restaurants, pubs, brasserie bars, as well as souvenir shops, good jewellers and is the meeting place for some tours.
9 locals recommend
Sparks Street
Sparks StreetLoaded with restaurants, pubs, brasserie bars, as well as souvenir shops, good jewellers and is the meeting place for some tours.
Elgin Street
Elgin StreetTrendy restaurant that is reasonably priced. Summer outdoor patio, plus regular indoor dining and take-out bakery.
History: Leanne is a community organizer who could not stand by and watch a historic, heritage, church building converted into who knows what. She organized investors, many of whom are local residents of Sandy Hill, to save and preserve the building. Now its a community meeting place/art gallery/auction house/wedding venue/events facility/bakery/restaurant and much more. We are proud of this place in our quaint community.
Working Title Kitchen & Café
330 Laurier Ave. ETrendy restaurant that is reasonably priced. Summer outdoor patio, plus regular indoor dining and take-out bakery.
History: Leanne is a community organizer who could not stand by and watch a historic, heritage, church building converted into who knows what. She organized investors, many of whom are local residents of Sandy Hill, to save and preserve the building. Now its a community meeting place/art gallery/auction house/wedding venue/events facility/bakery/restaurant and much more. We are proud of this place in our quaint community.
Besides being a 5* culinary institute, Le Cordon Bleu runs a highly rated restaurant. Student cooks are supervised by master chefs.
Reservation required days ahead.
20 locals recommend
Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute
453 Laurier Ave. EBesides being a 5* culinary institute, Le Cordon Bleu runs a highly rated restaurant. Student cooks are supervised by master chefs.
Reservation required days ahead.
Safi Fine Foods
296 Rue Somerset St EQuick deli items, nicely laid out, and take out foods plus convenience store items.
Father & Sons Restaurant
112 Osgoode StSignatures is probably the pricier but still readonably priced of our recommendations but, after all, it's the restaurant of the Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute. Book well in advance for special occasions like graduations, honeymoon, engagement, or the one fancy meal of your trip, and enjoy the quaint building, excellent service, and their food offerings.
9 locals recommend
Signatures Restaurant
453 Laurier Ave. ESignatures is probably the pricier but still readonably priced of our recommendations but, after all, it's the restaurant of the Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute. Book well in advance for special occasions like graduations, honeymoon, engagement, or the one fancy meal of your trip, and enjoy the quaint building, excellent service, and their food offerings.
Fairmont Château Laurier
1 Rideau StLouis Pizza (McArthur, Ottawa)
181 McArthur Ave.