Best places: History museums in (Old) Ottawa

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Algonquin Logging Museum
Museum
Museum with a 1.3-kilometre trail featuring outdoor exhibits on logging history.
4.80 (925 reviews) (~201.92 km from centre)
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Ile des Moulins
Park
Popular riverfront park featuring a history museum, nature trails, picnic spots & open green space.
4.70 (3.7K reviews) (~162.54 km from centre)
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National Air Force Museum of Canada
History museum
Official museum of the Royal Canadian Air Force, containing numerous historic aircraft.
4.70 (1.5K reviews) (~204.89 km from centre)
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Canadian Museum of History
History museum
Museum chronicling Canadian culture & history, with an IMAX theater & separate children's museum.
4.60 (11.4K reviews) (~4.48 km from centre)
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Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
Archaeological museum
Modern museum with archaeological digs & interactive exhibits in historical buildings.
4.60 (6.7K reviews) (~166.45 km from centre)
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Canadian Railway Museum
Rail museum
Museum displaying working engines & cars, plus historic train-related artifacts & station replicas.
4.60 (2.4K reviews) (~165.38 km from centre)
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Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site
Historical landmark
👍👍 Peaceful place to take a walk or go for a bike ride. History of this place is interesting, too.
4.60 (641 reviews) (~118.19 km from centre)
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Musée de l'Holocauste Montréal
History museum
Historical exhibits focused on Montreal survivors, with video testimonies & personal objects.
4.60 (501 reviews) (~159.96 km from centre)
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Glanmore National Historic Site
Historical landmark
Museum-home in an 1883 mansion noted for its Second Empire architecture & grand period interiors.
4.70 (281 reviews) (~190.58 km from centre)
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Pinhey's Point Historic Site
Museum
😐 This place is probably better to visit once pandemic restrictions have been lifted, as the museum is currently closed. Access to the water is fairly limited and it's mostly a spot to have picnics it would appear. However the remaining buildings are well-preserved and the interpretive panels offer...
4.60 (432 reviews) (~21.8 km from centre)
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McCord Stewart Museum
Museum
Historical exhibits of costumes, objects & photos on popular subjects from hockey to Inuit art.
4.40 (2.5K reviews) (~164.96 km from centre)
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Château Ramezay - Musée et site historique de Montréal
History museum
Historical home that hosted political leaders, now home to regional history exhibits & workshops.
4.40 (1.2K reviews) (~166.57 km from centre)
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MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises
Museum
Photos & artifacts tell the story of Montréal & its people in a space once used as a fire station.
4.40 (507 reviews) (~165.79 km from centre)
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Maison Louis-Cyr
History museum
🫤 lack of artifacts poor show
4.50 (271 reviews) (~190.75 km from centre)
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Farmtown Park
History museum
👍👍 This place is amazing. The attention to detail is nuts. So much to see. Wonderful history of tractors and the farming area. Way more than one would understand by the un-assuming area.
4.70 (128 reviews) (~192.72 km from centre)
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Manoir Papineau National Historic Site
Historical landmark
👍👍 Really enjoyed the tour of Manoir Papineau. We took the English and French tours because we had to split up, and the two tour guides did an amazing job. Worth visiting!
4.50 (195 reviews) (~64.17 km from centre)
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Montreal Aviation Museum
History museum
👍👍 This was maybe not as modern, but very interesting. You can read many WW2 stories and try simulators. Not so expensive and worth it. Recommended to people passionated of planes.
4.40 (225 reviews) (~135.88 km from centre)
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Ameliasburgh Heritage Village
History museum
👍👍 WOW! Amazing place, very clean and organized. If you're in the county take some time to visit.
4.70 (72 reviews) (~203.1 km from centre)
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Museum of History and Heritage Dorval
Museum
👍👍 Nice small museum to relax and chill on Sundays!
4.60 (76 reviews) (~149.6 km from centre)
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Musée Maison LePailleur
History museum
👍👍 It's small but very interesting! We spent two hours today. Plus we don't even know two hours is that fast. Madame Geneviève is very welcoming and kind. She takes her time to explain stories to us. She laughs a lot with my daughter. This is the first time my 8 year old daughter enjoys her museum expe...
4.60 (76 reviews) (~151.1 km from centre)
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