WHAT’S THERE

Ottawa Art Gallery 2 Daly Ave. (until fall 2017)

The Ottawa Art Gallery is set to open its new 80,000-square-foot home this fall at the eastern end of the Mackenzie King Bridge, and the adjacent Le Germain hotel (topped by nine floors of condos) is due to open within the following year.

Strathcona Park Range Road at Somerset Street

With its fountain and towering trees, this Edwardian park along the Rideau River is a popular spot for picnics and games. It’s also the hub of a cycling and pedestrian network: take the Adàwe Crossing across the river to Overbrook, or follow riverside paths to the VIA Rail station.

Centre for Continuing Education, University of Ottawa 55 Laurier Ave. E.

Just because you’ve moved far

beyond the Kraft Dinner stage doesn’t mean you can’t go back to school — or that you have to sign up for a master’s. The university’s extensive and affordable continuing education program offers short courses in everything from Buddhism to insomnia.