2026 Walking Tour Season
WELCOME TO OUR 2026 WALKING TOUR SEASON!
Explore the history and heritage of some of Ottawa's most interesting neighbourhoods with our knowledgeable tour guides!
Please note:
- Tours take place rain or shine, and last approximately 1.5 hours, unless otherwise indicated. We recommend wearing comfortable sturdy shoes.
- For safety reasons, dogs on leashes (with the exception of service animals) cannot be accommodated on our tours.
- Space is limited
- Online Pre-registration and Pre-payment are required for all participants using our secure online payment method below.
- No registrations or payments can be accepted on site by the volunteers hosting the tours.
Heritage Ottawa Members: $10 | Non-members: $25
IMPORTANT! Heritage Ottawa members, to receive your automatic 60% discount you must log-in to the website before placing your order. (How else will we know you're a member?)
If you have questions about any of our earlier tours, please contact us at info@heritageottawa.org.
Past Walking Tours
Lowertown East
Lowertown 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 redevelopment, it is a walkable neighbourhood with a strong multicultural history. The tour will focus on the built heritage adjacent to the heritage-designated Macdonald Gardens, an area that escaped the demolitions of urban renewal and has a long history of several architecturally designed homes.
Parc Macdonald Gardens Park
99, rue Cobourg Street
Ottawa ON K1L 8B5
Canada
Nancy Miller Chenier is the co-chair of the Lowertown Community Association Heritage Committee and long-time resident of Lowertown East.
Discovering the University of Ottawa’s Historic Quadrangle (in French)
Come and discover the fascinating history of the University of Ottawa, founded in 1848 as the College of Bytown and established in Sandy Hill since 1856, as well as its rich built heritage. Come and see Tabaret Hall, Academic Hall, Hagen Hall, the former École normale, the 19th-century heritage houses on rue Séraphin-Marion and the former Juniorat du Sacré Coeur, now the Visual Arts Building.
This tour will be conducted in French.
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DsyuAT95xoSuooE18
Beaverbrook Mall
550 Cumberland Street
In front of the Grand Staircase of Tabaret Hall's main staircase
Ottawa ON K1N 6N8
Canada
Michel Prévost, D.U. is the former Chief Archivist of the University of Ottawa (1990-2017).
