Tourism Winnipeg

21 LEGENDS + TALES • Volume 10 • 2022 FAMILY FUN NEW Aunt Sally's Farm is the newest attraction at Assiniboine Park Zoo, featuring a barn, barnyard populated with goats, llamas and other domesticated animals, plus colourful playgrounds for little visitors and rainbow bridges for the goats. NEW Budding pilots can take flight at the stunning new home of the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, opening spring 2022. Winnipeg's green gem, Assiniboine Park, is home to the Assiniboine Park Zoo with its spectacular, award-winning Journey to Churchill exhibit that educates about Arctic species and climate change. In summer, ride a miniature steam train, stroll lush trails and gardens and play in the nature playground. At The Forks, a must-visit is the Children's Museum with its 12 galleries full of colourful, hands-on fun. For budding thespians, Manitoba Theatre for Young People puts on full-scale productions for little ones to teens. Kids of all abilities can learn about the area's history at Fort Parka. Take a guided tour and discover where billions of coins are produced each year at the Royal Canadian Mint, where all Canadian coins are made as well as for 80 countries around the world. For eager minds, head to the Manitoba Museum for interactive and immersive exhibits, including a life-size replica of the Nonsuch ship and 1920s Downtown Winnipeg. Explore the Science Gallery and stargaze at the Planetarium. Kids climb, crawl and slide at the indoor playgrounds inside Kid City and Hike 'n' Seek. Watch them bounce off the walls at the indoor trampoline parks Fun Park Indoor Amusement Centre and Flying Squirrel. Discover an amazing world of critters, put a bird in your hand, or walk along the floating boardwalks. There are so many ways to explore the environment at FortWhyte Alive and Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre. Get into the game with interactive experiences at Activate Games, where players compete in physical and mental challenges similar to an 8-bit video game or take your best shot playing laser tag at Lasertopia. Winnipeg is a playground for the young and young at heart, with its interactive experiences, educational attractions and family-friendly hotels. More contemporary Indigenous works can be found at Urban Shaman artist-run centre and traditional art from caribou hair tufting to birch bark biting at Canadian Plains Gallery. Métis leader, and father of the province, Louis Riel plays an integral part in Métis history, and part of his story is presented at Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum and Riel House National Historic Site. Feel the beat of the drums during an international Pow Wow competition at Manito Ahbee. Buy beautiful Indigenous art at the marketplace and watch Canada's Indigenous artists perform concerts. Visit Bill Worb Furs, one of the last independent fur and leather houses in Canada, bringing the product of trappers and harvesters of Northern Canada to world markets. Participate in Indigenous art workshops at Manitoba Museum, as part of the museum's push towards skills repatriation. Bring home a pair of mukluks or moccasins by Manitobah Mukluks, Canada's fastest-growing footwear brand. Aunt Sally's Farm: Courtesy of Assiniboine Park Conservancy

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