IT'S A WRAP!
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2024 Walking Tour season such a success. Most of the tours sold out, including four new tours: Landscapes of Cornelia Oberlander, Rockcliffe Park West, Island Park Drive, and Cathedral Hill to Nanny Goat Hill.
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 2025!
THANK YOU TO OUR WALKING TOUR SPONSORS Ontario Association of Architects and Janny, Jeff & Shan, Royal Lepage Realty!
Past Walking Tours
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BeaverbrookSunday, October 6, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Beaverbrook Mall, West Parking Lot(in front of Community Centre)1002 Beaverbrook Road, West of Teron RoadKanata, ON K2K 1L1CanadaSOLD OUTBeaverbrook 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...
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Landscapes of Cornelia OberlanderSunday, September 29, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: North end of Major's Hill Park, under the large Crack Willow treeCanadaSouth of Murray Street leading to the Alexandra Bridge,and facing the National GallerySOLD OUTNEW TOUR: Pioneering Canadian landscape architect, Cornelia Oberlander, collaborated with National Gallery of Canada architect Moshe Safdie from 1984-88 to design the grounds of the...
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Lowertown's International PrecinctSunday, September 22, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: National Gallery of CanadaCanadaNear the Group Entrance at North Side380 Sussex DriveLowertown 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 neighbourhood....
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Notre-Dame Cemetery (in French)Sunday, September 15, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Notre Dame Cemetery, Main Entrance455 Montreal Road(West of St. Laurent Boulevard)Ottawa, ON K1K 0V2CanadaThis 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 returning...
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WestboroSunday, September 8, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: All Saints Church347 Richmond Road (Bus Route 11)Ottawa, ON K2A 0E7CanadaSOLD OUTThis tour explores the heart of the former Westboro village over nearly 200 years, in its former incarnations as villa development along a macadamized road, an industrial hamlet along a...
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Lebreton FlatsSunday, August 25, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Canadian War Museum, outside the Main DoorsCanada1 Vimy PlaceSOLD OUTThis 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...
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Rockcliffe Park WestSunday, August 18, 2024 - 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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Island Park DriveSunday, August 11, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Kitchissippi United ChurchCanada630 Island Park Drive, immediately south of the Queensway.SOLD OUTNEW TOUR: Join us on our walking tour of Island Park Drive, a heritage asset of the National Capital Commission opened in 1923 that was designed to extend the Capital parkway system,...
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La Rivière des Outaouais (in French)Thursday, July 25, 2024 - 19:00 to 20:30MEET: In front of Maison du CitoyenCanada25, rue LaurierSecteur Hull, GatineauNEW TOUR: Come and discover the fascinating history of the Ottawa River, which over the centuries has seen the passage of Indigenous Peoples, explorers, missionaries, soldiers, voyageurs, coureurs...
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Cathedral Hill to Nanny Goat HillSunday, July 21, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Christ Church CathedralCanada414 Sparks Street(3 blocks from Lyon LRT Station)SOLD OUTNEW TOUR: Cathedral Hill and Nanny goat Hill are the two hills which overlook LeBreton Flats and the new Ādisōke library and archives building. The tour includes the Cathedral Hill...
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Monuments and Memories: The Multiple Meanings of Commemorative SpacesSunday, July 7, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Confederation ParkCanadaElgin Street at Laurier Avenue WestNear the Colonel By Memorial FountainSOLD OUTNEW TOUR: Over the past few years, monuments have suddenly been thrust into the media headlines as people have increasingly questioned and challenged public memory. Despite their stone...
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The Scientific Landscape of the Central Experimental FarmSunday, June 23, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: In front of the Tropical GreenhouseCanadaBuilding 50, Maple DriveCentral Experimental FarmUPDATE: JUNE 23, 11:00AM
NEW TOUR: Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm is a world-renowned scientific landscape. Founded in 1886, the Farm developed, tested and promoted critical...
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Rockcliffe Park EastSunday, June 9, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30MEET: Rockcliffe Park Village Library380 Springfield RoadOttawa,CanadaSOLD OUTNEW TOUR: Rockcliffe Park is well known for its stately homes, beautiful trees and gardens. But it also includes many natural elements such as McKay Lake and a surrounding wetland area....
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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...