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At Bellevue House National Historic Site, many voices present the complex legacy of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Come for the experience, engage with the stories, and join the conversation about Canadian history.</p></p> </div> <!-- End Intro Text --> </div> <div class="container"> <!-- Top Content --> <div id="wb-cont-4"> <p></p> </div> <!-- End Top Content --> </div> <div class="container"> <!-- Feature Section --> <section class="row container"> <div class="wb-eqht row mrgn-tp-xl mrgn-bttm-md pc-feature wb-init wb-eqht-inited"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 mrgn-bttm-lg" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 233px;"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/info/proj" class="wb-lbx wb-init wb-lbx-inited"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/WET4/modules/bh_renew_640.jpg?modified=20221122191032" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h5 mrgn-tp-sm"><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/info/proj" class="wb-lbx wb-init wb-lbx-inited">New exhibits in 2024!</a></h3> <p>New exhibits and programming in 2024 offer opportunities to engage with Canada鈥檚 complex history. Experience what life in Kingston was like in the 1840s, and learn about the legacy of Canada's Confederation.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 mrgn-bttm-lg" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 233px;"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/edu" class="wb-lbx wb-init wb-lbx-inited"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/WET4/activ/self-house-640.jpg?modified=20240228165937" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h5 mrgn-tp-sm"><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/edu" class="wb-lbx wb-init wb-lbx-inited">School programs</a></h3> <p>Bellevue House offers a variety of age and curriculum linked programs. Book your class today and inspire a new generation with engaging experiences on Canadian History.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 mrgn-bttm-lg" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 233px;"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/group" class="wb-lbx wb-init wb-lbx-inited"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/WET4/activ/tour-unpacking-640.jpg?modified=20240228203811" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h5 mrgn-tp-sm"><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/group" class="wb-lbx wb-init wb-lbx-inited">Commercial and community groups</a></h3> <p>Looking for a unique stop or travelling with a large group? Bellevue House has a variety of tours and programs to choose from. Call or email us to arrange a visit.</p> </div> </div> </section> <!-- End Feature Section --> </div> <!-- Most Requested Menu--> <section id="wb-cont-2" class="provisional most-requested-bullets well well-sm brdr-0 mrgn-tp-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="pddng-r-0 col-md-2"> <h2 class="mrgn-tp-md">Most requested</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-9"> <!-- change to colcount-md-1 if you only have 2-3 most requested items --> <ul class="wb-eqht mrgn-tp-md mrgn-bttm-md colcount-md-2 wb-init wb-eqht-inited"> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/auto-self">Parks Canada App</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/calendrier-even-calendar">Calendar of events</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/chaises-chairs">Red chairs</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/visit/directions">How to get here</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/info/emplois-jobs">Jobs</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/calendrier-even-calendar">Calendar of events</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/visit/heures-hours">Hours of operations</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/info/gestion-management">Management planning</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/visit/services">Facilities and services</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/visit/tarifs-fees">Fees</a></li> <li style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 27px;"><a class="pc-mostrequested" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ/xplor">Xplorers Program</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <!-- End Most Requested Menu --> <div class="container"> <!-- Doormat Menu(s)--> <section class="row"> <div> <section class="gc-srvinfo col-xs-12 mrgn-bttm-xl col-md-12"> <div class="wb-eqht row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <h2>Visiting Bellevue House National Historic Site</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"> <h3> <a class="pc-doormat" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/activ" rel="external">Activities and experiences</a> </h3> <p>Things to do, Xplorers program, red chairs and learning experiences.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"> <h3> <a class="pc-doormat" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/visit" rel="external">Plan your visit</a> </h3> <p>How to get here, facilities and services, museum, site rental.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"> <h3> <a class="pc-doormat" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/visit/tarifs-fees" rel="external">Fees</a> </h3> <p>Daily visitor and program fees, and more. Free admission for youth.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"> <h3> <a class="pc-doormat" href="https://www.commandesparcs-parksorders.ca/en/decouverte-discovery" rel="external">Passes</a> </h3> <p>Discovery passes.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="gc-srvinfo col-xs-12 mrgn-bttm-xl col-md-12"> <div class="wb-eqht row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <h2>About Bellevue House National Historic Site</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"> <h3> <a class="pc-doormat" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/info" rel="external">Stewardship and management</a> </h3> <p>Contact information, public consultations, plans, and policies.</p> </div> </div> </section> </div> </section> <!-- End Doormat Menu(s) --> <!-- Two Column --> <div class="row mrgn-bttm-lg"> <!-- Column One --> <div class="col-md-7"> <!-- Free Form Callout Well --> <!-- End Free Form Callout Well --> <!-- Getting here --> <!-- GeomapStart --> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="location_map" class="wb-geomap" data-wb-geomap='{ "layersFile" : "/content/js/gettingHere.js" , "tables" : [{ "id" : "addParksCan" , "tab" : false, "tooltips" : true, "tooltipText" : "Location text" , "visible" : true, "popupsInfo" : { "id" : "locationsPopup" , "height" : 200, "width" : 300, "close" : true, "content" : "<div style=\" white-space:nowrap;\"><p>_Location name</p></div>" }, "popups" : true, "zoom": true, "style": { "type": "rule", "rule": [ { "field": "Type", "value": [3], "filter": "EQUAL_TO", "name": " ", "init": { "externalGraphic": "/-/media/Images/Location-Search/amcnmca-svg4-png", "graphicWidth": 25,"graphicHeight": 40, "fillOpacity": 1}} , { "field": "Type", "value": [2], "filter": "EQUAL_TO", "name": " ", "init": { "externalGraphic": "/-/media/Images/Location-Search/lhnnhs-svg5-png", "graphicWidth": 25,"graphicHeight": 40, "fillOpacity": 1}}, { "field": "Type", "value": [1], "filter": "EQUAL_TO", "name": " ", "init": { "externalGraphic": "/-/media/Images/Location-Search/pnnp-svg5-png", "graphicWidth": 25,"graphicHeight": 40, "fillOpacity": 1}} ] } }] }'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <!-- Insert Map Start (mandatory) --> <div class="wb-geomap-map"></div> <!-- Insert Map End --> </div> <!-- Insert Legend Start (optional) --> <!-- Insert Legend End --> </div> <!-- Insert Layer Data Start (mandatory) --> <div class="row hidden"> <section> <div class="wb-geomap-layers col-md-12"> <section> <div class="wb-geomap-layers col-md-12"> <section> <table id="addParksCan" aria-label="National historic sites" class="locationTable"> <thead> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Location text</th> <th>Location name</th> <th>Address</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr locationTarget="Bellevue House National Historic Site" data-geometry="POINT (-76.504333, 44.22285)" data-type="wkt"> <td>2</td> <td>Bellevue House National Historic Site</td> <td>Bellevue House National Historic Site</td> <td><p> 35 Centre Street<br> Kingston ON K7L 4E5 </p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section> </div> </section> </div> </section> </div> <!-- Insert Layer Data End --> </div> </div> </div> <!-- GeomapEnd --> <p><a class="btn btn-default mrgn-tp-md" href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/visit/directions" >How to get here</a></p> <p><p>Please note: The LaSalle Causeway in Kingston is currently closed, please plan your route accordingly.</p></p> <script> $(document).on("wb-ready.wb-geomap", "#location_map", function(event, map ) { // Get the map to use in zoomFeature function var myMap = map; // if reprojection is needed myMap.getView().setCenter(ol.proj.transform([-76.504333, 44.22285], "EPSG:4326", "EPSG:900913")); myMap.getView().setZoom(7); }); </script> </div> <!-- End Column One --> <!-- Column Two --> <div class="col-md-5"> <!-- Contact Us --> <div class=""> <h3 class="mrgn-tp-0 mrgn-bttm-md">Contact Bellevue House National Historic Site</h3> <p><strong>General inquiries:</strong><br /> Telephone: 613-545-8666<br /> Toll-free: 1-888-773-8888</p> <p><a href="mailto:bellevue.house@pc.gc.ca">bellevue.house@pc.gc.ca</a></p> <p><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/bellevue/info/contact">More contact information</a></p> </div> <!-- End Contact Us --> <!-- Hours --> <div class=""> <h3 class="mrgn-tp-xl mrgn-bttm-md">Hours of operation</h3> <p>Bellevue House National Historic Site is now closed for the season. 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Explore by boating, paddling, or hiking. Awesome Thousand Islands National Park awaits, a few hours from Toronto or Montreal.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 mrgn-bttm-xl"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/kingston"> <img class="full-width brdr-bttm pc-brdr-brass pc-brdr-bttm-md" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/proximite-nearby/on/KingstonFortifications_640.jpg?modified=20221126215935" alt=""> </a> <div class="brdr-tp brdr-bttm brdr-lft brdr-rght pc-brdr-grey"> <div class="eqht-trgt mrgn-bttm-md mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/kingston"> Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site </a> </h3> <p>Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site is located in and around the harbour area of Kingston, Ontario. Situated at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, and overlooking the confluence of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, the fortifications consist of five separate 19th-century military installations.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 mrgn-bttm-xl"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/wellington"> <img class="full-width brdr-bttm pc-brdr-brass pc-brdr-bttm-md" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/proximite-nearby/on/FortWellington_640.jpg?modified=20221126215934" alt=""> </a> <div class="brdr-tp brdr-bttm brdr-lft brdr-rght pc-brdr-grey"> <div class="eqht-trgt mrgn-bttm-md mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/wellington"> Fort Wellington National Historic Site </a> </h3> <p>At Fort Wellington, one of the fortified posts the British built to defend its colonies against American invasion in 1812 and 1838, you can relive this precarious period when the fate of Canada hung in the balance.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 mrgn-bttm-xl"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/rideau"> <img class="full-width brdr-bttm pc-brdr-brass pc-brdr-bttm-md" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/proximite-nearby/on/rideau-canal-640x360.jpg?modified=20230228172415" alt=""> </a> <div class="brdr-tp brdr-bttm brdr-lft brdr-rght pc-brdr-grey"> <div class="eqht-trgt mrgn-bttm-md mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/rideau"> Rideau Canal National Historic Site </a> </h3> <p>An historic 19th century military waterway linking rivers and lakes across Eastern Ontario鈥檚 countryside, the Rideau Canal is now a popular natural playground, perfect for boating, paddling, fishing, camping, hiking and cycling the canal鈥檚 wooded pathways.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 mrgn-bttm-xl"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/laurier"> <img class="full-width brdr-bttm pc-brdr-brass pc-brdr-bttm-md" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/proximite-nearby/on/LaurierHouse_640.jpg?modified=20221126215935" alt=""> </a> <div class="brdr-tp brdr-bttm brdr-lft brdr-rght pc-brdr-grey"> <div class="eqht-trgt mrgn-bttm-md mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/laurier"> Laurier House National Historic Site </a> </h3> <p>Two of Canada鈥檚 most important Prime Ministers, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King, resided in this Victorian Ottawa mansion where they entertained dignitaries and politicians while often conducting the nation鈥檚 business.聽</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 mrgn-bttm-xl"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/windmill"> <img class="full-width brdr-bttm pc-brdr-brass pc-brdr-bttm-md" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/proximite-nearby/on/BattleoftheWindmill_640.jpg?modified=20221126215933" alt=""> </a> <div class="brdr-tp brdr-bttm brdr-lft brdr-rght pc-brdr-grey"> <div class="eqht-trgt mrgn-bttm-md mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"> <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/windmill"> Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site </a> </h3> <p>Visit the Battle of the Windmill National Historic site to see one of Canada鈥檚 most historically significant windmills, and learn how British redcoat and Canadian loyalists waged a battle to protect Upper Canada from invaders.</p> </div> </div> </div> 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