Add a review of the Central Experimental Farm

Central Experimental Farm - a working farm and at the same time a research center . Despite its rural nature, today it is located near the center of the city, surrounded by sprawling Ottawa . the farm is 4 square . km, and there are some interesting sites on it . All together it is considered a national historical landmark of the country, and most of the buildings are protected by the state . Today it is a good place to ulyat in the fresh air, enjoy the arboretum and gardens or take shelter from the weather in the agricultural museum .

Museum of Agriculture and Food takes typical farm building contrasting white and red . museum exhibition is devoted to energy efficiency, storage products, beekeeping, healthy nutrition and the history of agriculture . The exhibition displays ancient agricultural tools and equipment, including the first tractors . In addition, the museum has a small zoo with pets: alpaca, horses, sheep and cows - with whom children can chat directly near . You can also inspect the old barn or even have a picnic on the farm, in a specially designated area . Plus, guests of the museum are invited to buy fresh farm products and home-made products, as well as stock up on prescriptions this rural dishes from different parts of the world: apple pie, Bannock, Zurek, chocolate grandmother or even rye bread "Baba Lyuba" .

One of the most beautiful places on the territory of the arboretum - Ornamental gardens. There is a Pyrenees garden, a rock garden, a rose garden, a memorial garden of Macuin and a garden fence collection.

The Arboretum Dominion was founded in 1889 .and covers an area of ​​26 hectares between Lake Doe, Rideau Canal and Prince of Wales Street . Opposite the Botanical Gardens, on the other side of the canal, there is the Carleton University . In the botanical garden you can see more than 1,700 different plant species and visit it for free . The garden is open for walks from sunrise to sunset . One of the most beautiful places on the territory of the arboretum - Ornamental gardens . There is a Pyrenean garden, a garden of stones, a rose garden, a memorial garden of Makuin and a garden fence collection . Big part of the living hedge The plant was planted here from 1966 to 1968 ., and it displays a variety of garden plants .

In addition to the botanical garden, Fletcher Wildlife Garden is located on the farm territory. Wild monsters and a lot of insects live there.

Dominion Observatory was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and served until 1970. It is a very beautiful red brick building with a round copper dome. Since the 2000's. the office of the committee on energy efficiency is located in the building

Walking through the territory of the experimental farm, you can see a lot of nice and original buildings, which are already 100 years old. Inside do not necessarily go, but outside they look very nice. Each has its own registry number. For example, No. 55 is a pretty half-timbered house of the 1930s. built near the main building of the museum, No. 76 - a wooden granary for storing grain in the 1900s, No. 98 - a carpenter's shop in 1912

On the opposite side of the Rideau canal, to the south of the university, there are several city parks, where you can also have a great time outdoors. It's Vincent Massey park diagonally across from the botanical garden, Hogs Bay Park behind it and south of Munis Bay Park

Practical Information

Address: Agricultural Museum is located at 901 Prince of Wales Dr.

Working hours: Agricultural Museum is open from 9:00 to 17:00, from March 1 to October 31 - daily, from November 1 to February 28 - except Mondays and Tuesdays.

Entrance: visit to the agricultural museum for adults: 10 USD, for students and pensioners: 8 USD, for children 3-12 years: 7 USD. Family ticket (2 adults + 3 children): 26 USD (November 2014).