The Museum benefits from stakeholder partnerships and grants, making possible several of the programmes offered. Thank you to all of you, and may we continue to work together to offer one of Ottawa’s best tourism destination.

Haunted Walks

Come Visit Ottawa’s most haunted building, the Commissariat, home of the BYTOWN MUSEUM!

Join the Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa tour where they will share some of their favourite ghost stories and lead you some of Ottawa’s most haunted spots including the BYTOWN MUSEUM.

Tours are offered in both English and French!

Visit their website to make reservations!

Bean Around Town

Join us at the BYTOWN MUSEUM for a great cup of coffee or another hot beverage from Bean Around Town is owned and operated by Ed Hemphill, an Ottawa entrepreneur with a newly discovered passion for beautiful coffee.

Aqua Taxi

Take a quick trip from Ottawa to Gatineau or vice versa. Departing every 15 minutes, the Aqua Taxi travels across the Ottawa River between the Ottawa Locks and the Canadian Museum of History.

Tickets can be purchased in the gift shop of the BYTOWN MUSUEM. 

Paul’s Boat line and Rideau Canal Cruises

Tour the Ottawa River or the Rideau Canal. Paul’s Boat line will take you up close to the Rideau Falls and Rideau Canal Cruises travel south along the Canal. 

Tickets can be purchased in the gift shop of the BYTOWN MUSUEM.