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Canadian Museum of Nature


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 134 attractions in Ottawa
Traveler Description:
Canada's national natural history museum presents all-new exciting galleries in its renovated west wing. Take a 50-million-year journey in the...... more » Canada's national natural history museum presents all-new exciting galleries in its renovated west wing. Take a 50-million-year journey in the Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery and discover dramatic events that led to the end of the dinosaurs and rise of mammals. See Canadian mammals up close in beautiful dioramas in the Mammal Gallery. Observe hundreds of specimens in our bright and appealing Bird Gallery. The Discovery Zone offers high-definition cinema and daily special programmes for everyone. « less
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Attraction type: Natural history museum, Museum
Address: 240 Mc Leod St Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Tel: 613-566-4700

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4 of 5 stars
W0rld_Traveller22   19 contributions
Canada
Jun 8, 2009

I would especially recommend the Museum of Nature to parents with children, but adults can also enjoy the museum. Half of the museum is undergoing construction until 2010, but you can still visit the Mammal Gallery, the Bird Gallery, and the Fossil Gallery. The mammal section includes amazing dioramas that show Canadian nature at its best. The fossil gallery is... more

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4 of 5 stars
Oscar_from_Denmark   475 contributions
Denmark
Aug 1, 2007

I visited the Nature Museum in July 2007. The museum was in a process of being refurbished and they expect to finish in 2010. Still the exhibitions didn´t seem to be affected by this and I can recommend this museum to families with children. There are the usual dioramas and stuffed animals of all sorts but the museum stands out... more

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240 Mc Leod St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tel: 613-566-4700