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Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature is a gallery or museum at 240 McLeod St in Centretown, Ottawa.
240 McLeod StOttawa, ON, K2P 2R1
About Canadian Museum of Nature
The Canadian Museum of Nature is a gallery and museum in Centretown, Ottawa. It welcomes tiny tots aged 0 to 2 years, children aged 3 to 12 years, students aged 13 and over, and seniors aged 65 and over, and it can be rented for facility rentals or visited by groups.
Souvenirs and gifts are available, and a café and vending machines serve visitors on site. Free Wi-Fi, strollers, washrooms, a nursing room, a coat room, lockers, and a TTY phone are provided. Cash and contactless payment are accepted.
Facts about Canadian Museum of Nature
Overview
- Nearest O-Train station
- uOttawa, 980 m in a straight line
- Languages
- English, French
- Payment
- Contactless payment, Cash
- In business since
- 1912
Services
- Exhibitions
- Groups
- Facility Rentals
- Virtual workshops
Specialties
- Species discovery
- Arctic research
Programs
- Ages
- Tiny Tot (0–2 years), Child (3–12 years), Student (13+ years), Senior (65+), Grades 7 to 9, Schoolchildren
Amenities
- Nature Café
- Vending machines
- Water fountains
- Lockers
- TTY Phone
- Nursing room
- Changing table
Opening hours
- MondayMon
- 09:30–16:00
- TuesdayTueToday
- Closed
- WednesdayWed
- 09:30–16:00
- ThursdayThu
- 09:30–20:00
- FridayFri
- 09:30–16:00
- SaturdaySat
- 09:30–16:00
- SundaySun
- 09:30–16:00
Nearby
1,665 businesses within a 15-minute walk
- 10 m
- 10 m
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Cultural Organizations
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Lawyers
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Real Estate
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Restaurants
- Taggart Family - Day Care150 m
Daycare & Child Care
The closest 8, as the crow flies. The map above shows 40.
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Data updated September 2026.
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