Tourist Spot Canadian War Museum

Visit to Canada and visit Canadian War Museum

This museum at 330 Sussex Drive, with Canada’s largest war-related collection, contains all manner of things military and traces Canadian military history. The life-sized replica of a WWI trench is good. You’ll also see largest displays, with sound and the museam also contains the country’s largest collection of war art. A major expansion and upgrading currently is underway. A new facility is planned for 2003 near the Aviation Museum.

Canadian War Museum

The musium is open from 9.30 am to 5 pm daily (until 8 pm on Thursday) in summer, and from Tuesday to Sunday in winter. Admission is $3.50 for adults, $8 for families and free for veterans. It’s free for everyone on Sunday morning. 

Enthusiasts should ask about Vimy House, a warehorse for heavy artillery, which is open in summer. It’s west along Wellington St at 221 Champagne Ave N (about 12 minutes by car).

Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (CMCP)

Travel Canada and visit CMCP

Wedged in between the Chateau Laurier and the canal, in a reconstructed railway tunnel at 1 Rideau Canal, the CMCP is the photo museum. Originally part of the National Film Board, this is where the still photography division houses its photographic research departments and the country’s vast photographic archives.

Unfortunately, gallery space is limited, so you may want to check what’s on before visiting. Exhibits are not always of Canadian’s work and may not be of very much interest to the casual viewer unacquainted with esoteric approaches to the photography medium. Shows change quarterly.

CMCP

The gallery is open from May to October from 11 am to 5 pm daily (until 8 pm on Thursday), except Wednesday, when year it keeps the same hours Wednesday to Sunday but is closed Monday and Tuesday Admission is free. Enjoy the tourist spot beauty.

About Bytown Museum & Ottawa Locks

Focusing on city history, Bytown Museum is in the oldest stone building Ottawa, it’s east of parliament Hill, beside the canal- go down the stairs from Wellington St and back to the locks at the river. Used during construction of the canal for storing military equipment and money, it now contains artifacts and documents pertaining to local history.

On the ground floor, Parks Canada runs an exhibit about the building of the canal. The museam is open from the end of April to the middle of May. The hours are 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Saturday, a 1 to 5 Sunday. Admission is $2.50.