150 Elgin St
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature is a gallery or museum at 240 McLeod St in Centretown, Ottawa. Its own website lists Exhibitions, Groups and Facility Rentals among its services.
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
- MondayMonToday
- 09:30–16:00
- TuesdayTue
- 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
In our guides
Canadian Museum of Nature is named in 6 guides written by ViaOttawa.
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Nearby
1,637 businesses within a 15-minute walk
- 10 m
- 10 m
- 10 m
Cultural Organizations
- 90 m
Lawyers
- 110 m
Dentists
- 120 m
Real Estate
- 150 m
Restaurants
- 150 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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