Fodor's Expert Review Mackenzie King Estate

This sprawling 563-acre estate in Gatineau Park is nearly as eccentric as William Lyon Mackenzie King, the long-serving prime minister who made this his summer home in the early 20th century. Imposing ruins that King collected on his travels adorn part of the grounds; formal gardens or natural woodland occupy the rest. You can tour two of the cottages, Moorside and Kingswood, but the cottage where King died, called the Farm, is now the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons and is closed to the public.