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The Diefenbunker

Canada's Subterranean Cold War Museum.

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Louise Bourgeois' Spider. (Creative Commons)

Ottawa, Ontario

Maman

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

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Added by Nicholas Jackson

Ottawa Jail Hostel. (Wikimedia Commons)

Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Jail Hostel

Once a notorious prison known for inhumane practices.

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Central Experimental Farm with the city of Ottawa in the background.

Ottawa, Ontario

Central Experimental Farm

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capitol city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

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Sunset sky reflected in the water.

Ottawa, Ontario

Mer Bleue Bog

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

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Lock at Hogs Back

Ottawa, Ontario

Hogs Back Lockstation

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

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Château Laurier, looking like a European castle.

Ottawa, Ontario

Château Laurier

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

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