Discover Winnipeg, Manitoba’s thriving capital city

A 3 day tour of Manitoba
from our Student issue,
Winter 2012.

Winnipeg offers learning experiences that go beyond the traditional classroom. This vibrant city, the capital of Manitoba, was recognized as the 2010 Culture Capital of Canada. 

Moving forward, Winnipeg’s 740,000 residents bring a cosmopolitan flair to the city as well as a welcoming spirit ready to welcome visitors. 

As students arrive in diverse and friendly Winnipeg, they’ll find opportunities to connect with culture around every turn. This tour focuses on the stories Winnipeg has to tell, sure to pique young travelers’ curiosity.

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Day One

Masonic mysteries are revealed on the Hermetic Code Tour of Manitoba’s Legislative Building. This one-of-a-kind landmark is packed with mysterious architectural touches — hidden hieroglyphic inscriptions, Free Mason symbols and numerological codes have baffled historians and visitors for a century now. 

Legends of power, corruption and heroism are related during Exchange District walking tours. These experiences take students through the district that served as Winnipeg’s center of finance and wholesale trade during the 1880s.

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Day Two

Change is good, or at least that is what they say at the Royal Canadian Mint. Here, you can see billions of Canadian and foreign coins in production on this fascinating tour.

Then, test the universal laws of science and explore the wonders of technology and illusion at The Manitoba Museum Science Gallery. More than 100 exhibits present a challenge to overcome — as well as operating instructions and a short explanation of the science at work.

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Day Three

Visit those daring young men and their flying machines at the Western Canada Aviation Museum followed by a steam train ride on the Prairie Dog Central Railway.

The planes and other aircraft at the museum were retrieved from all over Canada (including the bottom of lakes and from mountainsides); they’re now restored and curated to tell the story of the country’s aviation heritage. 

The railway is a short line railway owned and operated by The Vintage Locomotive Society Inc., and it is one of the oldest regularly scheduled vintage operating trains in North America. 

In the evening, go on a haunted outing with Heartland International Travel and Tours. 

Choose from a historical tour of Winnipeg’s ghosts where you might catch a glimpse of an orb or apparition in special places, hear historic tales about the paranormal at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site or communicate with spirits at the St. Boniface Museum — all places where Winnipeg’s cultures have melded together and history was made.

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Tourism Winnipeg
(855) 734-2489
(204) 943-1970
www.tourismwinnipeg.com

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