Things to do in Ottawa (CA)

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Parliament Hill (Historical)
Wellington St Ottawa, ON K1A 0A9 Canada
4.7

Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here.

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CF Rideau Centre (Shopping center)
50 Rideau St Ottawa, ON K1N 9J7 Canada
4.4

CF Rideau Centre is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 25 min to 2 hr here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Enjoy a premier shopping mall experience at CF Rideau Centre. Mall offerings include hundreds of brand name stores, restaurants, and entertainment.

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Canadian Museum of History (Museum)
100 Laurier St Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M8 Canada
4.6

Canadian Museum of History is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 3 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

The Canadian Museum of History welcomes over 1.2 million visitors each year to its celebrated complex in the heart of the National Capital Region, making it the country’s most-visited museum. With roots stretching back to 1856, it is one of Canada’s oldest public institutions and a respected centre of museological excellence, sharing its expertise in history, archaeology, ethnology and cultural studies both within Canada and abroad.

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Canadian Museum of Nature / Musée canadien de la nature (Museum)
240 McLeod St Ottawa, ON K2P 2R1 Canada
4.7

Canadian Museum of Nature / Musée canadien de la nature is most popular around 6 PM on Thursdays. Visitors usually stay up to 3 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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St. Laurent Shopping Centre (Shopping center)
1200 St. Laurent Blvd Ottawa, ON K1K 3B8 Canada
4.2

St. Laurent Shopping Centre is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 20 min to 1,5 hr here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Centrally located in the City of Ottawa with visibility and easy access from the main east-west route, Highway 417, St. Laurent is a 880,754 square foot regional shopping centre anchored by Hudson’s Bay and Toys “R” Us with 3,942 free parking spaces and 7.5 million visitors annually. Just minutes from downtown and with over 180 stores, St. Laurent offers a mix of national, regional, and independent retailers.

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Canadian War Museum (Museum)
1 Vimy Pl Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8 Canada
4.7

Canadian War Museum is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 3 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history and one of the world’s most respected museums for the study and understanding of armed conflict. The Museum traces its origins back to 1880, when it consisted primarily of a collection of militia artifacts. The Museum opened at its new location on the LeBreton Flats site in downtown Ottawa on May 8, 2005.

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