Travel Destinations

Ottawa and the Rideau Canal: a 202 km UNESCO waterway that begins in the capital

The Ottawa end of a 202 km UNESCO waterway: the hand-worked Ottawa Locks, the Bytown Museum, canal pathways, the boating season and the winter Skateway.

Area photo: the Ottawa Locks on the Rideau Canal. By DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.