Winnipeg

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

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.

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

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.

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

Esplanade Riel

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

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

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.

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.

Kildonan Park

North on Main, this park is a favourite, especially Sunday night "Cruise Nights". You will find many interesting new and vintage cars cruising through the park and meeting up with friends. As most parks, they also have BBQ/picnic designated areas, a pool, play structures, and some interesting landscaping.

King's Park

Bordering on the Red River, King’s Park has many pathways (gravel and paved) to enjoy some of which lead to marshland. In the centre of the park you will find the beautiful Pagoda Gardens. The Park also has a soccer field, two baseball diamonds and an off-leash dog park area.

Le musée de Saint-Boniface

Stand within the oldest building in Winnipeg and the largest oak structure in North America, depicting the lives of the French and Métis people.

Manitoba Children's Museum

The Manitoba Children’s Museum is home to several hands-on galleries, offering plenty of family fun. Be a TV anchor, visit the land of fairy tales or climb aboard a fully refurbished locomotive and passenger train car. In November and December, you can take a magical stroll through the Santa Village and perhaps even meet the man in the red suit himself.

Summer (Jul & Aug): 9:30AM–6PM; winter: Sun–Thu 9:30AM–4:30PM, Fri Sat 9:30AM–6PM·$6.25–7 (senior, adult and group discounts available)

Manitoba Electrical Museum

A small but interesting museum, very kid friendly. Features electric street car, robot made of household electronics and consumer products through the ages.

Tue-Sat 1–4PM·Free

Manitoba Legislative Building

Visit Manitoba’s beloved Golden Boy, who is perched atop the Provincial Legislative building. The Golden Boy, a magnificently gilded 5.25-m (17.2-ft) figure sculpted by Charles Gardet of Paris, and cast in 1918 at the Barbidienne foundry in France, is probably Manitoba's best-known symbol. Embodying the spirit of enterprise and eternal youth, he is poised atop the dome of the building. He faces the north, with its mineral resources, fish, forest, furs, hydroelectric power and seaport, where his province's future lies. The foundry was partially destroyed by bombs during the First World War, but the Golden Boy emerged unharmed. Go inside the building to see the exquisite grand staircase and rotunda. Guided tours available.

Manitoba Museum

You can explore a vivid portrayal of Manitoba’s rich and colourful history through nine galleries that total approximately 68,000 square feet of exciting exploration (approximately 4 football fields). All regions of Manitoba are represented in the galleries, including the Grasslands, the Boreal Forest, the Arctic/Subarctic, the Hudson Bay Company Collections Gallery and the Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, which is the largest and most interactive of the galleries, and moving dinosaurs. Frequent shows in the Planetarium.

Summer (mid May–early Sep): 10AM–5PM; winter: museum Thu-Sun 11AM–5PM, Planetarium Sat Sun 11AM–5PM·Museum: adult $15, senior $13, youth 3-17 $9; planetarium: $6-8

PLATFORM: Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts

Manitoba's only artist-run centre devoted exclusively to photographic and digital arts. The gallery exhibits local, national and international artists.

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art

Manitoba's premier contemporary art gallery and the first Institute of Contemporary Art in Canada.

Wed–Sat noon–9PM, Sun noon–5PM·Free

Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

formerly Western Canada Aviation Museum

The museum has a collection of 22 aircraft used in Canada and displays of artifacts with a focus on Indigenous aviation history.

10AM–5PM·Adults $16, seniors (65+) & students(13-17) $13, youth(3-12) $9.50

St. Boniface Cathedral

The original cathedral, built in 1908, was destroyed by fire in 1968. The remaining walls were incorporated into the design of the new church, creating a dramatic facade facing west across the Red River towards downtown Winnipeg: the clouds wheeling behind the hollow rosary window frame are like a Tyrell art installation. The cathedral is a beautiful testament to Winnipeg's history.

Tours during Jul & Aug: Wed–Fri 2PM & 7PM; Sat Sun 2PM, 4PM & 7PM

St. Vital Park

Situated on the Red River, this park is the perfect place for family get-togethers and recreational sports. In winter, the duck pond becomes a skating rink.

The Forks

A tourist attraction on the Red River. The Forks Market offers fresh and specialty foods, and more than 50 unique shops housed in an eclectic and historic building that was built to be a horse stable. The market has an excellent food court with various ethnic food options. Head to the hayloft for handicrafts and one-of-a-kind items including clothing, artisan-inspired gifts, jewellery and toys. In the winter you can rent ice skates and go skating down the Red River. In the summer, there are special events and outdoor entertainment almost daily, some fantastic patios and outdoor bars.

The Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint’s facility in Winnipeg, designed by local architect Etienne Gaboury, produces billions of coins each year. This is where all Canadian circulation coins are made, as well as those for more than 60 governments all around the world. A fascinating guided tour includes the viewing of a 5-minute video in the theatre area followed by a 40-minute walking tour overlooking the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility where the precise art, craft, and science of coin-making is revealed. Open year-round, the on-site Boutique offers beautiful collector coins, an exclusive line of Royal Canadian Mint clothing, and an exciting collection of souvenirs and gift ideas. The adjacent interactive coin museum involves the visitor in unique learning activities including the ability to make your own souvenir coin and the opportunity to lift and hold a 99.99% pure gold bar worth over $200,000.

Offering virtual tours on Tue-Sat·$10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6.50 for students (5-17)

Uptown Theatre

Uptown Lofts

The former Uptown Theatre (now the Uptown Lofts) was a movie theatre opened in 1931. The heritage building's restored façade features a fanciful mix of Spanish, Moorish and art deco design with many ornamental details, making the building an attractive landmark. Its interior might not be open to the public, but its façade can be viewed from the other side of the street.

Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art

Features cutting-edge Aboriginal art in an ever-changing contemporary setting, while promoting the rich artistic legacy of Aboriginal communities.

Winnipeg Art Gallery

The Winnipeg Art Gallery is Western Canada's oldest gallery, and features Manitoban, Canadian, and international artists and a large collection of Inuit Art. With its striking architecture, it is an integral part of downtown Winnipeg.

Tue-Sun 11AM–5PM except Fri 11AM–9PM·Adults $12, students/seniors $10, youth (ages 6–12) $6