Ottawa’s Other Museums!
Visit Ottawa’s OTHER Museums! Located throughout the City of Ottawa, find Museums both within the downtown core, or the surrounding small-towns. Each of these community museums provide a glimpse into the rich history of our Nation’s Capital!
Places
Watson’s Mill
Ottawa, Ontario
Watson's Mill is a working 1860s, water-powered flour mill located along the Rideau River!
Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum
Ottawa, Ontario
A 4-storey underground Cold War communications HQ, now a museum & national historic si
Dickinson House
Ottawa, Ontario
Dickinson House, the home of the Village of Manotick's founder and mill owners.
Muséoparc Vanier
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada's only urban sugar shack and Ottawa's only dedicated Francophone museum
Billings Estate National Historic Site
Ottawa, Ontario
This National Historic Site is on 8 acres of green space
Pinhey’s Point Heritage Site
Dunrobin, Ontario
Pinhey’s Point features a nearly 200 year-old manor telling the story of H.K. Pinhey
Goulbourn Museum
Ottawa, Ontario
History Museum located in Goulbourn Township's former Town Hall, built in 1872.
Nepean Museum
Ottawa, Ontario
The Nepean Museum is a space where kids and families can learn and explore together.
Fairfield House
Ontario
From cellar to attic, this timber-framed house preserves building skills of the 1790s.
Road Map
Ottawa, Ontario to Ontario
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