Sightseeing in Winnipeg - what to see. Complete travel guide

A small town Winnipeg, located nearby a lake with the same name, needed a hundred of years to turn from a modest settlement into a modern megalopolis and a center of industry and tourism of Canada. This city has become very popular among immigrants due to cheap prices for apartments, so while walking on the streets of Winnipeg you can hear English, French, Ukrainian and Russian languages. Such cultural diversity couldn’t have failed to make an impact on the traditions of the city and so today there are many cultural centers in Winnipeg.

The main city’s sight is Royal Canadian Mint that makes coins for Canada and some other countries even nowadays. Entering this building is prohibited, but you will be amazed even by the look of this house as its architecture is really unusual.

Assiniboine Park is the most popular place for people who enjoy walking. The park is also a great place to explore the beauty of the Canadian nature. If you visit Winnipeg with kids, don’t forget to attend Kildonan Park that is located in this city. Architecture fans should consider visiting Exchange Quarter, where you will find beautiful buildings of the Victorian period. As this city is a home for people of different nationalities, you will find Italian, French quarters, and China town. In each of the quarters you can find chains of shops and restaurants made in best traditions of some culture. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Most intraconscious visitors can’t fail to notice the resemblance of the city’s name and the main character of the popular children’s book about Winnie-the-Pooh. Indeed, the name Winnipeg is connected with the legend about a bear cub, which has made a trip from Canada to the Great Britain.

Among the cultural centers of the city is the Ed Leith Cretaceous. It presents visitors with a collection of archaeological finds related to the Cretaceous period. In this museum, visitors can see the skeletons of dinosaurs and huge fish, as well as a collection of unique fossils, which are more than 100 million years old. This museum has many information panels, so even an independent tour of it promises to be very exciting.

No less interesting is the Robert B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy. It occupies a beautiful modern building with panoramic windows. The museum is located on the territory of the Wallace University. The formation of the unique collection of minerals that visitors of the museum can see today began back in 1918. The famous geologist Joseph Spencer presented the university with his collection of minerals, which numbered more than 1,000 exhibits. The example of the well-known geologist was followed by other scientists. Geologists from all over Canada began to send samples of rocks and minerals to the university. Over time, the collection has become so huge that a whole building has been allocated for its storage. Guest of Winnipeg can visit this amazing museum for free.

While walking around the city you can see a lot of interesting sculptures. One of the most effective and recognizable is the sculpture Golden Boy. This sculpture is remarkable, first of all, by an unusual arrangement; it is mounted on the top of the dome of the building of the legislative assembly. The height of this statue is more than 5 meters, and it is located at an altitude of 77 meters, so you can see the figure of the golden boy from many areas of Winnipeg. The sculpture which was installed in 1919, symbolizes the god of Mercury - the patron of commercial affairs.

The city has very interesting religious sites. St. Mary's Cathedral is an excellent example. It was built in 1880 and is a striking monument in the Romanesque style. The facade of the cathedral which is more than a hundred years old has been preserved almost in its original form. The main feature of the internal design of the ancient cathedral which was preserved is considered to be stained glass. Recently, a modern electronic organ was installed in the cathedral which everyone can listen to. Many come to the cathedral specifically to admire the ancient icons with the finish of gilding.