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Next door to the gallery, surrounded by tanks and cannons, is the Canadian War Museum (May to early Oct daily 9.30am-5pm, Thurs till 8pm; early Oct to April Tues-Sun 9.30am-5pm, Thurs till 8pm; $4, free Thurs 4-8pm), the largest military collection in the country. One of the main exhibits is "Hitler's Limousine" - a Grosser Mercedes Model 770 W 150 Type II Convertible to be precise - which comes complete with bullet holes allegedly the result of Allied strafing. Other exhibits include a mock-up of a World War I trench, a gallery of medals and insignias, an intricate frigate constructed out of matchsticks by a bored sailor, and an arsenal of weapons from Indian clubs to machine guns. Close by, further up Sussex Drive, is the castellated Royal Canadian Mint (daily 9am-5pm, with extended hours June-Aug; $2), where you can view different aspects of currency production and design - though the printing and the minting is now done in Winnipeg. Doubling back down Sussex Drive, opposite the National Gallery is the capital's Catholic cathedral, the plain-looking Notre Dame Basilica (daily 7am-6pm; free). Completed in 1890, it took fifty years to build and is Ottawa's oldest church. Inside, the altar is surrounded by over one hundred wooden sculptures - some with a kitschy marble finish - many of which were created by the sculptors who worked on the Parliament Buildings. Since the 1840s the Byward Market , just east of Sussex and north of Rideau Street, has been a centre for the sale of farm produce, but in the last few years it has become Ottawa's hippest district. The 1927 Byward Market building has been renovated to house the Ottawa Arts Exchange , whose arts and crafts merchandise spills out onto the streets to merge with market stalls selling a variety of wares from ethnic gear to fresh fruit and vegetables. Most of Ottawa's best restaurants, cafes and bars are located here and during the day the area is busy with shoppers and buskers; at night it's buzzing until 2am, closing time at the bars.
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