About Currency Museum, Basilica of Notre Dame and Byward Market

Currency Museum

For those who like to look at money, you can see lots more of it at the Currency Museum (9613-782-8914) in the Bank of Canada to 245 Sparks St. in summer, its open Monday to Saturday and on Sunday afternoon. From September to May, it’s closed Monday. Various displays tell the story of money through the ages, fro whale’s teeth to collector’s banknotes. Admission is free.

Currency Museum

Basilica of Notre Dame

Notre Dame Basilica built in 1839, this is one of the city’s most impressive house of worship. A pamphlet available at the door outlines the many features, including carvings, windows, the organ and the Gothic-style ceiling. It’s on Guigues Ave, across from the National Gallery, in the Byward Market area.

Basilica of Notre Dame

Visit to Royal Canadian Mint

Tourist attraction Canadian Royal Mint

If you want to visit a different type of tourist spots then you must think about Canadian Mint. This Royal Mint is full of attractions for the bounties of different collections. You can find out here Canadian ancient collections of coin. Do not miss it.

Next door to the War Museum is the mint at 320 Sussex Drive. No longer producing day-to-day coinage, it strikes special-edition coins, commemorative pieces, bullion investment coins and the like. Founded in 1908 and renovated in the mid-1980s, this imposing stone building has always been Canada’s major refiner of gold. Tours are given by appointment; call to arrange one and see the process- from sheets of metal to bags of coins. It’s open day to Friday. Admission is $2, family $8. Sorry, no free samples.

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).