I am driving from Toronto to Ottawa tomorrow, everything must see stops along the way? I've never been to Ottawa and do not know very well in Ontario. I am not afraid to take my time and take in the sights of great or delicious treats along the way. Suggestions? Any suggestions once I get to Ottawa too? Thank you!
As the person who posted above me wrote, it is really to your liking.
I recommend staying out of 401 in one leg of your drive. Route 7 (the Trans Canada Highway) is a very good disc if you're not concerned with time. Not only is he a player fast enough, but you can see some great desert scenery along the way, and through some small towns.
If you left Toronto on the 401, you can jump on the 115/35 in Bowmanville and take the 115 up to Peterborough, which is a fair sized city. My brother lives there and it is a little to do for a few hours to stop and stretch your legs. Nice area, I lived in this area and has never enjoyed the beauty that I moved to southwestern Ontario.
Anyway, if you take the 115 to Peterborough, it pours on the Trans-wide road is a hard look much better (at least for me). I like cities, but when you drive the 401 more than a few times, as I have, it gets to be uninteresting and country roads offer a more exciting and interesting behavior.
There are not many towns along Highway 7 to Peterborough after you pass through some small towns such as Marmora, and there's really not much to note that when you are near Ottawa. Then there Pearth, Smiths Falls and Carleton Place. Smiths Falls Hershey plant's gift shop with a big, beautiful (unless closed in recent years. My family went there often, and you might get a tour of the factory).
In my opinion the best way to take in all the diversity that southern Ontario has to offer is to travel one way to take the Route 7 and the other on 401. This has two extremes, Highway 7 is very sorry beyond Peterborough to the Ottawa region, while the 401 is built along the route, with places like Bowmanville, Cobourg and Port Hope, Belleville, Kingston, Brockville.
Kingston is a beautiful city, it has an architecture very nice and pleasant surroundings. Many buildings are 1800s to early 1900s and look great. And they must have building codes, that even stores like the Mac's look old and authentic. It is Fort Henry, a very authentic to the time when we feared an American invasion. The fort has its share of history. It is a picturesque town with architecture and history that you do not often see in our cities. If you checked on any city, I would say that Kingston and Brockville.
As in Ottawa, there are many attractions. It is particularly abundant in museums. There is the war museum (which is fantastic, I went last winter.'s Collections and exhibitions are numerous.) I do not remember names, but there are many art galleries and museums . There is also the National Museum of the Air that I was in the summer and, again, great.
Definitely Out of downtown Ottawa. Park your car somewhere and walk to your hotel and just walk along the streets, as Wellington and Queen. There is much to take in. Also be sure to swing by the Hill and get recognition for our great country. It always strikes you how much a country we live in when you walk up the fence around Parliament Hill, walk to the hole near the eternal flame, and just walk straight and on the Hill. You can walk to the door of Parliament Buildings, the walking distance and take in all the statues and monuments, and a beautiful gazebo off the back overlooking the Parliament Buildings Hul .
Posted on May 18, 2010.