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.
FEE: Heritage Ottawa Members $10.00; Non-Members $25.00.
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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.
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Past Walking Tours
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St. James Anglican Cemetery (In French)Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Main Entrance of the St. James CemeteryOn the crest of Alexander Taché Blvd., east of the Université du Québec en OutaouaisGatineau, ONCanadaPour la version française CLIQUEZ ICI.
Founded in 1820, the St. James Anglican Cemetery is the oldest European cemetery in the national capital region. Designated a heritage site by the...
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LOWERTOWN EASTSunday, October 25, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: École secondaire publique De La Salle501 Old St. Patrick Street (#6 bus route)Ottawa, ON K1N 8R3CanadaLowertown 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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Sandy Hill: The Golden Years of a Chic Ottawa NeighbourhoodSunday, October 11, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Amnesty International Building312 Laurier Avenue EastOttawa, ON K1N 6R4CanadaThis tour will bring to life the rich history of Sandy Hill still embodied in several of the grand mansions gracing Laurier Avenue and Wilbrod Street, by recounting anecdotes about their former...
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Old Ottawa EastSunday, October 4, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: St. Paul’s University, Main Entrance223 Main StreetOttawa, ON K1S 1C5CanadaSituated between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, Old Ottawa East is a neighbourhood in the midst of transformation with the conversion of the former Oblates property into a new residential...
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Sandy Hill: The Golden Years of a Chic Ottawa Neighbourhood (In French)Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Amnesty International Building312 Laurier Avenue EastOttawa, ON K1N 6P6CanadaThis tour will bring to life the rich history of Sandy Hill, still embodied in several of the grand mansions gracing Laurier Avenue and Wilbrod Street, by recounting anecdotes about their former...
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Notre Dame CemeterySunday, September 20, 2020 - 14:00 to 16:00MEET: Notre Dame Cemetery, Main Entrance455 Montreal Rd. (West of St. Laurent Boulevard)Ottawa, ON K1K 0V2CanadaNEW TOUR – This walk will focus on some of the older sections of the cemetery, established in 1872, near Montreal Road and St. Laurent Boulevard, then move on to the centre of the cemetery, before...
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BeaverbrookSunday, September 6, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Beaverbrook Mall, West Parking Lot (in front of Community Centre)1002 Beaverbrook Road (W 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. This tour will introduce participants...
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Beechwood Avenue (In French)Sunday, August 30, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Bellefleur Physiotherapy2 Beechwood Ave. (NE corner of Beechwood Ave and Vanier Pkwy)Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1CanadaTHIS TOUR IS SOLD OUT.NEW TOUR – Enjoy a stroll along Beechwood Avenue from Crichton Street to the Beechwood Cemetery. Discover the social and architectural history of the street with a focus on...
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Lebreton FlatsSunday, August 23, 2020 - 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 Aubrey...
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Hintonburg and BayswaterSunday, August 16, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Saint-François-d’Assise Church20 Fairmont Avenue (SW corner of Wellington Street West)Ottawa, ON K1Y 1X5CanadaNamed for Joseph Hinton, a shopkeeper and civic official, the village of Hintonburg was incorporated in 1893. The tour will also include the Bayswater subdivision, east of the heart of this...
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BRUTALISM IN DOWNTOWN OTTAWA (In French)Sunday, October 13, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Oscar Peterson statue at the National Arts Centre1 Elgin Street (at NE corner of Albert St.)Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1CanadaFINAL TOUR OF 2019 SEASON | TOURS RESUME IN SPRING 2020
CLICK HERE for this tour description in French.
NEW TOUR — In the postwar building boom leading up to Canada's Centennial,...
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Old Ottawa EastSunday, October 6, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Main entrance, St. Paul’s University223 Main St.Ottawa, ON K1S 1C5CanadaNEW TOUR — Situated between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, Old Ottawa East is a neighbourhood undergoing change, with the former Oblates property being transformed into a new, dense...
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THE GLEBE'S LINDEN TERRACE, MONKLAND AND CLEMOWSunday, September 29, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Patterson Creek LagoonCorner of O'Connor Street and Clemow AvenueOttawa, ONCanadaNEW TOUR — Take a stroll along the early 20th century heritage residences and parks that cross the north end of the Glebe along Patterson Creek, Linden Terrace and the Monkland-Clemow parkway from...
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Parliament Buildings: Through the Eyes of a Stone CarverSunday, September 22, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30Meet: Centennial Flame, facing the Centre Block on Parliament Hill111 Wellington Street WestOttawa, ON K1A 0A6CanadaA fascinating, in-depth look at the Gothic ornamentation that adorns the buildings of the Parliamentary Precinct. The tour will cover everything from the quarrying processes to stone carving, as...
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DISCOVERING THE CIVIC HOSPITAL NEIGHBOURHOODSunday, September 15, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Reid ParkEntrance off Reid Avenue, near Sherwood DriveOttawa, ONCanadaThe well-known 160 year-old stone house on Fuller Street was beautifully restored by the Morrison family. Not as prominent, but nonetheless architecturally significant are another 20 homes in the...
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QUARTIER DU MUSÉE (IN FRENCH)Sunday, September 1, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Entrance of Maison du Citoyen25 Laurier StreetHull Sector in Gatineau, QCCanadaCLIQUEZ ICI POUR LE TEXTE EN FRANÇAIS
NEW TOUR — Come explore the new Quartier-du-Musée designated heritage site, one of the few neighbourhoods in the Hull sector of Gatineau that escaped...
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ST. JAMES ANGLICAN CEMETERYSunday, August 25, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Main Entrance of the St. James CemeteryOn the crest of Alexander Taché Blvd., east of the Université du Québec en OutaouaisGatineau, ONCanadaNEW TOUR — Officially founded in 1820, the St. James Anglican Cemetery is the oldest settler’s cemetery in the national capital region. Designated a heritage site by the City of Gatineau in 2012,...
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LOWERTOWN EASTSunday, August 18, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: École secondaire publique De La Salle501 Old St. Patrick Street (#6 bus route)Ottawa, ON K1N 8R3CanadaLowertown 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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LEBRETON FLATSSunday, August 11, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Canadian War Museum (outside the main entrance)1 Vimy PlaceOttawa, , ON K1N 8R3CanadaThis 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 Aubrey...
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RIDEAU CANAL World Heritage SiteSunday, August 4, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:30Meet: Bytown Museum, adjacent to Rideau Canal Lock Station1 Canal LaneOttawa, ON K1P 5P6CanadaCovering the first two kilometres of this World Heritage Site—from the Bytown Museum to the Corktown Bridge—the tour looks at the nearly 200-year old Rideau Canal from the perspective of its...