Check out Ottawa’s must-see buildings below:

Canadian Museum of History

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Architect: Douglas Cardinal
Built: 1989
Type: Museum
Address: 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily (Summer) 9:30am – 5:00pm
Cost: $17.00 (Adults), $13.00 (Students)
Website: www.historymuseum.ca/

Canadian War Museum

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Architect: Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects
Built: 2005
Type: Museum
Address: 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily (Summer) 9:30am – 5:00pm
Website: www.warmuseum.ca/

Canadian Museum of Nature

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Architect: KPMB, Barry Padolsky Architects, Gagnon Letellier Cyr Ricard Mathieu Architectes
Built: 2010
Type: Museum
Address: 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 9:00am – 6:00pm, 8:00pm on Thursdays & Fridays
Cost: $18 (Adults), $16 (Students)
Website: www.soumaya.com.mx/index.php/eng/

National Gallery of Canada

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Architect: Moshe Safdie
Built: 1988
Type: Museum
Address: 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily (Summer) 9:30am – 6:00pm, Daily (Winter) 9:3am – 5:00pm
Cost: $15 (Adults), $7 (Students)
Website: www.soumaya.com.mx/index.php/eng/

Canadian Aviation and Space Museum

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Architect: Arcop Group (Original), Cole + Associates Inc. (2011 expansion)
Built: 1988
Type: Museum
Address: 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $13 Adults, $10 Students
Website: www.casmuseum.techno-science.ca/

Ottawa Convention Centre (Shaw Centre)

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Architect: BBB Architects Ottawa Inc.
Built: 2011
Type: Museum
Address: 55 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.shaw-centre.com

Bytown Museum

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Architect: Thomas MacKay
Built: 1827
Type: Museum
Address: 1 Canal Lane, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Open Daily (Summer): 10:00am – 5:00pm, Thursday to Monday (Winter): 11:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $6.50 (adult), $4.50 (student). Free after 5:00pm on Thursdays (Summer)
Website: www.bytownmuseum.com/

Parliament Hill

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Architect: Thomas Fuller
Built: 1866
Type: Civic
Address: Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A4
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Website: parl.gc.ca

Architect: Thomas Fuller
Built: 1866
Type: Civic
Address: Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A4
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Website: parl.gc.ca

Architect: Thomas MacKay
Built: 1827
Type: Museum
Address: 1 Canal Lane, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Open Daily (Summer): 10:00am - 5:00pm, Thursday to Monday (Winter): 11:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $6.50 (adult), $4.50 (student). Free after 5:00pm on Thursdays (Summer)
Website: www.bytownmuseum.com/

Architect: BBB Architects Ottawa Inc.
Built: 2011
Type: Museum
Address: 55 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.shaw-centre.com

Architect: Arcop Group (Original), Cole + Associates Inc. (2011 expansion)
Built: 1988
Type: Museum
Address: 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cost: $13 Adults, $10 Students
Website: www.casmuseum.techno-science.ca/

Architect: Moshe Safdie
Built: 1988
Type: Museum
Address: 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily (Summer) 9:30am - 6:00pm, Daily (Winter) 9:3am - 5:00pm
Cost: $15 (Adults), $7 (Students)
Website: www.soumaya.com.mx/index.php/eng/

Architect: KPMB, Barry Padolsky Architects, Gagnon Letellier Cyr Ricard Mathieu Architectes
Built: 2010
Type: Museum
Address: 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 9:00am - 6:00pm, 8:00pm on Thursdays & Fridays
Cost: $18 (Adults), $16 (Students)
Website: www.soumaya.com.mx/index.php/eng/

Architect: Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects
Built: 2005
Type: Museum
Address: 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily (Summer) 9:30am - 5:00pm
Website: www.warmuseum.ca/

Architect: Douglas Cardinal
Built: 1989
Type: Museum
Address: 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily (Summer) 9:30am - 5:00pm
Cost: $17.00 (Adults), $13.00 (Students)
Website: www.historymuseum.ca/