Ottawa Science Centres

This large farm is not only a research base for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, but it is also a tourist attraction featuring: the Canada Agriculture Museum, which features a working dairy, small animal, cattle and rare breeds barns; the Arboretum, with a vast and massive collection of established trees and shrubs that sprawl across the grounds; Ornamental Gardens, which first opened in the 1880s, and encompasses a variety of smaller themed gardens; and many heritage buildings dating back to the 1880s. The Arboretum and Ornamental Gardens are open to the public daily, free of charge.

Come and explore the natural world through a variety of exhibitions that amaze visitors. There are four floors of dinosaurs, gems, insects, deep sea creatures, mammals and much much more. The collection is kept alive with a variety of changing programs and events so that visitors can visit again and again.