Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in (Old) Ottawa, Canada

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 210 m
Descend 205 m

Experience (Old) Ottawa in Canada in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in (Old) OttawaIndividual Sights in (Old) Ottawa

Sight 1: Canadian Police Memorial

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Canadian Police Memorial

The Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial is a memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, commemorating approximately 900 Canadian law enforcement officers killed in the course of their duties. Dedicated in 1994, it is located at the northwest corner of the Parliament Hill grounds, overlooking the Ottawa River. The memorial consists of the Police Memorial Pavilion, a reconstruction of a 1877 gazebo by Thomas Seaton Scott, and a glass-and-steel perimeter wall etched with the names of the fallen officers, which was designed by landscape architectural firm Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg.

Wikipedia: Canadian Police And Peace Officer's Memorial (EN), Website

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Sir John A. Macdonald

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Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir John Alexander Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century.

Wikipedia: John A. Macdonald (EN), Website

925 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Major's Hill Park

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Major's Hill Park is a park in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. The park stands above the Rideau Canal at the point where it enters the Ottawa River. The parliament buildings can be seen across the canal to the west, to the north of the park is the National Gallery of Canada, and to the east are the United States embassy and the Byward Market. To the south is the Chateau Laurier hotel, built on land that was once part of the park.

Wikipedia: Major's Hill Park (EN)

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Peacekeeping Monument

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Peacekeeping Monument

Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument is a monument in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, commemorating Canada's role in international peacekeeping and the soldiers who have participated and are currently participating, both living and dead.

Wikipedia: Peacekeeping Monument (EN)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica

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Notre-Dame Cathedral BasilicaMichel Rathwell from Cornwall, Canada / CC BY 2.0

The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada located on 385 Sussex Drive in the Lower Town neighbourhood. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.

Wikipedia: Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica (Ottawa) (EN), Website, Heritage Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Maman

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Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture in several locations by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture, which depicts a spider, is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (927 x 891 x 1024 cm). It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs and its abdomen and thorax are made of rubbed bronze.

Wikipedia: Maman (sculpture) (EN)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: National Gallery of Canada

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The National Gallery of Canada, located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres (501,820 sq ft), with 12,400 square metres (133,000 sq ft) of space used for exhibiting art. It is one of the largest art museums in North America by exhibition space.

Wikipedia: National Gallery of Canada (EN), Website

535 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Kìwekì Point

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The National Capital Commission is the Crown corporation responsible for development, urban planning, and conservation in Canada's Capital Region, including administering most lands and buildings owned by the Government of Canada in the region.

Wikipedia: National Capital Commission (EN)

1303 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 9: Earnscliffe

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Earnscliffe The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario, built in the Gothic Revival style. During the late 19th century, it was home to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Since 1930, it has served as the residence of the British High Commissioner to Canada.

Wikipedia: Earnscliffe (EN), Heritage Website

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Rideau Falls

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The Rideau Falls are two 11-metre waterfalls located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa River. The falls are divided by Green Island, with Ottawa's Old City Hall just to the south. To the west of the falls is the headquarters of the National Research Council while to the east are the Canada and the World Pavilion and the French Embassy. Samuel de Champlain described the falls as "...a marvelous fall...it descends a height of twenty or twenty-five fathoms with such impetuosity that it makes an arch nearly four hundred paces broad." The falls were named by the early French for their resemblance to a curtain, or rideau in French. The Rideau River was later named after the falls. The Rideau Canal was constructed to bypass these falls and the Hog's Back Falls.

Wikipedia: Rideau Falls (EN)

1152 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 11: Rideau Hall

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Rideau Hall is the official residence in Ottawa of both the governor general of Canada and the Canadian monarch. It stands in Canada's capital on a 36-hectare (88-acre) estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of approximately 175 rooms across 9,500 square metres (102,000 sq ft), and 27 outbuildings around the grounds. Rideau Hall's site lies outside the centre of Ottawa. It is one of two official vice-regal residences maintained by the federal Crown, the other being the Citadelle of Quebec.

Wikipedia: Rideau Hall (EN), Heritage Website

811 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: MacKay United Church

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MacKay United Church is a United Church of Canada church in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The church is located at the intersection of 39 Dufferin and Mackay at the southwest corner of the Rideau Hall estate. MacKay's present minister is Reverend Peter Woods.

Wikipedia: MacKay United Church (EN)

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