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Canadian Museum of Nature

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240 McLeod St.
Ottawa, ON K2P2R1
Canada
(??.? miles from you)
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Just minutes from Parliament Hill, the Canadian Museum of Nature is a must-see attraction in the nation's capital. Magnificent, world-class galleries presenting the wonders of nature are featured in a stunning "castle," one of Canada's most significant heritage sites and a wonder in itself.
In the Water Gallery, marvel at beautiful aquariums and the sight of a complete 19-metre Blue Whale skeleton, the largest creature ever to live on Earth. Discover Canada's North in the Canada Goose Arctic Gallery and touch an amazing multimedia sculpture with real ice. Gaze in awe at dazzling minerals and rocks in the Earth Gallery. Explore the fascinating worlds of dinosaurs, mammals, and insects or see the featured 3D movie.
Be sure to check out the museum's special exhibition, Butterflies in Flight, on view until April 22, 2019. Enter a world of live, beautiful butterflies and experience a warm, relaxing tropical environment with flowering plants and hundreds of butterflies.
...MOREJust minutes from Parliament Hill, the Canadian Museum of Nature is a must-see attraction in the nation's capital. Magnificent, world-class galleries presenting the wonders of nature are featured in a stunning "castle," one of Canada's most significant heritage sites and a wonder in itself.
In the Water Gallery, marvel at beautiful aquariums and the sight of a complete 19-metre Blue Whale skeleton, the largest creature ever to live on Earth. Discover Canada's North in the Canada Goose Arctic Gallery and touch an amazing multimedia sculpture with real ice. Gaze in awe at dazzling minerals and rocks in the Earth Gallery. Explore the fascinating worlds of dinosaurs, mammals, and insects or see the featured 3D movie.
Be sure to check out the museum's special exhibition, Butterflies in Flight, on view until April 22, 2019. Enter a world of live, beautiful butterflies and experience a warm, relaxing tropical environment with flowering plants and hundreds of butterflies.
Open: Year-Round
Hours:
9:00am - 5:00pm
9:00am - 5:00pm
9:00am - 5:00pm
9:00am - 5:00pm
9:00am - 8:00pm
9:00am - 5:00pm
9:00am - 5:00pm
Cost: Less than $25
Discounts: Children, Seniors, Students, Groups
Available: Multilingual Staff, Gift Shop
From June 1 through Labour Day, the museum is open from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM daily (until 8:00 PM on Thursdays). During winter months (after Labour Day to May 31) the museum is closed on Mondays except for holidays and school breaks.
Grab a pair of dancing shoes and experience Nature Nocturne, Ottawa's coolest Friday night event, offered once a month with a different theme each time. Guests must be age 19 or older.
Kids and their parents or chaperones can sleep next to dinosaurs, mammals, or hissing cockroaches at one of the museum's Nature Sleepovers. Check the museum's website for specific dates for families and groups.
Just minutes from Parliament Hill, the Canadian Museum of Nature is a must-see attraction in the nation's capital. Magnificent, world-class galleries presenting the wonders of nature are featured in a stunning "castle," one of Canada's most significant heritage sites and a wonder in itself.
In the Water Gallery, marvel at beautiful aquariums and the sight of a complete 19-metre Blue Whale skeleton, the largest creature ever to live on Earth. Discover Canada's North in the Canada Goose Arctic Gallery and touch an amazing multimedia sculpture with real ice. Gaze in awe at dazzling minerals and rocks in the Earth Gallery. Explore the fascinating worlds of dinosaurs, mammals, and insects or see the featured 3D movie.
Be sure to check out the museum's special exhibition, Butterflies in Flight, on view until April 22, 2019. Enter a world of live, beautiful butterflies and experience a warm, relaxing tropical environment with flowering plants and hundreds of butterflies.
Open: Year-Round
Hours:
9:00am -
5:00pm
9:00am -
5:00pm
9:00am -
5:00pm
9:00am -
5:00pm
9:00am -
8:00pm
9:00am -
5:00pm
9:00am -
5:00pm
Cost: Less than $25
Discounts: Children, Seniors, Students, Groups
Available: Multilingual Staff, Gift Shop
From June 1 through Labour Day, the museum is open from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM daily (until 8:00 PM on Thursdays). During winter months (after Labour Day to May 31) the museum is closed on Mondays except for holidays and school breaks.
Grab a pair of dancing shoes and experience Nature Nocturne, Ottawa's coolest Friday night event, offered once a month with a different theme each time. Guests must be age 19 or older.
Kids and their parents or chaperones can sleep next to dinosaurs, mammals, or hissing cockroaches at one of the museum's Nature Sleepovers. Check the museum's website for specific dates for families and groups.
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