About OVC
HOURS:
Monday 8:30AM–4:30PM
Tuesday 8:30AM–4:30PM
Wednesday 8:30AM–4:30PM
Thursday 8:30AM–4:30PM
Friday 8:30AM–4:30PM
Saturday 10AM–2PM
Sunday Closed
Phone: 815-434-2737
Address: 1028 LaSalle St Ottawa, IL 61350
The OVC is funded by the City of Ottawa Hotel Motel Tax and tourism related grants and has been recognized for outstanding achievement in the field of advertising and promotions:
- 2012 ILLINOIS GOV CONFERENCE ON TOURISM-BEST BRANDING INITIVE-MIDWEST MOREL FEST
- 2013 ILLINOIS GOV CONFERENCE ON TOURISM-BEST STATE-WIDE MARKETING CAMPAIGN-OTTAWA PICK US! WALT WILLEY COMMERCIAL
- 2014 WGN CHANNEL 9 COMMERCIAL GRAMMY NOMINEE-OTTAWA PICK US! WALT WILLEY COMMERCIAL
- 2017 ILLINOIS GOV CONFERENCE ON TOURISM-BEST SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
- 2017 ILLINOIS GOV CONFERENCE ON TOURISM-BEST TOURISM MARKETING CAMPAIGN-LIVE BUFFALO NO BULL COMMERCIAL
- 2019 ILLINOIS GOV CONFERENCE ON TOURISM-BEST SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
- 2019 ILLINOIS GOV CONFERENCE ON TOURISM-BEST TOURISM MARKETING CAMPAIGN – Twice The Rivers Twice The Fun
MAPS:
Ottawa Map and Guide
FORMS:
The Ottawa Visitors Center will list all shopping and dining establishments with an Ottawa address on our Website FREE of charge!
Submit Business
Hello Neighbor!
Hosting an up-coming Event in the Ottawa area? The Ottawa Visitors Center can help promote your event! We will post your event FREE of charge to our on-line events calendar as well as submit it to other tourism web sites( All events must be tourism related. We cannot post fundraisers, advertisements or in house entertainment.) Must also have a 30 day advanced notice of the event and to keep us updated about any type of cancellations of said event.
Submit Event
The OVC Board meets online because of Covid. Please contact the OVC for instructions to join.
Please visit these partners in tourism: