Kid-friendly places in Ottawa

Classic hotel across from Confederation Park, with an indoor pool, suites and in-room fridges.

Big downtown hotel with an indoor pool, suites and fridges in the rooms.

Resort hotel with an indoor pool, suites and kitchenettes.

Downtown hotel with an indoor pool and suites.

Historic château-style hotel beside the canal, with an indoor pool and suites.

Pizzeria with a kids' menu and high chairs.

All-suite hotel with an indoor pool.

Hotel right on the Rideau Canal, with an indoor pool, suites and in-room fridges.

Indoor play center built around big climbing structures.

An Irish pub with a kids' menu and high chairs.

Hotel across the river from downtown, with a pool, suites and fridges in the rooms.

Arcade with a jungle gym and laser tag under one roof.

Hotel with an indoor pool and a fridge in every room.

A brewpub with a kids' menu and high chairs.

Mexican restaurant with a kids' menu and high chairs.

Pizza and a bar, with high chairs and a kids' menu.

Burger restaurant with high chairs and a kids' menu.

Vegetarian restaurant and bakery with a self-serve buffet.

National aviation museum with hangars of real aircraft, from early planes to jets.

Science museum full of hands-on exhibits, plus a hall of giant steam locomotives.

Working farm museum with barns full of cows, pigs, goats and other farm animals.

Natural history museum in a castle-like building, with dinosaur fossils and a blue whale skeleton.

National military history museum with tanks, artillery and aircraft on display.

Retro arcade bar packed with pinball machines, serving house-made perogies.

Game pub with arcade machines to play between bites.

National art gallery with a giant bronze spider sculpture standing out front.

The Governor General's residence, with grounds open to the public.

Guided tours of the working mint, where you watch coins being made.

Downtown hotel with a pool.

Gourmet burgers, with a kids' menu.

Pared-back modern hotel with a pool.

Stand selling warm fried-dough pastries, stretched flat and topped with cinnamon sugar.

Old market district full of food stalls, produce stands and street snacks.

Lakeside pavilion where you can rent paddle boats.

British pub food like fish and chips, meat pies and bangers and mash, with a toy box for kids and a street-level patio.

Sandy city beach on the Rideau River.

The Parliament buildings, with guided tours and wide lawns out front.