• The Exchange District

    Winnipeg's Exchange District is one of the most iconic and vibrant neighbourhoods in Winnipeg. This National Historic Site features an exceptional collection of heritage buildings built between 1880 and 1920. Nicknamed the “Chicago of the North”, the Exchange features over 150 immaculate heritage buildings within 30-square-blocks.

    The Exchange District

    Winnipeg's Exchange District is one of the most iconic and vibrant neighbourhoods in Winnipeg. This National Historic Site features an exceptional collection of heritage buildings built between 1880 and 1920. Nicknamed the “Chicago of the North”, the Exchange features over 150 immaculate heritage buildings within 30-square-blocks.

    These buildings and tree-lined streets, which were once warehouses and “terra cotta skyscapers” that housed financial institutions, have since become Winnipeg’s cultural hub, blanketed with restaurants, galleries, coffee shops, hip clothing, lifestyle and design stores. It’s also become the home to Winnipeg’s hip businesses including many graphic design and architecture firms, start-ups via Innovation Alley and photography studios, while above the streets many of these older building’s floors have been converted into stylish studio apartments where a lot of the city’s hip set has started to migrate.
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  • KENDRICK'S OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

    Kendrick’s Outdoor Adventures is your go-to rental company for outdoor adventures in Winnipeg.

    KENDRICK'S OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

    We offer new outdoor equipment rentals that will help you to get outdoors including scooters, bikes, and snowshoes. Perfect for off the beaten track or urban adventures.
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  • Design Quarter

    Design Quarter Winnipeg is a curated destination experience within a walkable area of our city, creating a community of authentic, local retail + design culture.

    Design Quarter

    Design Quarter Winnipeg is a curated destination experience within a walkable area of our city, creating a community of authentic, local retail + design culture. We are a non-profit, member-based organization aimed at providing an accessible resource for design-conscious consumers and local businesses to experience and connect with Winnipeg's central hub of creative and innovative destinations! The Quarter is comprised of Winnipeg's downtown communities, including the historic Exchange District, The Forks, and SHED district.
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  • Coffee

    Coffee—the one thing hipsters, businessmen, college students, and retired folk can agree on. And over the last few years, coffee shops in Winnipeg have upped their game by putting the focus on locally roasted beans, seriously talented latte art, and beautifully designed spaces for Winnipeggers to hang.

    Coffee

    Coffee—the one thing hipsters, businessmen, college students, and retired folk can agree on. And over the last few years, coffee shops in Winnipeg have upped their game by putting the focus on locally roasted beans, seriously talented latte art, and beautifully designed spaces for Winnipeggers to hang.
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  • Canadian Museum for Human Rights

    The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. The building itself is an inspiring architectural achievement, while museum’s contents offer a unique opportunity for learning and discovery in human rights leadership.

    Canadian Museum for Human Rights

    The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. The building itself is an inspiring architectural achievement, while museum’s contents offer a unique opportunity for learning and discovery in human rights leadership.
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  • Local Eats

    Winnipeg’s tremendous culinary scene continues to catapult itself up and into the national stratosphere, punching well above its weight class.

    Local Eats

    Winnipeg’s tremendous culinary scene continues to catapult itself up and into the national stratosphere, punching well above its weight class. No longer can it be called a burgeoning landscape, as we have moved beyond our fellow Western cities and now compete with established markets like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, entrenched in Canada’s “foodie psyche”. The dozens of nationalities that call Winnipeg home, greatly influence the options available, calling upon the ethnic character that can be found throughout the city. However, in more recent years we have also seen an explosion of talent in our kitchens, with focuses on local, organic and creative achievements the result. Skill and imagination found in other top destinations have made their way to Winnipeg and we all are being rewarded.
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  • Theatre

    Winnipeg has a plethora of performances across all genres ready to get you laughing or crying, and guaranteed to entertain. With so many wonderful performances to choose from it’s time to clear your calendars, grab your playbills, and buckle up – it’s time for curtain call.

    Theatre

    Winnipeg has a plethora of performances across all genres ready to get you laughing or crying, and guaranteed to entertain. With so many wonderful performances to choose from it’s time to clear your calendars, grab your playbills, and buckle up – it’s time for curtain call.
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  • The Forks Market + Food Hall

    Located just steps from Inn at the Forks and now home to a vibrant + deliciously eclectic food hall, The Forks Market features the best in local offerings on the main floor and fantastic local maker + retail options on the second floor. What is now The Forks Market was once horse stables + haylofts in the height of the railway days.

    The Forks Market + Food Hall

    Located just steps from Inn at the Forks and now home to a vibrant + deliciously eclectic food hall, The Forks Market features the best in local offerings on the main floor and fantastic local maker + retail options on the second floor. What is now The Forks Market was once horse stables + haylofts in the height of the railway days.
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  • Stephen Juba Park

    Stephen Juba Park is a waterfront park adjacent to Mere Hotel on the western bank of the Red River and runs from downtown Winnipeg to the Exchange District. The park features bike paths, landscaping and a Water Taxi dock. The park has an extensive multi-user path system, open areas and public art works by local artists.

    Stephen Juba Park

    Stephen Juba Park is a waterfront park adjacent to Mere Hotel on the western bank of the Red River and runs from downtown Winnipeg to the Exchange District. The park features bike paths, landscaping and a Water Taxi dock. The park has an extensive multi-user path system, open areas and public art works by local artists.
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  • Riverwalk

    One of the city’s jewels, The Assiniboine Riverwalk winds along the riverbanks from underneath Esplanade Riel all the way to the foot of the Manitoba Legislature.

    Riverwalk

    One of the city’s jewels, The Assiniboine Riverwalk winds along the riverbanks from underneath Esplanade Riel all the way to the foot of the Manitoba Legislature. Featuring interpretive plaques concerning area history, the walk showcases a distinctive river’s eye view of central Winnipeg.
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  • Downtown Winnipeg

    Log in to Instagram and search #finditdowntown. This might just be the best way to see how vibrant, diverse and artistic Winnipeg’s core is.

    Downtown Winnipeg

    Log in to Instagram and search #finditdowntown. This might just be the best way to see how vibrant, diverse and artistic Winnipeg’s core is.

    You’ll be met with stunning shots of Winnipeg’s famed architecture, which is a mix of turn of the 19th century, and early 20th century masonry (or, as we like to say, stone skyscrapers) and modern glass buildings. You’ll also be introduced to downtown’s culinary scene, where gourmet sandwiches, food trucks, and handcrafted cocktails are all the rage these days.

    Above all, you’ll see the people that make this place so great, like the singer/songwriters on stage at downtown’s many live music venues, the tour guides who can introduce you to landmarks like the much-photographed oculus at the VIA Rail Station, the chefs and shop keepers of the trendy boutiques and restaurants, the vendors at The Forks Market, and our famed Golden Boy, who looks out from his perch on top of the Manitoba Legislative Building.
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  • Esplanade Riel

    This five-metre wide and 250-metre long “people path,” is located north of the junction of the historic Red and Assiniboine Rivers, and provides a link between The Forks and Winnipeg’s French Quarter.

    Esplanade Riel

    This five-metre wide and 250-metre long “people path,” is located north of the junction of the historic Red and Assiniboine Rivers, and provides a link between The Forks and Winnipeg’s French Quarter. The structure, cable-stayed from a single, transversely inclined pylon rising 57 metres above the Red River, reflects the lightweight nature of its pedestrian traffic, while the spire signifies a place of meeting in the middle of the Red River. A historical diorama can be viewed from the bridge. The bridge was named in honour of Louis Riel.

    Esplanade Riel is located a short walk from Mere, on the trails through Stephen Juba Park.