IT'S A WRAP!
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2023 Walking Tour season such a success! Many of the tours sold out, including three new tours: Ruskin Place, Centretown West, and Lowertown's International Precinct.
A special shout-out to our wonderful guides and the many volunteers who helped Heritage Ottawa deliver a safe and successful program.
Stay tuned for 2024!
Explore the history and heritage of some of Ottawa's most interesting neighbourhoods with our knowledgeable tour guides!
Tours take place on Sundays beginning at 2:00 pm, rain or shine, and last approximately 1.5 hours, unless otherwise indicated.
This year's Season continues through October 23, 2023. See the entire schedule below.
FEE: Heritage Ottawa Members $10.00; Non-Members $25.00.
Join Heritage Ottawa now to be eligible for the $15 discount and enjoy other benefits of membership!
Space is limited | Online Pre-registration and Pre-payment are required for all participants. No registrations or payments can be accepted by the volunteers hosting the tours.
Reserve your spaces now using our secure online payment platform. Follow the instructions on each tour page below by clicking "More Details..."
Please Note: For safety reasons, dogs on leashes (with the exception of service animals) cannot be accommodated on our tours.
We will be following any Ottawa Public Health safety standards in place at the time of the tours. Participants who are more comfortable wearing a mask should feel free to do so.
Thank you to our Walking Tour sponsors Andrex Holdings and Janny, Jeff & Shan, Royal Lepage Realty!
Past Walking Tours
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Heritage Apartments in CentretownSunday, October 22, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30CanadaMEET: Main Entrance, Museum of Nature240 McLeod Street at Metcalfe StreetSOLD OUTJoin us for a walk through part of Centretown and many of its fascinating old apartment buildings. Learn how apartment living emerged in early 20th-century Ottawa, evolving from three-...
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Lowertown's International PrecinctSunday, October 15, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30CanadaMEET: National Gallery of Canada, near the Group Entrance on the North side380 Sussex DriveSOLD OUTNEW TOUR: Lowertown is one of the oldest surviving colonial settler neighbourhoods in the region. Though always under development pressure, it has survived as a diverse and livable...
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Rideau Street and the Arts DistrictSunday, October 1, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Senate of Canada Building (former Union Station)2 Rideau StreetOttawa, ON K1N 8X5CanadaOriginally part of the Sparks estate, this historic seven-block area between the Canal and Waller Street contains or faces eighteen designated heritage buildings and includes Ottawa's first main...
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Rockcliffe ParkSunday, September 24, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Corner of Lisgar Rd. and Princess AvenueCanadaRockcliffe ParkSOLD OUTThe architectural styles in picturesque Rockcliffe Park range from stately stone mansions and interesting contemporary designs to remaining summer cottages. Learn about the history of...
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Religious Heritage of Vanier: From Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto to Notre Dame Cemetery (In French)Sunday, August 27, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Grotto391, rue Montfort, VanierOttawa, ON K1L 8G8CanadaThis guided tour will present the highlights of Franco-Ontarian religious heritage in Vanier. Come and discover the history of the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes grotto, the architecture of the church of...
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Parliamentary PrecinctSunday, August 20, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Centennial FlameParliament HillOttawa, ONCanadaSOLD OUTNEW TOUR: The Parliamentary Precinct, starting on Parliament Hill in 1865, has expanded to Wellington St., Sparks St. and the former Union Station. There are many heritage buildings in...
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Centretown West: An Urban Neighbourhood in FluxSunday, August 13, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Plant Bath, 930 Somerset Street WestCanada– SOLD OUT –Centretown West, one of Ottawa’s densest urban neighbourhoods, has been a hub for immigrant communities for over 100 years. Waves of newcomers have arrived, each adding their unique...
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Ruskin Place: "Homes for People of Good Taste and Modest Means"Sunday, July 23, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Southern end of Jackie Holzman pedestrian bridge over the QueenswayHarmer Avenue north of Kenilworth StreetOttawa, ONCanadaSOLD OUTSuburban land development in Canadian cities prior to World War II followed very different patterns compared to post war developments. This tour will explore the long, and sometimes...
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The Garden Suburb of LindenleaThursday, July 20, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:30MEET: Outside the Lindenlea Community Centre15 Rockcliffe Way at RidgewayOttawa, K1M 1B2CanadaSOLD OUTA fascinating stroll through a post-World War I planned community – a marvel of social engineering that was featured on the Governor General's Christmas card. Pocket-sized Lindenlea...
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Heritage of the Promenade du Portage: The Beauty of Yesteryear (in French)Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:30MEET: En face de la Maison du Citoyen, 25, rue LaurierCanadaSecteur Hull, GatineauCLIQUEZ ICI pour la versionne française
NEW TOUR: Come discover the fascinating history of one of the liveliest streets in the former town of Hull. Come explore this heritage site...
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Lowertown West (in French)Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Cathcart Park219 Cathcart StreetOttawa, K1N 5P9CanadaCLIQUEZ ICI pour la versionne française
Did you know that Franco-Ontarians have a rich history and unique heritage in the heart of Canada’s capital? This guided tour will take place in...
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Parliamentary PrecinctThursday, June 22, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:30MEET: Centennial FlameParliament HillOttawa,CanadaNEW TOUR: The Parliamentary Precinct, starting on Parliament Hill in 1865, has expanded to Wellington St., Sparks St. and the former Union Station. There are many heritage buildings in the...
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Lowertown EastSunday, June 18, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Patro d’Ottawa, Lowertown PoolMain Entrance, 40 Cobourg StreetOttawa,CanadaLowertown East, bounded by Rideau Street, King Edward Avenue, and the Rideau River, has been home to many important religious, residential and civic buildings. Despite a controversial 1970s urban...
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Hintonburg: An Early Streetcar SuburbSunday, June 11, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Saint-François-d’Assise ChurchSouth-West corner of Wellington St. West and Fairmont Ave.Ottawa, ON K1Y 1X5CanadaPresent day Hintonburg began as several rural estates stretching west from ByTown along the Richmond Road (now Wellington Street West). As these estates were subdivided into residential lots, the...
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Around the World in Sandy HillSunday, October 23, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Strathcona Park Parking Lot25 Range Road (parking available on Lot and along Range Road)Accessible by OC Transpo bus, routes 6 and 19, and a 15-minute walk from the uOttawa LRT stationOttawa, ONCanadaTHIS TOUR IS NOW SOLD OUTNEW TOUR! Walk Sandy Hill’s shaded streets and you are likely to notice flagpoles punctuating the canopy. The downtown neighbourhood is home to no fewer than 20...
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Hintonburg and BayswaterSunday, October 16, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Saint-François-d’Assise ChurchAt the south-west corner of Wellington Street West and Fairmont Avenue.Ottawa, ON K1Y 2K2CanadaTHIS TOUR IS NOW SOLD OUTNamed for Joseph Hinton, a shopkeeper and civic official, the village of Hintonburg was incorporated in 1893.
One of Ottawa’s early streetcar suburbs, the...
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Avenue Beechwood (In French)Sunday, October 2, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Bellefleur Physiotherapy2 Beechwood Avenue (NE corner of Beechwood Ave and Vanier Pkwy)Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1CanadaEnjoy a stroll along Beechwood Avenue from Crichton Street to Marier Avenue. You will discover the social and architectural history of the street (part of Old Vanier) with a focus on social...
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Brown's Inlet and South-Western GlebeSunday, September 25, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Queen Elizabeth Driveway, under the North Side of the Bank Street BridgeOttawa, ONCanadaTHIS TOUR IS NOW SOLD OUTThis tour explores the south-west quadrant of the Glebe and will highlight the evolution of the area west of Bank Street, from the time of the building of the Rideau...
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BeaverbrookSunday, September 18, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Beaverbrook Mall, West Parking Lot (in front of Community Centre)1002 Beaverbrook Road (West of Teron Road)Kanata, ON K2K 1L1CanadaBeaverbrook represents one of the first and the most complete examples in Canada of a fully designed community based on 20th century urban planning concepts. Bill Teron created Beaverbrook in the...
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Lebreton FlatsSunday, August 21, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Canadian War Museum (outside main entrance)1 Vimy PlaceOttawa, ON K1A 0M8CanadaThis tour focuses on the history of LeBreton Flats as revealed by the series of archaeological investigations that have been undertaken in the area over the past decade.
Sites such as the...