Ottawa Travel Guide

Canada · 30 attractions · 3 categories · 7 areas

📊 Ottawa Crowd Overview — Today

42
Crowd Level · Comfort
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阴，多云 10.9°C
30
Total Attractions
14-Day Crowd Trend
Thu · Score 42 · Comfort
Fri · Score 42 · Comfort
Sat · Score 57 · Moderate
Sun · Score 57 · Moderate
Mon · Score 42 · Comfort
Tue · Score 42 · Comfort
Wed · Score 41 · Comfort
Thu · Score 41 · Comfort
Fri · Score 40 · Comfort
Sat · Score 56 · Moderate
Sun · Score 56 · Moderate
Mon · Score 40 · Comfort
Tue · Score 41 · Comfort
Wed · Score 41 · Comfort
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🏷️ Categories

Museum12 Nature4 Park3

📍 Popular Areas

卡娜塔13 奥尔良10 瓦尔3 Hull2 渥太华1 Dunrobin1

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🏆 All 30 Attractions
Thousand Islands
Thousand Islands
Other 4.7/5
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill
Other 4.4/5
Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
Nature 4.2/5
ByWard Market
ByWard Market
Other 4.7/5
National Gallery of Canada
National Gallery of Canada
Museum 4.3/5
Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall
Other 4.2/5
The National War Memorial
The National War Memorial
Museum 4.6/5
Royal Canadian Mint
Royal Canadian Mint
Other 4.5/5
Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica
Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica
Other 3.8/5
Perth Museum
Perth Museum
Other 4.0/5
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature
Museum 4.7/5
Centennial Flame
Centennial Flame
Other 4.2/5
Canadian Museum of History
Canadian Museum of History
Museum 3.8/5
Canadian War Museum
Canadian War Museum
Museum 3.8/5
Peace Tower
Peace Tower
Museum 4.5/5
Omega Park
Omega Park
Park 4.0/5
Jacques-Cartier Park
Jacques-Cartier Park
Park 4.4/5
Rideau Falls
Rideau Falls
Other 4.0/5
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Museum 3.4/5
Ottawa River
Ottawa River
Nature 4.6/5
Bytown Museum
Bytown Museum
Museum 4.3/5
BATL Grounds | Ottawa
BATL Grounds | Ottawa
Other 4.0/5
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum
Museum 5.0/5
Commissioners Park
Commissioners Park
Nature 4.3/5
Major's Hill Park
Major's Hill Park
Nature 4.6/5
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Museum 4.0/5
Saunders Farm
Saunders Farm
Other 5.0/5
Confederation Park
Confederation Park
Other 5.0/5
Bate Island
Bate Island
Other 5.0/5
Prince of Wales Falls
Prince of Wales Falls
Other 4.0/5

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🗺️ Ottawa Travel Basics

Ottawa is Canada's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Visitors often come to Ottawa to see Parliament Hill and Canada's national museums, but the city also has much shopping, many restaurants, and lively nightlife. Ottawa swallowed the entirety of the former Carleton County…

✈️ Getting There

= 1 Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW IATA), 1000 Airport Parkway Private (roughly 10.2 km south of downtown), ☏ +1-613-248-2000, comments@yow.ca. Ottawa's main airport offers regular flights to major Canadian (and many American) cities. The airport's US Customs Pre-clearance facilities allow for seamless domestic and international…

🚇 Getting Around

OC Transpo, ☏ +1 613-560-5000. Operates the city's bus service and the O-Train, a light rail system consisting of three lines. (updated Mar 2025) The Confederation Line (Line 1, red in maps), which began service in 2019, runs west-east with an underground segment through the city centre. The Trillium Line (Line 2, green) runs from the south to…

🛡️ Stay Safe

Ottawa is a very safe place to live and visit, so if you use common sense it is at least as safe as any other city. There are many tourists in the city, especially in summer months, and there are very few incidents of robbery or assault. Exercise caution and common sense after dark or when traveling alone; instances of harassment and (very…

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