Laurier House National Historic Site

On the main street in Ottawa’s historic Sandy Hill neighborhood sits a stately, slate-roofed Victorian-era mansion that invites you into the private lives of two iconic Canadian Prime Ministers who called it home - Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King. Exploring Laurier House’s elegantly furnished rooms packed with their treasured possessions and mementos offers a fascinating glimpse into Canadian political history. Here, among the thousands of personal items and works of art, is the crystal ball that the famously eccentric King reputedly used to communicate with his deceased mother during seances.