Ottawa Self Guided Walking Tour And Scavenger Hunt

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This is the starting point of your adventure and the location of the current Senate of Canada, as the Parliament building undergoes a multi-year renovation. Learn some history and solve a few challenges outside the building. Spend 15 minutes here.

Women Are Persons!

Learn about this important monument and solve a challenge about it while you're here.

Duration: 5 minutes

Rideau Canal National Historic Site

Walk over the Rideau Canal and spend time with a few different monuments, learning about the history of Canada and solving challenges with each.

Duration: 10 minutes

Valiants Memorial

Discover Canada's heroes, one from 5 significant periods in Canada's history. Solve a challenge here.

Duration: 5 minutes

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Spend 5 minutes discovering the 14 flags of Canada, the country flag, 10 provincial flags, and 3 territorial flags. At the base of each flag is its armory.

Duration: 5 minutes

National Arts Centre

Walk along the Rideau Canal towards the National Arts Centre. Learn its history and the concerts and plays it puts on. Solve a challenge while you are here. Spend 10 minutes walking to it.

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See this museum and learn its significance and history. Solve a challenge while here. Spend 5 minutes.

Ottawa City hall

See Ottawa's City Hall building and learn about its many functions. Spend 5 minutes here.

Confederation Park

Walk through this beautiful park. See 3 distinct features and solve challenges with each.

Duration: 15 minutes

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Learn the history of this gorgeous historic hotel. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes here

Oscar Peterson Statue

See a beautiful memorial that plays music next to the National Arts Centre. Discover who Oscar Peterson was and solve a challenge here.

Duration: 5 minutes

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Learn about Canada's participation in 5 separate conflicts from 1899 onward. Solve a challenge here.

Duration: 5 minutes

Sparks Street

Walk on this pedestrian street to view many historic buildings. Learn more of the city's history. Solve several challenges as you move from a monument to a historic building, to another monument...

Duration: 15 minutes

Capital Information Kiosk

Walk by the city's main tourist information center. 5 minutes here

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Learn this building's history and solve a challenge here.

Duration: 5 minutes

Bank of Canada Museum

Walk by and learn about this museum in a modern glass building. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes.

Supreme Court of Canada / Cour Supreme Du Canada

Admire and learn about this historical "Art Deco" with Chateau-inspiration building. Also, learn how the Supreme Court functions Solve a challenge here and walk around back to see the Ottawa River and learn about Gatineau across the river. Spend 10 minutes here

National Gallery of Canada

See the national gallery building from afar and learn some of its history. You'll see it up closer further on. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes

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Learn about this important media building near Parliament Hill. Spend 5 minutes here

Centennial Flame

Learn about this flame and when it was lit, and who lit it. Solve a challenge

Duration: 5 minutes

Parliament Hill and Buildings

Learn about the Canadian Parliament building and its important sections. Discover some of its history and solve challenges about them. Spend 10 minutes here

Statue of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

See and learn about Sir Wilfrit Laurier, Canada's 5th and 1st francophone Prime Minister. Canada has had a long history of alternating French and English party leaders. Solve a challenge here.

Duration: 5 minutes

Bytown Museum

See and learn about this museum from the other side of the Rideau Canal. Learn which film shot scenes here in winter. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes here

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Walk around the west side of this historic hotel. Learn about its beginnings and "Chateau" style architecture. Spend 5 minutes

Major's Hill Park

Walk through this park behind the Chateau Laurier hotel and beside the Rideau Canal. See the United States Embassy on the other side of the park, the Notre-Dame d'Ottawa Cathedral, and the National Arts Galery. Solve a few challenges here.

Duration: 10 minutes

ByWard Market

Your adventure continues at this open-air public market and shopping district. Learn about its history. 5 minutes here.

Ottawa School Of Art

This is your final full stop on your activity, before returning to the start location. Learn about this school and solve a challenge involving art from Canada's First Nations. Spend 5 minutes here