Reviews of Ottawa House By-the-Sea Museum (Museum)

Sharon Cormier

Nice place to visit

Dave Morris

Nice spot, lots of history, and good ice cream!

Steven Richard

Very well done

Laura Goodhew

This museum is so cool! So much information to take in the the guides there are awesome!

TheKingOfKings818

Beautiful place with some great history. Some really amazing antique pieces with will done write ups along side so you know what you are looking at. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable, they generally left you alone to do your own thing and go at your own pace which i appreciated as i like to read over everything. Awesome place of your into history of our province and country.

Jo Owens Murray

Nice finding out about local history

James Ryan

Beautiful rugged scenery, very historic.

Clarry Robicheau

While we were in Parrsboro, we stopped into the Ottawa House after a visit to Partridge Island. It was quite interesting and I learned some more interesting facts about our Province. Did you know that Karoseen (yes as in the oil used in lamps) was discovered by a Nova Scotian? I won't spoil it all, but it was interesting to learn about the guy who discovered it. He was a very well versed individual, that you should read about at the Ottawa House ???? The staff were also very helpful and informative. It was nice to show my 10 year old daughter some of the differences between how things used to be and how they are now to put things in perspective. Definitely worth the stop and the view is worth a million dollars to say the least.

Johnnyice

Amazing scenery, very historical.

Dewan Sahu

Great stroll along the beach and watch the tide come in. Relaxing and foggy.

CARLOS ARRIAGA

Lovely place with lots of history

Bob Brewster

Very interesting history but the road to get to it is very rough

nataliek fournier

What a beautiful house and place. Just a few minutes outside Parrsboro. Set right on Partridge island beach/ land bridge. You can take in the house and then walk the beach.

Cindy Duclos

So much to see!

Jennifer Carter

The Wheaton family of Parsborro

Andrew French

Interesting history, beautiful location, reasonable food and pleasant service.

Donna Hunt

We had a guide that told us all about the history of Ottawa House and then we were able to tour upstairs and see how they lived.

Marilyn Clough

Such a lovely place

Mitchell Thompson

Ottawa house is like a time capsule. It has curated artifacts from the early 20th century. The volunteers are welcoming and informative. I'll be visiting every summer for sure!

Stephen Logan

This is great locally run museum, they gave us a tour and answered all of our questions.

George Fulton

Excellent

Susan Williamson

Beautiful place to visit and learn some interesting historical facts. Amazing views and a nearby beach make for a wonderful visit

Patty Daniels

Beautiful spot!

Jonathan Wood

Always fun going to this area and visiting the beach!

Bradley D Harrison

The historical home of Prime Ministe, Sir Charles Tupper. Take a walk through history in this home set in the Victorian era (1896). See artifacts from the area and it's rich ship building past. Gift shop is a little lacking. They don't have debit.

Teresa L

Great place your kids will like too! Have a ice cream and enjoy the beautiful large veranda overlooking the Bay Of Fundy. Lots of history house was built in the 1770's !

Gloria Busch

Loved this place

Mark Ware

Visited on Canada day, what a treat! Free cake and lots of friendly people.

Susan Clarke

Great museum.

Lidvald Haugen-Strand

A wonderful historic museum

Kenneth Kissmann

What nice comfortable Museum with awesome people working here. A lot of information and history. The view is great.

Cheryl Anne

Very interesting history. The location is also perfect as it is by the sea. Good to have a nice walk after indulging about the place.

Alan Ross

Very interesting. Nice views .

NORD STURM

A piece of Nova Scotia history going back to the 18th Century.

Frederick Jamieson

Great drive beautiful view

Brian Smith

Go on a warm day and take your time to explore and learn.

A L

Very well kept, interesting programs, seriously informative.

John Henwood

Beautiful place and great views

Jacob Harris

Nice place with a good view. Enjoyable

Lacy Reade (Chickaberry Farm)

The old guy/impromptu tour guide was a nice touch! And he was full of information!

Daniel Chi

Super nice staff who knew the location very well. The location itself was interesting and full of history.

Joanne Abela

Amazing views

Sheri McNutt

The scenery is beautiful and the antiques and history are very interesting. The blueberry dessersts and tea are the best. ????

Jacqueline Kolman

Always an enjoyable place to visit, the volunteer staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. Admission is by donation and is used to keep the museum open. Plan to spend sometime as there is a fair bit of reading and lots to see.

Eleanor Power

A step back in time

Buick Belliveau

Pretty spot... watch the tides... she rolls in quickly...

Katherine Smutz

Beautiful,, just for a quick stop or to take a tour, maybe walk along the beach. The staff is great, quite helpful for those doing genealogy.

Pierre Delage

(Translated) Nice museum, it's a bit of a mess inside, but the visit is worth it just to see the interior of a house of this style (Original) Chouette musée, c’est un peu le bazar dedans, mais la visite vaut la peine rien que pour voir l’interieur d’une maison de ce style

JammyHorizon17

Awesome place to learn about canada history and afterwards have an ice cream and a walk on the beach

Glenn Kinkaid

Very interesting museum. Well kept building. Beautiful view and a great place to go for a walk on the beach.

James

This is a great little stop to make if you're traveling through the area. It is off the main road a little bit, but if you're making any kind of stop in Parrsboro, you should definitely take the extra few minutes to make your way here. The historical displays are engaging and the views from the beach are breathtaking. Admission is by donation too, so it's a great spot for the cost-conscious traveler who wants to experience the beauty and history of the Minas Basin.

Dan Sawler

Very informative and memorable Museum.

Evan Mather

Super cool to see the heritage of the house and to learn its history of it but it is also a great wealth of other knowledge as it really dives into the history of the surrounding geographic area. If you like Canadian history as a broad topic or like learning about this area in general this is a great place to stop.

Lois Mackinnon

Amazing tour with a gentleman who knew alot about the house!

Buysell Stocks

Interesting

Mollianne Noel

Hosts are very informative. Went out of their way to share historic information. Very friendly and helpful

Donna Locke

Very friendly staff that gave us a tour and then we went upstairs and saw how they lived back in the day.

sully park

If you like history and would like to learn a little about Canada then this is a great place and the location is lovely

Margaret Terrio

A must see

Edward Hambly

This place was very informative, lots of antiques. And the view from the front deck was beautiful

Jon Stone

A geat window on history. I learned a lot.

Ida LeBlanc

Beautiful and an educational place. We truly enjoyed the tour. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. I promise to send old milk bottle caps & they will be mailed tomorrow August 2nd. We've been busy camping since our visit to beautiful Parrsboro, N.S. Ida & Wayne LeBlanc New Minas, N.S.

Allan Thomson

Fascinating museum of shipbuilding days.

Jerry Mallery

It was very good.

Lawrence Nicoll

Closed for season not very knowledgeable your guides, lots of interesting local history and a large volume of genealogical research matearial

Lee Yorke

Interesting and great help from staff

Douglas Baird

Lots of artifacts to look at and the house has an interesting history!

Daren Bradstreet

Awesome place

Timothy Smith

Very informative tour guide. A great collection of local history. Love the building, love the stuff in it, and loved the people

Arthur Elaine Marr

Beautiful spot. Very friendly staff. Lots of interesting history.

Dan Haugland

Cool

stacey pallen

I wasn't actually to the museum, I was at the beach .... Which is a gorgeous place to spend your afternoon.

Step Oue

(Translated) I whent there the staff are amazing nice and kind peoples! The place have sooo mutch history and things to see it's facinating! I had in turn with Edie, it was really instructive and really fun cus he did him self see some of it when he was young. Sorry if my english is not perfect i speak french. It really is a place to visit, so many stories and things to see in this house and this place, it is fascinating! Also, the staff are really warm and attentive they are wonderful people. I took a guided tour with Edie it was truly a beautiful informative and entertaining time travel. Especially since he himself had seen and experienced certain moments of his events when he was younger. There are a lot of things to look at, models, photos, tools, furniture etc. Also the landscape is superb. however being bilingual is really desirable as the writings are in English as well as most of the staff when I went. (Probably lack of funding to translate, as the places are mainly maintained and improved by the people of the region on a voluntary basis) Still, it's really worth the detour :) (Original) I whent there the staff are amazing nice and kind peoples! The place have sooo mutch history and things to see it's facinating! I had à tour with Edie, it was really instructive and really fun cus he did him self see some of it when he was young. Sorry if my english is not perfect i speak french. C'est vraiment un endroit à visiter, tellement d'histoires et de choses à voir dans cette maison et ce lieu, c'est fascinant! De plus, le personnel est vraiment très chaleureux et attentionné ce sont des gens formidable. J'ai fait un tour guidé avec Edie c'était vraiment un beau voyage dans le temps instructif et divertissant. D'autant plus qu'il avait lui-même vu et vécus certains moments de ses événements lorsqu'il était plus jeune. Il y a énormément de choses à regarder, maquettes, photo, outils, meubles etc. Aussi le paysage est superbe. cependant être bilingue est vraiment souhaitable car les écrits sont en anglais ainsi que la majorité du personnel lorsque j'y suis allé. (Probablement faute de financement pour traduire, car les lieux sont principalement entretenu et améliorer par les gens de la région bénévolement) Ça reste que ça vaut vraiment le détour :)

Gordon Baxter

Great history, great tour guide.

Janet Simpson

I so enjoyed been back at the Ottawa House. The event Story Telling. So great to hear stories of the Past

laurence lagarde

(Translated) Very very interesting! (Original) Très très intéressant !

Jonathan Pyne

Beautiful view. Lots of history. Worth seeing.

Gregg Martin

Great place to see and hear all about the local history

Steve Forest

Great jump in time. Lots of local artifacts and stories of the past. Our guide Ed was a wealth of insight. Thanks very much. We enjoyed the tour.

Frank Wu

Again, small but very educational, as we learned the early settlers build the first house here in Parrsboro region, as no road connection to Halifax at the time, and also learned the great premier Mr. Tupper was to Nova Scotia and Canada. Mr Gilbert, the gentleman and volunteer there, told us of some interesting story, including a boat that sank and came back to surface on its own, and got the 2nd life...

Chali33 MacDonald

Nice place and nice staff My friend forgot her purse and she was able to claim it from the staff. Good thing they're checking outside every now and then. The oceanfront view is immaculate.

sue malzahn

It was awesome

Shaun Foster

Beautiful views , Friendly staff and very interesting museum.

Linda Matthews

Very informative "volunteer" staff on site. Donations are appreciated to assist this community run historic piece of area history. A must see!

SalimA Hussein

Good icecream

Robin Davis

Lovely lunch today

hARRIET McCready

Currently closed due to Covid -19... check Facebook or website for updates

Sheryl Stanton

Love our annual visit to this museum. They have done a lot of work here the last few years.