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Ottawa - Museums

Things to Do: Museums

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 2 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

The Canadian War Museum presents Canada's rich military history from earliest times to the present day, featuring the viewpoints of the people who lived it, both at home and on the world stage. Located in a spectacular new building in downtown Ottawa, the Museum is a must-see attraction.

Attraction type: History museum; Military museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 3 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Dating back to 1880, this visual arts museum holds in trust a collection of European and Canadian paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and photos.

Attraction type: Art museum; Art gallery; History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 9 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

This museum allows you hands-on interaction with science and technology exhibits, featuring marine and land transportation, astronomy, communications, space, domestic technology and computer technology.

Attraction type: Science museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 17 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Children learn by discovery at this interactive museum that helps to broaden their cultural experience.

Attraction type: Children's museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 22 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Travel back in time to the age of dinosaurs and glaciers at this interactive natural history museum, where creepy crawlers in the form of insects and snakes inhabit an entire gallery.

Attraction type: Natural history museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 26 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Small museum dedicated to the history and construction of the Rideau Canal.

Attraction type: History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 33 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Extensive collection of Canadian bank notes, coins and tokens including the mysterious Yap stone, a three-ton rock in the shape of a flattened doughnut that was used as money up to modern times on a South Pacific island.

Attraction type: Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 34 of 118 attractions in Ottawa
Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 38 of 118 attractions in Ottawa
Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 43 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Housing one of the finest collections of aircraft in the world, this museum traces aviation history and features over 115 actual planes and full-size replicas.

Attraction type: Specialty museum; Transportation museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 44 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Research and library facility that holds millions of manuscripts, photographs, films, maps, books and government records that preserve and teach about Canada's national history.

Attraction type: Library; History museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 45 of 118 attractions in Ottawa
Attraction type: Specialty museum; Science museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 51 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Don't just walk through this museum, but push buttons and pull levers as you experience science and technology first-hand.

Attraction type: Science museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 53 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

This historic residence served as the Prime Minister's home before 24 Sussex Drive.

Attraction type: Historic home; History museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 63 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

The Mercury Lounge has been a Mecca for the arts in Canada's capital city of Ottawa, since its inception in November 1996. Its programming purports a musical vision steeped in the traditions of jazz and yet forward in its approach to encompass all its many derivatives.

Attraction type: Art gallery; Jazz bar
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 76 of 118 attractions in Ottawa

Galleries showcase the work of Canada's most dynamic photographers.

Attraction type: Specialty museum
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Discover how our planet evolved at this museum, which offers earthquake simulations, insect collections and interactive geological maps.

Attraction type: Science museum; Museum
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Discover Canada's unique agricultural heritage with a visit to the country's largest urban farm and research center.

Attraction type: Specialty museum
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A detailed chronicle of the 5,000-year-old history of the sport through exhibits, artifacts, photographs and other ski memorabilia.

Attraction type: Specialty museum
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Attraction type: History museum
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