10 Best Things to Do in Winnipeg
What is Winnipeg Most Famous For?
The best places to visit in Winnipeg start at the iconic city centre and the confluence of its 2 main rivers. Here, at The Forks National Historic Site, you can enjoy a historic river park and world-class museums like the world’s only human rights museum. Winnipeg is known for its thriving arts, culture and music scene too. A year-round roster of cultural events takes place at major centres and throughout the city’s charming historic neighbourhoods.
Winnipeg is a great destination for nature lovers too with 3 major rivers flowing through the city, sprawling city parks and easy access to wilderness areas. In winter, you can join Winnipeggers to ice-skate along its 6-km frozen river trail.
What are the best things to do in Winnipeg?
1. The Forks National Historic Site
Historic landmark and recreational green space at the junction of 2 rivers
Ideal para: Famílias, Foto, História
The Forks National Historic Site is the number 1 attraction in Winnipeg. Each year millions of visitors converge on the Forks for its cultural activities and events, its historic buildings, biking trails and riverwalks and outdoor monuments that honour First Nations history.
The site is located at the confluence of the Red and the Assiniboine rivers in the heart of the city and has been a hub of human activity for over 6,000 years. You can discover the storied history of the site at The Wall Through Time, which retells the historic events of this unique landmark. Today the site remains a place of discovery and learning, a meeting place and recreational green space near the heart of downtown Winnipeg.
Localização: Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4S8, Canada
Telefone: +1 204-927-7874
The Forks National Historic Site
2. Assiniboine Park
Green space with gardens, a greenhouse, galleries and a zoo
Ideal para: Famílias, Foto, Casais
Assiniboine Park is a vast green space near the centre of Winnipeg and a great spot for lovers of nature, animals and art. The picturesque gardens, scenic trails and outdoor sculptures, as well as the art galleries at The Pavilion, a Winnipeg landmark, are free to explore all year.
The park is also home to popular attractions such as the 80-acre Assiniboine Park Zoo, where you can get up close to polar bears, and The Leaf, a large indoor horticultural garden housed in a spectacular glass structure. The park also offers free outdoor concerts and a range of cultural and educational events and activities all year. The steam train, duck pond and playgrounds are especially popular with families.
Assiniboine Park
3. The Exchange District
Historic neighbourhood known for culture, ambience and architecture
Ideal para: Casais, História, Foto
The Exchange District is a vibrant neighbourhood in the heart of Winnipeg, renowned for its cultural offerings, bustling atmosphere and historic architecture. It’s a National Historic Site with heritage buildings from the city’s storied boom period between 1880 and 1920 when Winnipeg was a rapidly expanding railway hub and Gateway to the West.
Today, trendy boutiques, art galleries, cool cafes and music venues line the streets of the Exchange District. It’s also famed for its entertainment spots including the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre for theatre productions, the Manitoba Museum for its science exhibits and planetarium, and the Centennial Concert Hall for ballet, music and opera.
The Exchange District
4. FortWhyte Alive
Wildlife reserve and outdoor recreation area
Ideal para: Famílias, Aventura, Foto
FortWhyte Alive is a 267-hectare reclaimed urban green space located on Treaty 1 territory, supporting sustainable living and connection with nature. Its 7-km trail traverses prairies, marshes, aspen forest and lakeside paths. Expect to spot wildlife ranging from migratory birds to the FortWhyte resident bison herd. Covered in crushed limestone, the trails are accessible in all seasons on foot, by bike or with a buggy.
Popular summer activities at FortWhyte Alive include fishing, dip netting and paddling in canoes or rowboats on the lakes. In winter ice skating and cross-country skiing are popular. For a thrilling experience ride a toboggan down the Richardson Rrrrun slide out onto the frozen lake. Entrance is free if you arrive by sustainable transport.
Localização: 1961 McCreary Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3P 2K9, Canada
Abre: Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
Telefone: +1 204-989-8355
FortWhyte Alive
5. The Winnipeg Sign
Iconic landmark for selfies and Winnipeg views
Ideal para: Famílias, Foto, Casais
The Winnipeg sign is an iconic 2.5-metre-high landmark located near the Festival Stage at The Forks. The sign is a legacy from hosting the Canada Summer Games in 2017. For a city that prides itself on its art and architecture, the sign has been criticised for its unremarkable design and similar look to other tourist-attraction signs elsewhere.
Whether it impresses you or not, the sign stands in front of the striking Winnipeg Human Rights Museum, which makes for impressive shots and selfies despite the design. As it is in one of the city’s busiest meeting places and parks that bustle with events and carnivals in summer, you’re certain to see the sign on a visit to Winnipeg.
Localização: Winnipeg, MB R3C 4X1, Canada
The Winnipeg Sign
6. Winnipeg Mint
The world of coin production at the Royal Canadian Mint
Ideal para: Famílias, História, Viagens alternativas
The Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg is a must if you are interested in how coins are made. This high-volume facility produces some 1 billion coins every year including all the circulation coins in Canada and some of other countries, as well as commemorative coins, medallions and medals.
The mint is renowned for its family-friendly tours that are fun and engaging for all ages. You can see the coin production process in action, learn about the high-tech systems the mint uses to produce the coins and hear stories and fun facts from the knowledgeable guides. You can’t take photos of the production process. Tours are popular and fill up fast, but you can book ahead on the website.
Localização: 520 Lagimodiere Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R2J 3E7, Canada
Abre: Hours vary by season
Telefone: +1 204-984-1144
Winnipeg Mint
7. Manitoba Museum
The fascinating natural and human history of Manitoba and beyond
Ideal para: História, Famílias
The Manitoba Museum offers an immersive journey through Manitoba’s natural and human history from ancient past to present day. It’s the province’s largest non-profit science museum with 2.9 million exhibits across 9 interactive galleries. Its impressive 3D walkthrough dioramas showcase the region’s diverse habitats, from the frigid Arctic to the windswept prairies.
Explore the area’s animal life from dinosaur fossils from the Cretaceous Period. Get up close to contemporary fauna from bison herds to butterflies. Discover the natural beauty of Canada’s northern regions and the traditional lifestyles of First Nations peoples. A popular highlight is the award-winning Ancient Seas, a fascinating exhibit that brings to life marine creatures from the Ordovician Period through animation.
Localização: 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2, Canada
Abre: Tuesday–Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm (closed on Mondays)
Telefone: +1 204-956-2830
Manitoba Museum
8. Winnipeg Art Gallery
The world’s largest collection of Inuit art
Ideal para: Casais, Famílias
Established in 1912, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, or WAG-Qaumajuq, holds in trust the largest collection of modern and contemporary Inuit art anywhere in the world, some 14,000 pieces. The first thing you see when you step inside the museum is a stunning, 3-storey glass showcase of Inuit artworks.
The Art Gallery also holds a diverse range of 28,000 artworks in an ever-evolving collection including contemporary Canadian, British and European artworks, decorative art, prints, drawings, video and photography. The museum is run as a nexus of community and culture and hosts educational programmes and popular workshops such as digital drawing and watercolour painting throughout the year.
Localização: 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1, Canada
Abre: Wednesday–Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Telefone: +1 204-786-6641
Winnipeg Art Gallery
9. Nestaweya River Trail
6-km ice skating trail along the frozen rivers
Ideal para: Foto, Viagens alternativas
The Nestaweya River Trail comes into being in the winter when the Red and Assiniboine rivers freeze over. Then Winnipeggers come out to skate, sledge, walk, run or cycle along this frozen trail. At over 6 km in length, the Nestaweya River Trail once held the Guinness World Record for the longest naturally frozen skating trail in the world.
Benches and art installations along the trail dubbed ‘warming huts’ provide rest stops. The ice is tested daily and subject to section closures for safety reasons and visitors must heed the signage.
Localização: River Walk, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abre: Hours vary by season
Nestaweya River Trail
10. Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The only human rights museum in the world
Ideal para: História
The Museum of Human Rights is one of the most important museums in Canada and the only museum in the world dedicated to the human rights. The museum’s multimedia exhibits highlight past, present and future of important global issues such as women’s rights, the right to vote and migrant worker rights. And it investigates curious topics such as how French became an official language in Canada.
The fascinating architecture of the Museum of Human Rights is a significant part of the experience. You’ll find symbolism embedded into the structure as you ascend the ramps from darkness into light. The exterior overlapping glass panels represent the wings of a peace dove wrapped around the building.
Localização: 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0L5, Canada
Abre: Tuesday–Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm (closed on Mondays)
Telefone: +1 877-877-6037
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
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