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The 17 Fun Things to do in Ottawa You Won’t Want to Miss

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From fantastic Ottawa Tours to the great Ottawa restaurants Byward Market to the street art utility boxes of downtown Ottawa, there is so much to see and to photograph.

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Here are 17 fun things to do in Ottawa and Outaouais.

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It is a stunning building with dramatic, curved lines and is one of Canada’s top-ten architectural wonders.

The Canadian History Museum

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More like one of the major Ottawa sights to see merged with a hotel. The building itself is a stunning castle set on the Ottawa river.

Fairmont Chateau Laurier

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The food is also pretty good here. I had a delicious lobster roll. This is one of the things to see in Ottawa.

La Terrasse at Fairmont Chateau Laurier

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Let’s start with the rather famous outdoor sculpture Maman. Maman is a 9.25-meter bronze spider that comes with 26 marble eggs.

The National Gallery of Canada

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The Byward Market is one of the oldest and largest farmers’ markets in Canada, as well as an exciting neighborhood in Ottawa.

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