Top 10 Must Sees in Winnipeg
CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (CMHR)
www.humanrights.ca
The term awe-inspiring feels like an understatement when you look upon the CMHR, whose glass cloud and
Tyndall stone mountain façade towers over Winnipeg's skyline. Inside, the architecture itself creates one
encompassing metaphor for human rights — climbing from darkness to light while employing a labyrinth of
alabaster walkways. Throughout its 11 galleries you'll encounter interactive exhibits, new media displays and
artifacts that tell the heartbreaking — and often triumphant — struggle for universal human rights.
EXCHANGE DISTRICT
www.exchangedistrict.org
Vogue found the Exchange District to indeed be vogue, and surely you will too when you explore its
fashionable streets. The city's original warehouse district still houses an embarrassment of riches when it
comes to terracotta architecture (most of which was built in the late 1880s), while inside these handsome
buildings you'll find some of The Peg's chicest stores, restaurants, cafes, art galleries, and entertainment
centres.
THE FORKS
www.theforks.com
Manitoba's most-visited tourist area (which is also a hot spot for locals) makes the most of all four seasons.
The Forks Market houses excellent shopping, cultural events, and The Common — a beer and wine bar
surrounded by food kiosks run by some of Winnipeg's best restaurants. Spring through fall you can take river
boats that provide fun, insightful tours on Winnipeg's two main waterways, while in winter you'll find hundreds
of skaters making use of the Red River Mutual Trail, our city's famed naturally frozen surface, which is so cool
it has been featured in publications including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and a host of
architecture magazines.
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Exchange District: Mike Peters The Forks Food hall: Ben Aguilar
Canadian Museum for Human Rights: William Au
www.tourismwinnipeg.com
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