According to Environment Canada, the potential for "significant rainfall" is expected to begin Wednesday and continue through Friday afternoon.

An old jail that's now a hostel, a hotel built by a doomed passenger aboard the Titanic and a mill that was the sight of a young woman's tragic death are just a few examples of some of the more "active" places in the city.

Read on to learn about some family-friendly Halloween activities happening in the Ottawa area over the next week.