Large Attractions?

[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by OTSkyline

^Sometimes that is the whole point; to see something "out of the ordinary". Why does everything need to be regional?

Like the Omega Park in Montebello, QC. It's super fun and great to bring tourists from out of the country who want to see canadian wildlife, but for residents around, you can see a lot of those animals on your drive out to Montebello in the first place. So, where does one go to see Lions and Dolphins and Toucans? I went to the Ripley's Aquarium downtown Toronto last summer and loved it. Amazing venue and the electric moving walkways through the glass tanks with the sharks swimming around was an amazing experience!

I totally agree. I also visited the Toronto aquarium and I was amazed. It is a wonderful tourist attraction and the location is great.

We need to think world class if we are considering building new attractions or rebuilding existing ones.

I think what we did with the National Gallery, the Museum of Civilization and the War Museum has achieved that for those institutions.

We should be doing the same when we replace our Central Library. Think big and be creative in finding ways to fund it.

Ottawa is a world capital and we need to start thinking in those terms. We have many things going for us. We just need to keep adding to it.

When I was in Berlin, I went to the Sony Centre. It is totally commercial, but was designed as a public meeting place with interesting restaurants, a public square with patios, fountain and a light show over the square at night. Ultra modern but also very inviting.