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Kid-Tested: Ottawa — intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com

National Geographic Traveler columnist Heather Greenwood Davis is the magazine’s family travel advocate, guru, and soothsayer. Reader Question: We want to take our grandkids to Ottawa for a blast of winter. Best spots? My Answer: Canada’s capital city gets a good dose of winter every year, and locals celebrate it with gusto. Spend a day or two on essential experiences: Candace Derickx, a 15-year veteran of the city who runs the lifestyle website Life in Pleasantville, suggests discovering nearby Gatineau Park (25 minutes from the city center) for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing (at Camp Fortune). “The mountains are just the right height for beginners,” says Derickx.

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