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Local: Visitor Tips

• Start at the Manitoba Legislature. It's the heart of the city and the province
• Visit Dalnavert, one of the most important old homes in the city
• See the Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Visit the Winnipeg Grain Exchange and the historical Exchange District, with some of the oldest buildings in Western Canada. Winnipeg's Chinatown is also in this area
• Visit the Centennial Centre, the focal point for the city's arts community
• Cross the River into Old St Boniface, to see the largest French community west of Montreal
• Cross the Red River again, to The Forks, a local gathering spot, market, and historical site
• Take the Riverwalk along the Assiniboine River from The Forks back to the Legislature, if you wish
• For an interesting evening, head south into Osborne Village, on the south shore of the Assiniboine River. A little further west, on Corydon is the city's Italian district, with many great restaurants.

border=1 ALIGN="RIGHT" ALT="Pond in Assiniboine Park" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5" > Here are suggestions for a second day in Winnipeg:
• Head west to the Air Force Heritage Park, just south of the airport to see many propellor and jet planes from the past.
• Head west to the Living Prairie Museum & Park, which preserves a rare patch of the tall grass prairie that existed in the West. South from the park is Grant's Mill on beautiful Sturgeon Creek
• Head south to Assiniboine Park, where there is a zoo, the Leo Mol sculpture garden, as well as Canada's largest urban forest.
• Head south again to the Fort Whyte Centre for Environmental Education
• Head east to the Royal Canadian Mint, and see how Canada's coins are made (free tour but no free samples)
• Head northeast to view the massive Spillway which each springtime sends the Red River floodwaters around Winnipeg.