Guidebook for Ottawa

Pamela And Judith
Pamela And Judith
Guidebook for Ottawa

Parks & Nature

With over 50 pristine lakes, 170km hiking trails, 98km of biking trails, there is lots for the nature lovers! Check out their visitor information site for details.
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Parc de la Gatineau
33 Chem. Scott
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With over 50 pristine lakes, 170km hiking trails, 98km of biking trails, there is lots for the nature lovers! Check out their visitor information site for details.
Attached to the Experimental Farm, there are all kinds of different trees from across Canada. You can drive there or bike along the canal (about 15 minutes), have a picnic or just enjoy the views. Will you see the heron?
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Arboretum
Arboretum
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Attached to the Experimental Farm, there are all kinds of different trees from across Canada. You can drive there or bike along the canal (about 15 minutes), have a picnic or just enjoy the views. Will you see the heron?

Sightseeing

The residence of the Governor General has rooms the public can view and gardens you can visit... for free! It also has changing of the guards every hour.
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Rideau Hall
1 Sussex Dr
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The residence of the Governor General has rooms the public can view and gardens you can visit... for free! It also has changing of the guards every hour.
The Parliament Buildings will close for at least 12 years starting soon! Free tour tickets can be had across the street from Parliament at the south-west corner of Metcalfe and Wellington. The view from the Peace Tower is breathtaking!
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Colline du Parlement
Wellington Street
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The Parliament Buildings will close for at least 12 years starting soon! Free tour tickets can be had across the street from Parliament at the south-west corner of Metcalfe and Wellington. The view from the Peace Tower is breathtaking!

Arts & Culture

The museum is only a block away! The interactive exhibits are great for people of all ages who are interested in the natural world. There is a small café, there, too. Admission is free on Thursdays from 5 - 8 pm.
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Musée canadien de la nature
240 McLeod St
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The museum is only a block away! The interactive exhibits are great for people of all ages who are interested in the natural world. There is a small café, there, too. Admission is free on Thursdays from 5 - 8 pm.
The history of the building of the Rideau Canal is curated at the locks where the boats move from the canal to the Ottawa River. After your tour, walk along the Trans-Canada trail behind Parliament Hill.
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Bytown Museum
1 Canal Ln
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The history of the building of the Rideau Canal is curated at the locks where the boats move from the canal to the Ottawa River. After your tour, walk along the Trans-Canada trail behind Parliament Hill.
Walk up the canal and take in a play or a concert. There is a lovely restaurant on the canal in the NAC where you can have a meal or just a drink. If the patio is open, enjoy watching the luxurious houseboats waiting for the locks to open. You can walk from our place to the NAC. Along the canal, it takes about 20 minutes. Along Cartier, it takes about 15 minutes.
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National Arts Centre
1 Elgin St
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Walk up the canal and take in a play or a concert. There is a lovely restaurant on the canal in the NAC where you can have a meal or just a drink. If the patio is open, enjoy watching the luxurious houseboats waiting for the locks to open. You can walk from our place to the NAC. Along the canal, it takes about 20 minutes. Along Cartier, it takes about 15 minutes.

Essentials

The grocery store is two blocks away! They have an amazing selection of food... including a wall of cheese! If you don't have a car, we have a shopping cart you can borrow.
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Loblaws
64 Isabella St
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The grocery store is two blocks away! They have an amazing selection of food... including a wall of cheese! If you don't have a car, we have a shopping cart you can borrow.
In Ontario, most alcohol must be bought at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Our local LCBO is just beside the grocery store.
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LCBO
160 Elgin St
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In Ontario, most alcohol must be bought at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Our local LCBO is just beside the grocery store.

Everything Else

If you want to relax in an outdoor spa where you can soak in different pools, lounge by a fire, have a massage or some other treatment, go to the Nordik Spa. You need a car to get there -- about a 20 minute drive into the country.
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Nordik Spa-Nature | Chelsea
16 Chemin Nordik
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If you want to relax in an outdoor spa where you can soak in different pools, lounge by a fire, have a massage or some other treatment, go to the Nordik Spa. You need a car to get there -- about a 20 minute drive into the country.

Getting Around

Many guests have had great service at Cyco's. They rent bicycles.
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Cyco's
25 Hawthorne Ave
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Many guests have had great service at Cyco's. They rent bicycles.
Do a Google search for OC Transpo Travel Planner to find out how to get around town on public transportation. The #5 bus is at the corner of Elgin and Catherine. The one in front of the tall apartment building takes you to the Rideau Centre.
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OC Transpo Sales & Information Centre
50 Rideau St
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Do a Google search for OC Transpo Travel Planner to find out how to get around town on public transportation. The #5 bus is at the corner of Elgin and Catherine. The one in front of the tall apartment building takes you to the Rideau Centre.
This is a gas station. It does not repair cars. It also has a convenience store.
MacEwen Bank & Catherine
512A Bank St
This is a gas station. It does not repair cars. It also has a convenience store.

Shopping

The Rideau Centre is the major shopping centre downtown.
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Rideau Centre
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The Rideau Centre is the major shopping centre downtown.