Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ottawa, Canada

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 5.9 km
Ascend 102 m
Descend 106 m

Explore Ottawa in Canada with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Ottawa

Sight 1: St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine

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St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine is a prominent Ukrainian Catholic church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Wikipedia: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine (EN)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Taras Shevchenko

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On The Shevchenko Monument is a bronze and granite monument of Taras Shevchenko, created by Leo Mol, that was unveiled on 26 June 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Wikipedia: Shevchenko Monument (Ottawa) (EN)

1082 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Prince of Wales Falls

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The Hog's Back Falls, officially known as the Prince of Wales Falls, but rarely referred to by this name, are a series of artificial waterfalls on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The falls are located just north of Mooney's Bay and the point where the Rideau Canal splits from the Rideau River.

Wikipedia: Hog's Back Falls (EN)

1189 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 4: Sir Leonard Tilley Building

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Sir Leonard Tilley Building

The Sir Leonard Tilley Building and Annex, is a Government of Canada office building property consisting of two buildings and operated by the Public Works and Government Services Canada and located at 719 Heron Road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by architect Jean-Serge Le Fort. The floor space covers 23,832 square metres and the land area covers 4.527 hectares. Until 2015, the building housed the headquarters of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). This building was named in honour of Samuel Leonard Tilley, federal Finance Minister in 1873–1878.

Wikipedia: Sir Leonard Tilley Building (EN)

1677 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 5: Brewer Park

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Brewer Park

Brewer Park is a municipal park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north bank of the Rideau River at Bronson Avenue, across from Carleton University.

Wikipedia: Brewer Park (EN)

1904 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 6: Billings Estate Museum

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The Billings Estate National Historic Site is a heritage museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 2100 Cabot St. in the former home of one of the region's earliest settlers. The oldest wood-framed house in Ottawa was built in 1827-9 by Massachusetts-born Braddish Billings. It became the home for the following four generations of the Billings family. It is Ottawa's oldest surviving house, though the Bytown Museum building is older. Billings had moved to the area in 1812, and was the first settler in Gloucester Township.

Wikipedia: Billings Estate Museum (EN), Website

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