Things to Do in Ottawa

Discover how Parliament works and explore the new homes of the Senate and House of Commons while Centre Block is closed. All guided tours are free. Reserve your tickets online at https://visit.parl.ca

Covid19 Update: Call ahead to schedule visit. Canada's national natural history museum offers world-class galleries in a handsome heritage "castle". Marvel at dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles in the Fossil Gallery. See grizzlies and other wild animals up close in beautiful dioramas in the Mammal Gallery. Observe hundreds of specimens in the Bird Gallery. See a real blue whale skeleton in the Water Gallery. Be dazzled with over a thousand gorgeous minerals and rocks in the Earth Gallery.