The centerpiece of Ottawa’s downtown landscape, Parliament Hill is the political and cultural heart of the city.
This Victorian mansion, in Ottawa's downtown neighbourhood of Sandy Hill, became the home of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1897, after he became Canada’s first francophone prime minister the previous year.
Upper Canada Village - May 19 through October 7 (closed Mondays & Tuesdays, September 4-October 7)
Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada.
The Royal Canadian Mint (French: Monnaie royale canadienne) produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations.