Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba. It is a beautiful city with a population of about 800,000 people and strong, stable economy. Manitoba's capital is also multicultural urban oasis and a city of boundless energy and opportunities.

The economy and a thriving real estate market (with average house price around $286,500) are making Winnipeg an affordable city to live in. Winnipeg is a well rounded city and a great destination for architecture, rivers, history, arts, museums, and well known as a place with a vibrant dining scene with a huge choice of global cuisines thanks to the city's diverse cultures.

Winnipeg is Manitoba's cultural oasis, renowned for its vibrant multicultural life, richly layered traditions of ethnic communities and great variety of festivals, events, museums and galleries.

There is always something to do in this vibrant city noted for world-class performing arts and lively gatherings. Watch the life performance on the outdoor stage, relax in the serene open spaces of Assiniboine Park, watch the swans on a quiet pond, take a famous riverwalk, play, walk and shop at The Forks, a historic junction that's emerged as Winnipeg's favourite meeting place or enjoy the sights and sounds of a world-class zoo.

Visit Assiniboine Park - Assiniboine Park is one of Winnipeg’s finest attractions and is visited by millions of people every year. The park comprises over 400 acres and features miniature railway, zoo with 180 animal species and over 80 acres to explore, duck pond, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Tavern, Qualico Family Centre, Lyric Theatre, English Garden, Nature Playground, walking and biking paths, facilities for tobogganing, cross-country skiing, ice-skating and numerous other attractions.

Fort Whyte Alive - This centre for family adventure and recreation is Winnipeg's special wild oasis with 660 acres of forest, lakes, marshes and self-guiding trails. It brings people together to share unforgettable experiences and build sustainable relationships with nature and each other.

If you are interested in culinary scene, Winnipeg is a popular city known across Canada for featuring innovative chefs and cuisine from many new and established cultural communities, all offered with an air of modesty and down-home hospitality.

Winnipeg is also one of the coldest major cities in North America. Situated in the Canadian Prairies, Winnipeg experiences normal January lows of minus 5º to minus 9º F (minus 20º to minus 22º C). Discover Manitoba’s winter and find top 50 things to do in Winnipeg during winter...

For thousands of years, the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers has been a meeting place. Today, Manitoba’s capital city has evolved into the largest city on the Canadian Prairies. Winnipeg has been central to Indigenous gatherings, the fur trade, the railway, the grain exchange and now it’s known for its aerospace, technology and creative industries, among others. Find out more...

The Forks Winnipeg - Visit The Forks, Winnipeg's most popular gathering place for shopping, dining and year-round fun and adventure. Located downtown at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Since Winnipeg’s first live theatre performance in 1867, the city has been known for stage productions - anchored by performing arts companies with decades of experience. Winnipeg is home of the famed Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, and Winnipeg Folk Festival. The city’s stages shine with theatre, ballet, opera and symphonic masterpieces. Find out more...

This summer, choose to explore Manitoba's capital city in way you've never done before. Here's a weekend itinerary full of all those experiences that any solid mini-vacay needs - a little retail therapy, a dose of nature, a sprinkle of history, and, of course, some play time. Click on following link to find 7 ways to spend a weekend in Winnipeg...

Visit Interesting Heritage Buildings:

Canadian Pacific Railway Station - 181 Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg - The former Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Station is one of the province's most notable sites. Between 1904, when the building was completed, and 1914, when the great waves of immigration were dwindling, thousands of Prairie homesteaders passed through its grand portico. The station was designed by the renowned Montreal firm of Edward and W.S. Maxwell. At the CPR Station, the Maxwell brothers created an early Canadian example of the Beaux-Arts Classical style. Find more info from the Manitoba government...

Cathedral Church Saint John, 135 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg - The Cathedral Church of Saint John, the fourth church built on its property, represents the oldest Anglican parish in Western Canada. Established in 1822 by John West, a Church of England clergyman sent to the Red River Settlement by the Hudson’s Bay Company, the church ministered to the needs of settlers and fur traders and became the centre of the Anglican Church’s missionary, educational and administrative activity in the West. Find more info about this building from the Manitoba government...

Hotel Fort Garry - 222 Broadway, Winnipeg - The Fort Garry Hotel is unique in Manitoba, the last surviving grand hotel from an era when such buildings were at the pinnacle of architectural achievement. Designed by the notable Montreal firm of Ross and MacFarlane, the hotel is the province's sole example of the Chateau style, an architecture that came to be seen as a distinctly Canadian style, combining qualities of the French Gothic with a strong Canadian impulse for large, dramatic architectural gestures. Find more info about this building from the Manitoba government...

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