Board the famed Nonsuch
ketch, see local specimens
that run from Ice Age predators to
Cretaceous period pliosaurs and take
in life-sized dioramas that showcase
the region's history at the Manitoba
Museum. manitobamuseum.ca
Get close to North America's
largest urban bison herd,
paddle and sail the lakes in summer,
and skate, slide and snowshoe the
trails in winter at FortWhyte Alive's
gorgeous eco-tourism centre.
fortwhyte.org
Stroll and shop amongst the
finest collection of turn-of-
the-20th century buildings in North
America in The Exchange District,
home to some of the city's coolest
shops, cafés, galleries, bars and
restaurants. exchangedistrict.org
Take a tour that's always
on the money at The Royal
Canadian Mint, a state-of-the-art
facility, which annually produces
millions of coins for countries across
the globe. mint.ca
Relax in the thermal pools,
Finnish saunas, aromatic
steam rooms on the beach, in heated
hammocks and in your robes as you
dine on farm-to-table fare at the city's
much-loved open-air Scandinavian
spa, Thermëa by Nordik Spa-Nature.
thermea.ca
Clear your imagination for
takeoff at the Royal Aviation
Museum of Western Canada's
stunning, newly-built facility that
features outstanding aviation artifacts
that you can board. It also contains
some of the weirdest and whackiest
prototypes that never actually took
off. royalaviationmuseum.com
TOP TO BOTTOM: Royal Canadian Mint, photo by Salvador Maniquiz. Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.
Thermëa by Nordik Spa-Nature, photo by Elizabeth Tran. FortWhyte Alive, photo by Abby Matheson. Exchange District,
photo by Salvador Maniquiz.
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