Nice new experience, not very interactive nonetheless good to see for first time. We can take a look at everything quickly like in 1 to 2 hours. Different floors with different things to see. I enjoyed the dinosaur exhibition the most with the movie. There was a Cafe within but the food isn't that good and not worth it for the price, we ordered a cheese and pepperoni pizza but it wasn't the best tasting and everything was overpriced.

We walked 5 blocks south from our Business Inn this morning to see this museum. After paying $26 for 2 seniors, we took the elevator to the 3rd floor’s Artic Hall. Its taxidermy models of Muskox(largest herbivore on the Arctic tundra), polar bear and narwhal were impressive along with many other mammals and birds including a live tank of colorful cold water marine animals. We descended the stairs to the 2nd floor’s earth hall with an impressive mineral display, then down to the ground floor’s popular dinosaur hall. Clean restrooms were on each floor, a nice cafe and small gift shop.

After a 10 year absence this was a flying visit to the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa on a Thursday evening (5-8pm being free). Started at my favourite part - the video of the dinosaur extinction which has had some improvement to the sound and light show part of it. Bring on the lightning! Up to the top floor to see the Arctic exhibit: ecology, culture and 6 slabs of ice, real ice, with images projected onto it, that people could touch. Down to the birds, a temporary exhibit on wolves (which frankly could have been better), the mammal dioramas (which I love but the routing needs to be improved and why are people allowed to eat in galleries), the earth (the globe that showed Pangea and tectonic movements is gone as are the bats in the cavern - I was not the only one looking for them) and then the water.... miss the now gone weather section, much was ecology and climate change the "touching pool". The last we did not do as I think the creatures in the mock Pacific "rock pools" must be traumatised by all these humans invading their space.

So much to see, be sure you have enough time. Staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. Even though there was some work being done inside, it did not affect our visit at all. Great spot to Spend an afternoon.