Winnipeg

Academy Rd

Academy Rd offers the finest shops and services catering to the discriminating shopper, with designer-original fashions, toy and gift shops, bakeries, a specialty grocery store, coffee houses and restaurants, gourmet catered fare, a chocolatier, a gourmet food and wine store and more.

Affinity Vegetarian Garden

Chinese and vegetarian, including vegetarian imitations of shrimp and fish.

Mon–Fri 11:30AM–2PM, 5–9:30PM, Sat 5–9:30PM, Sun closed·entrees $8.75-11.50

Airforce Heritage Museum and Air Park

Enjoy the largest air park in Canada, where many historic aircraft are mounted throughout a grassy park, many dramatically in action poses. The nearby museum, inside nearby Canadian Forces buildings, contains many outstanding exhibits of national significance.

Air park uncontrolled, museum by appointment only·Free

Assiniboia Downs Racetrack

Featuring live thoroughbred racing. Year-round simulcast wagering on races from around the globe.

May–Sep

Assiniboine Park

If you are looking for a great summer outing at the park with a frisbee, this is the place to go. There is a zoo and all of its amenities on site for those wanting an attraction. Explore over 153 ha (378 acres) along the Assiniboine River. The Zoo, Conservatory, English Garden, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Tudor-style pavilion, and a fine example of a French formal garden are a few of the features found in the park. Picnic areas and cycling and walking trails are popular with visitors. In the winter, enjoy cross-country skiing, tobogganing and skating on the Duck Pond. All public areas are wheelchair accessible. The main entrance is on Corydon Ave one mile west of Kenaston Blvd. The park may also be accessed from Portage Ave via a footbridge over the Assiniboine River.

Bar Italia

Bar I

Billiard tables, a packed patio and attracts a hip, twenty-something crowd. 18+.

Black Hole Theatre Company

The Company performs works by established and emerging playwrights.

Oct–Apr

Bonfire Bistro

Italian including wood-fired pizza, pasta, and entrees prepared from local ingredients wherever possible. Does not accept reservations, will not allow groups more than 6.

Mon–Thu 4–8PM, Fri Sat 4–9PM, closed Sun

Cafe Dario

Latin American. Gluten free alternatives available. Reservations recommended.

Lunch: Mon–Fri 11:30AM–2PM; dinner: Sat Sun 5PM–on·Prix fixe 5-course meal $39

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Musée canadien pour les droits de la personne

The first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. Its aim is to engage Canadians and international visitors in an immersive, interactive experience that offers the inspiration and tools to make a difference in the lives of others. This is the first national museum to be built in nearly half a century, and the first outside the National Capital Region.

Tue-Sat 10AM-5PM·Adult $13.50, senior or student $10.50, youth 7-17 $6, child free; 25% discount for online advance purchase

Carnaval Brazilian BBQ

Rotisserie-style Brazilian BBQ. All-you-can-eat meat-from-the-skewer.

Thu–Sun 4:30–10PM, closed Mon–Wed

Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth

A free, outdoor garden labyrinth commemorating the world renowned author. A showcase for gardening and landscaping and the largest contemporary labyrinth in Canada.

Cinematheque

Intimate art film theatre devoted to screening the very best in Canadian, independent, foreign and alternative film.

Corydon Ave

You’ll find a mix of fashion boutiques, restaurants, curio and antique shops, jewellery, furniture, gift stores, a book and plant store, upscale second-hand boutiques and more.

Costume Museum of Canada

This museum gallery is closed to the public, but it organizes pop-up exhibits, travelling exhibitions, heritage fashion reviews, and educational programs.

Dalnavert Museum

The former home of Premier Sir Hugh John Macdonald, Dalnavert has been designated a National Historic Site.

Wed–Fri 11AM–4PM (Jul–Aug: 10AM–5PM), Sat 11AM–6PM, Sun noon–4PM

Downtown

Filled with shops large and small. The Skywalk connects the large centres, protecting you in the winter. Most shops close around 6PM.

Downtown Winnipeg Farmer's Market

Similar to the St. Norbert Farmer's Market (many of the same vendors). Started in 2013.

Jul–early Sep: 11:30AM–5:30PM

Esplanade Riel

Connecting The Forks to St. Boniface, this bridge has become one of the most photographed sights in Winnipeg.

Feast Cafe Bistro

An Indigenous-owned restaurant that serves cuisine inspired by the First Nations — bison, salmon, pickerel, Bannock, wild rice, squash....

Tue-Sun 11AM-8PM

Fire Fighters Museum of Winnipeg

This beautifully maintained fire hall built in 1903 features stained glass windows and displays hand and horse-drawn, steam and early motorized fire apparatus, artifacts, photographs and records dating back to the 1880s.

Sun 9AM–2PM

Fort Gibraltar

Living history museum, educational guided tours about the fur trade era and costumed interpreters reliving life in 1815. During February, it is at the heart of the Festival du Voyageur.

FortWhyte Alive

640-acre nature centre showcasing a 30-head bison prairie herd, 5 lakes, 7 km of trails, bird feeding stations, tipi encampment and more.

Mon–Fri 9AM–5PM, Sat Sun 10AM–5PM, extended summer and fall

Gallery Lacosse

Celebrating Manitoba art and its unique place in the Canadian creative landscape. Artists are showcased through their paintings, pottery, photos and jewellery.

Tue–Fri 11AM–6PM, Sat 11AM–5PM

Garden City Shopping Centre

A single level mall that has a lot of different stores, Canadian Tire and Winners.

Mon–Fri 9:30AM–9PM, Sat 9:30AM–6PM, Sun 11AM–6PM

Graffiti Gallery

Part of Graffiti Art Programming Inc, a not-for-profit youth art organization that uses art as a tool for community development, social change and individual growth.

Grand Prix Amusements

Go-kart racing on three challenging tracks with over 75 go-karts for ages four to adult. 18-hole pirate theme mini golf, bumper boats, bumper cars, batting cages and arcades.

Grant Park Shopping Centre

A vibrant, urban centre of nearly 400,000 square feet and over 70 shops and services.

Harbour View Recreation Complex

Enjoy a day of play with a nine-hole par 27 golf course, mini golf, driving range, lawn bowling, tennis, horseshoes, shuffleboard, sand volleyball and paddleboats. During the winter, enjoy ice skating on the lake, tobogganing, cross-country skiing and broomball. Professional golf and cross-country ski instruction and rental equipment are available.

Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar

Japanese sushi and steakhouse. The chefs prepare the meal in front of you with great showmanship. You must come as a group or you will be placed with strangers as the tables seat 8+. The menu consists of set dinners that can be expensive, but the food is delicious and the show is very entertaining.

Thu Sun 5–9PM, Fri Sat 5–9;30PM, closed Mon–Wed