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Winnipeg Attractions & Museums Guide: Historical Sites

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Stunning feats of strength, agility and balance are de rigueur in Cirque de Soleil’s Alegria,…

Fort Gibraltar

Standing near the fork of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in St. Boniface, this historical site is a replica of the fort…

Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site

Once a supply centre of the Hudson’s Bay Company, this stone fort has been restored to its 1850s appearance. Costumed…

Manitoba Legislative Building

Tour the grand building where the province’s decision-makers meet. Self-guided tours daily 8 am-8 pm. Guided tours…

Riel House

This restored Red River frame house was once home to the mother of Louis Riel, one of Manitoba’s most important…

Ross House

This log house, built in 1854, is the prairie’s first post office. Free. To Aug 31: Wed-Sun 10:30 am-4:30 pm.

Seven Oaks House

One of the oldest surviving residences in the province. Built between 1851-1853, the house is decorated with furniture,…

St. Boniface Basilica

The dramatic façade is all that is left of the original St. Boniface Cathedral-Basilica which was destroyed by fire in…

St. Norbert Arts & Cultural Centre

This historic site was once home to the Trappist monks and is also the site of the monastic ruins. The centre itself is…

The Forks National Historic Site and Port

Relax riverside, or catch a show at the Scotiabank stage. There are endless summer activities to enjoy at this downtown…

The Forks/Oodena Circle

Measuring 60 metres across and 2.5 metres deep this stone circle is geometrically aligned to the sunrise and sunset of…

Union Station

Built in 1911, the station was designed by the same architects behind New York’s Grand Central Station. Today this is…

Upper Fort Garry Gate

Central to some of Winnipeg’s most memorable events of the fur trade era, all that remains of this Hudson’s Bay Company…

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