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Ottawa and the Rideau
The capital, two park villages just across the river in the Gatineau Hills, a canal-side blockhouse village, and a nearby county town, close enough for one trip.
Photo: Parliament Hill above the Ottawa River, Óðinn, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca
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Ottawa Valley, Ontario · Canada
Ottawa
Canada's capital: a UNESCO canal, national museums and Gatineau Park lookouts.
Outaouais, Quebec · Canada
Chelsea and Wakefield
Gatineau Park lookouts and a green meromictic lake, with two park villages and a covered bridge.
Eastern Ontario · Canada
Merrickville and the Rideau Canal
A stone blockhouse, hand-cranked locks and a heritage village on the Rideau Canal.
Lanark County, Ontario · Canada
Perth
A stone town on the Tay River, a famous duel, a giant cheese and the Rideau Lakes.
Ready-made trips in this area
3 days · Gananoque → Kingston → Ottawa
Thousand Islands to the capital
Island cruises, a limestone fortress city, then up the Rideau corridor to Ottawa.
4 days · Ottawa → Québec City
Capital to the walled city
Ottawa's museums and canal, then east to Old Québec and Montmorency Falls.
2 days · Merrickville and the Rideau Canal → Perth
Rideau heritage towns
A canal village with a stone blockhouse and a stone town on the Tay.
2 days · Chelsea and Wakefield
Chelsea, Wakefield and Gatineau Park
Lookouts and a green meromictic lake in Gatineau Park, a park village in Old Chelsea, and a covered bridge up the river at Wakefield.