Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ottawa, Canada

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 4.9 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 87 m

Experience Ottawa in Canada in a whole new way with our free 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 OttawaIndividual Sights in Ottawa

Sight 1: First Church of Christ, Scientist

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First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian Science church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Wikipedia: First Church of Christ, Scientist (Ottawa) (EN), Website

316 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Église Unie St-Marc

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Église Unie St-Marc The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Église Unie St-Marc is a small but historic church in Ottawa, Canada. It is the main church for francophone Protestants in the Ottawa Gatineau region. French speaking Protestants are a very small minority in Canada, but one with a history dating back to early Huguenot settlers.

Wikipedia: Église Unie St-Marc (EN)

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: St John the Evangelist

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St John the Evangelist

St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church is an Anglican church in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Elgin and Somerset streets.

Wikipedia: Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist (Ottawa) (EN), Website

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church

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St. Theresa's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church on Cartier Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The church is located in the eastern section of downtown Ottawa, on Somerset Street between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal.

Wikipedia: St. Theresa's Catholic Church (Ottawa) (EN), Website

330 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Knox Presbyterian Church

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Knox Presbyterian Church

Knox Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is named after John Knox, a founder of Presbyterianism in Scotland.

Wikipedia: Knox Presbyterian Church (Ottawa) (EN), Website

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Canadian Tribute to Human Rights

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Canadian Tribute to Human Rights

The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights, also known as the Human Rights Monument, is a monumental sculpture located at the corner of Lisgar and Elgin streets in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by Montreal artist and architect Melvin Charney and unveiled by Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, on September 30, 1990.

Wikipedia: Canadian Tribute to Human Rights (EN)

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: St. Peter and St. Paul's

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St. Peter's & St. Paul's Anglican Church, formerly known as St. George's, is an Anglican church in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Wikipedia: St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church (Ottawa) (EN), Website

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: First Baptist Church Ottawa

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First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec.

Wikipedia: First Baptist Church (Ottawa) (EN), Website

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Confederation Park

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Confederation Park (French: Parc de la Confédération) is a public park and National Historic Site of Canada, located in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered on the south by Laurier Avenue and Ottawa City Hall; on the east by the Rideau Canal and National Defence Headquarters; on the north by the Mackenzie King Bridge, the Rideau Centre and the National Arts Centre; and to the west by Elgin Street and the Lord Elgin Hotel.

Wikipedia: Confederation Park (EN)

422 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Central Chambers

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Central ChambersIan Muttoo from Mississauga, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

Central Chambers is a building at the corner of Elgin Street and Queen Street in Ottawa that is a National Historic Site. It is located at 42 to 54 Elgin Street, next to Bell Block. It faces the Canadian War Memorial at Confederation Square. Central Chambers was built between 1890 and 1893 and designed by John James Browne of Montreal, an example of Queen Anne Revival commercial architecture. Formerly serving as an office for the Canadian Atlantic Railway, it now houses the National Capital Commission.

Wikipedia: Central Chambers (Ottawa) (EN), Heritage Website

118 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The original uploader was Chris-13 at French Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a tomb situated before the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario. The tomb is dedicated to Canadian service members, and holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in France during the First World War; selected from a Commonwealth War Grave near Vimy, in the vicinity where the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place. A similar memorial was installed in June of 2024 at the National War Memorial in St. John's, Newfoundland to contain the unidentified Great War remains of a soldier of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

Wikipedia: Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (EN)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Confederation Square

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Confederation Square is an urban square in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is considered the second most important ceremonial centre in Canada's capital city, after Parliament Hill. Roughly triangular in area, with Canada's National War Memorial at its centre and the Valiants Memorial at its periphery, the square is bounded by Wellington Street to the north and branches of Elgin Street to the east and west.

Wikipedia: Confederation Square (EN), Heritage Website

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: National War Memorial

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National War Memorial

The National War Memorial, titled The Response, is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. Originally built to commemorate the Canadians who died in the First World War, it was in 1982 rededicated to also include those killed in the Second World War and Korean War and again in 2014 to add the dead from the Second Boer War and War in Afghanistan, as well as all Canadians killed in all conflicts past and future. It now serves as the pre-eminent war memorial of 76 cenotaphs in Canada. In 2000, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added in front of the memorial and symbolizes the sacrifices made by all Canadians who have died or may yet die for their country.

Wikipedia: National War Memorial (Canada) (EN)

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Valiants Memorial

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The Valiants Memorial is a military monument located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It commemorates fourteen key figures from the military history of Canada. Dedicated by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on 5 November 2006, the work consists of nine busts and five statues, all life-sized, by artists Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen.

Wikipedia: Valiants Memorial (EN)

322 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: National Arts Centre

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The National Arts Centre (NAC) is a Canadian centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, along the Rideau Canal. It is operated by the eponymous performing arts organisation National Arts Centre. The National Arts Centre was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2006.

Wikipedia: National Arts Centre (building) (EN), Website, Heritage Website

579 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 16: Ottawa Art Gallery

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Ottawa Art Gallery

The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) is a municipal gallery in Ottawa, Ontario that opened in 1988 at Arts Court. The gallery has a permanent collection of over one thousand works, houses the City of Ottawa-owned Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, and provides community, educational and public programming. The OAG focuses on acquiring, interpreting, and sharing art as well as acting as a cultural meeting place.

Wikipedia: Ottawa Art Gallery (EN), Website, Opening Hours

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: St. Paul's-Eastern United Church

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St. Paul's-Eastern United Church is one of the oldest congregations in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The stone Romanesque church building is located in the heart of downtown Ottawa on the corner of Daly and Cumberland Streets, near the University of Ottawa and two blocks east of the Rideau Centre.

Wikipedia: St. Paul's Eastern United Church (EN)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: St. Alban's Anglican Church (Ottawa)

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St. Albans Anglican Church is an Anglican church in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Ottawa's oldest surviving church buildings and one of its most historic.

Wikipedia: St. Alban's Anglican Church (Ottawa) (EN), Website

728 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 19: Laurier House

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Laurier House is a National Historic Site in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly the residence of two Canadian prime ministers: Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King. The home is now a historic house museum that is open to the public for guided tours from Victoria Day in May until Thanksgiving in October. Its address is 335 Laurier Avenue East.

Wikipedia: Laurier House (EN), Website, Opening Hours, Heritage Website

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: All Saints

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All Saints' Anglican Church is a former Anglican church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The building was sold in 2015 and is currently a community hub for the neighbourhood, called All Saints Sandy Hill.

Wikipedia: All Saints Anglican Church (Ottawa) (EN), Website

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