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A Canadian flag waving before the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa

Attractions in Ottawa

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Ottawa, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

6 places

a large building with a clock tower on top of it

MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum

a large building with a clock tower on top of it

MuseumCanada Agriculture and Food Museum

National Gallery of Canada

GalleryNational Gallery of Canada

a bridge over a river with a city in the background

MuseumCanadian War Museum

Canadian Museum of Nature

MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature

a large building with a clock tower on top of it

MuseumCanadian Museum of History

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