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10Best Sightseeing |
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The Forks |
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(Attractions & Activities - Sightseeing) |
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401-25 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg R3C 4S8 • 204-983-6757 • 888-942-6302
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~0.885 km * |
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Description:
This 56-acre site is the heart of Winnipeg and its number one tourist destination. The reasons are manifold: numerous free attractions, a park and lots of outdoor activities, great shopping, excellent restaurants, and even a historic site. Summer or winter, there's plenty to do at the Forks, from festivals and concerts to ice skating, skateboarding (Canada's largest urban skate park is here) and walking. Check out the Forks Market Plaza with a six-story tower and a viewing platform, the Wall Through Time (depicting events that took place here over the past 6000 years) or the Manitoba Children's Museum. Shop at the Johnston Terminal (a former cold storage warehouse), take in a show at the CanWest Global Performing Arts Centre, stroll along the paths of the Forks National Historic Site (or take a guided tour), rest your weary head at the Forks Inn, or take a quick jaunt on the Splash Dash Water Bus. Most individual businesses are open daily from at least 10am-6pm, but exact hours do vary. Individual attraction prices vary, most are free. |
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Additional Fairmont Comments:
A must see for all visitors to Winnipeg! |
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User Rating: 9
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Legislative Building |
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450 Broadway Ave Broadway and Osborne St, Winnipeg R3C 0V8 • 204-945-5813
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Distance:
~1.542 km * |
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Description:
This imposing structure is made of local Tyndall stone and is constructed in the neo-classical style. On top of the building is the famous Golden Boy statue. You may take self-guided tours of the building and its well-landscaped grounds or reserve a free, guided tour. |
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Oak Hammock Marsh |
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1 Snow Goose Bay Hwy 220, Oak Hammock Marsh R0C 2Z0 • 204-467-3300 • 800-665-3825
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Distance:
~30.813 km * |
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Description:
This wildlife area is an excellent place to bird-watch – during migration season the number of waterfowl can top 400,000. Twenty-five species of wildlife and 295 species of birds make this refuge their home. A portion of the preserve has been returned to native tall prairie grass, and from mid-June through August you can view the carpets of purple Blazing Star and red Prairie Lily. The interpretive center includes a theater where informative films are shown, along with exhibits and an observation deck. Canoe trips and hiking trails are also available. A gift shop and café provide the perfect place to rest and pick up a few souvenirs. |
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Mennonite Heritage Village |
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(Attractions & Activities - Sightseeing) |
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Highway #12 PO Box 1136, Steinbach R0A 2A0 • 204-326-9661
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Distance:
~52.932 km * |
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Description:
The Mennonites were founded in the Netherlands in 1525 – a group came to the Steinbach area in the 1870s. Costumed guides lead you around the village and through a blacksmith shop, general store, church and replica windmill. The tour starts in the museum, where you'll learn a history of the Mennonites and their immigration to Manitoba. After your tour, enjoy a traditional meal at the Livery Barn restaurant. |
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Bears on Broadway (Bears Beyond Broadway) |
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Various locations, Winnipeg • 204-787-4143
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Description:
If you see a whimsically painted 7-foot concrete polar bear, and you will since there are 61 of them scattered around town, here's the story. In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of CancerCare Manitoba in 2005, different Winnipeg businesses sponsored artists to decorate each bear to raise money for cancer awareness and research. The bears were all displayed on Broadway for several months, then put in storage. Now they have all been moved to their permanent homes around town. If you're pressed for time, there are two places where you can check out several bears at once: on Assiniboine Avenue behind the Manitoba Legislature, and at the Norquay Building. Download the complete map at http://www.bearsonbroadway.com/bbb.html. |
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Take Pride Winnipeg! Murals |
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Various locations, Winnipeg • 204-956-7590
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Description:
Take Pride Winnipeg strives to promote and beautify the city. The murals you see around town are one of their projects. Like many cities, Winnipeg was struggling with graffiti, and the murals serve as a deterrent. Since 1994, there have been more than 200 Take Pride Winnipeg-commissioned murals created on the sides of buildings throughout town, depicting historic scenes, landscapes, abstracts and portraits. For a complete listing of the sites of Winnipeg's murals, plus photographs, see http://www.themuralsofwinnipeg.com/. |
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* All distances are
approximate "straight-line" distances.
See Directions for actual "travel distances."
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