Capital Throwback Machine

four students looking at a map
Capital Throwback Machine

Turn on the machine, and go back in time to visit key dates in the capital's history! Teams of students, equipped with an activity map, complete challenges that compare the capital’s past with its present in this self-guided exploration of Ottawa.

Students visit locations including Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal, the National War Memorial, and Major's Hill Park.

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Student programs

Program/tour Target Grades and Subjects Duration Cost
Self-guided

Ontario: Grades 9 to 12 (Canadian history, civics and citizenship)

Quebec: Secondary 3 to 1st year of cégep (20th- century history)

60 minutes Free

Location

Capital Information Kiosk, 90 Wellington Street, Ottawa ON K1P 5A1

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