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CASINOS
CLUB REGENT CASINO AND EVENT CENTRE Set among a cascading waterfall, walk-through fish tank and Caribbean restaurant are 900 slot machines and casino table games. Must be 18 or older to enter casino. Mon-Sat 10 am-3 am, Sun 12 pm-3 am. 1425 Regent Ave, 204-957-2500 or 1-800-265-3912, clubregent. com, Map 2: D-6
McPHILLIPS STATION Add a historical touch to your evening at this opulent turn-of-the-century-style casino. Try nearly 1,000 games. Must be 18 or over. Mon-Sat 10 am-3 am, Sun 12 pm-3 am. 484 McPhillips St, 204-957-2500 or 1-800-265-3912, mcphillipsstation. com, Map 2: B-4
SOUTH BEACH CASINO & RESORT Located 20 minutes south of Grand Beach on Highway 59, this bustling casino is straight from the 1920s. 600 slot machines, 12 gaming tables, a restaurant and lounge, Live entertainment in the lounge. Mon-Sat 10 am-3 am, Sun 12 pm-3 am. 30 minutes north of Winnipeg, 1-877-775-8259, southbeachcasino. ca
CULTURAL CENTRES
ABORIGINAL CENTRE OF WINNIPEG The centre is a gathering place and community resource for Winnipeg’ s Aboriginal community, with a restaurant and Canadian Plains art gallery. Mon-Fri 8 am-3 pm( restaurant)-4 pm( gallery). 181 Higgins Ave, 204-989-6605, Map 1: M-5
CENTRE CULTUREL FRANCO-MANITOBAIN Historical and genealogical resources on the province’ s French- Canadian and Métis population, as well as a restaurant. Free. Mon-Fri 8 am-11 pm, Sat 9 am-5 pm. 340 Provencher Blvd, 204-233-8972, ccfm. mb. ca, Map 1: P-5
UKRAINIAN CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTRE( OSEREDOK) Interpretive exhibits examine the diversity of the Ukrainian experience in Canada. Houses a museum, library, art gallery, archives and boutique. Free. Mon-Sat 10 am-4 pm. 184 Alexander Ave E, 204-942-0218, ukrainianwinnipeg. ca / oseredok, Map 1: N-4
WINNIPEG CHINESE CULTURAL CENTRE Located within the Dynasty Building in downtown’ s Chinatown district. Mon 1:30 pm-9 pm, Tue / Thu 9 am-9 pm, Wed & Fri 9 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-5:30 pm, Sun 1 pm-5 pm. 180 King St, 204-943-2627, wcccc. ca, Map 1: N-4
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
BRUCE D. CAMPBELL FARM AND FOOD DISCOVERY CENTRE Explore the connection between food and farming through interactive exhibits. Visitors learn about agriculture with hands-on activities like a virtual pig sonogram Open Tue-Sat 10 am-4 pm. Admission: adults $ 5, seniors / youth $ 3.50, children under 5 free. Research Station Rd, around 15 kms south of the Perimeter on Hwy 75( Pembina Hwy), 204-883-2524, umanitoba. ca / afs / discoverycentre
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CANADIAN FOSSIL DISCOVERY CENTRE See ancient preserved bones and Canada’ s largest mosasaur, Bruce, at the Fossil Discovery Centre. The hills of Morden are rich in hidden fossils and it is the CFDC’ s mission to collect and preserve them. Admission: adults $ 8, students $ 5, families $ 18, preschoolers free. Mon-Sun 10 am-5 pm. 111-B Gilmour St, 204-822-3406, discoverfossils. com
CHILDREN’ S MUSEUM The tweleve interactive galleries are exciting, cleverly designed educational galleries at every turn, with something for children of every age. Every Monday: Mini Mondays focuses on activites for the youngest of visitors( under 4 years old) from 10 am-2 pm. Until Sep 4: Travelling exhibition Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action gets kids up and active with action adventure scenes that cast kiddos as surfers and kung fu masters. Sep 29-Oct 1: Mini Culture Days is filled with hands-on outdoor experiments and games. Also, enjoy free entry to the museum on Sep 30 from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Open daily 9:30 pm-6 pm. Admission: $ 11. The Forks, 204-924-4000, childrensmuseum. com, Map 1: Q-5
DEER MEADOW FARMS Brand new location houses petting zoo, u-pick pumpkin patch, corn maze, hay bale pyramid, and tire tower. Open as of Sep 5: Tue-Fri 10 am-2 pm, Fri 6 pm-10 pm, Sat 10 am-8 pm, Sun 1 pm-6 pm. Admission: $ 12 / adult, $ 11 / ages 12 and up. 21 155 Springfield Rd, 204-222-1824, deermeadowfarms. com
PLANETARIUM AT THE MANITOBA MUSEUM The first planetarium in Canada to use Digistar ® 5 All-Dome state-of-the-art digital projection technology, which dramatically enhances the experience using two wide-angle video projectors to cover the dome. Call for showtimes. Admission: Adult /$ 9, seniors, students, & youth /$ 7.50, families /$ 30, children under two free. Centennial Centre, 190 Rupert Ave, 204-956-2830, Map 1: N-4
SCIENCE GALLERY AT THE MANITOBA MUSEUM Discover your scientific side at this hands-on science centre. Learn about science through high-tech demonstrations and learn about erosion. Adults /$ 9, seniors, students, & youth /$ 7.50, families /$ 30, children under two free. Centennial Centre, 190 Rupert Ave, 204-956-2830, Map 1: N-4
GOLF COURSES
Call ahead for green conditions, hours weather dependant. John Blumberg Golf Course Two municipal courses, a par 71, 18-hole layout and a par 34, 9-hole track. 4540 Portage Ave, 204-986-3490, Map 2: D-1; Kildonan Park Golf Course Winnipeg’ s oldest public course, par 69, 18 holes. 2021 Main St, 204-986-5679, Map 2: B-5; The Links at Quarry Oaks Steinbach, 35 minutes east, 27 holes, three distinctive nines: the Quarry Nine, the Oaks Nine, and the Desert Nine, rated one of Canada’ s top public courses, slope rating 136-140, 1-204-326-4653
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HISTORICAL SITES
THE FORKS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND PORT A gathering place for 6,000 years, The Forks was the hub of the western fur trade as early settlement began. Today, the site is the city’ s top tourist attraction and includes a nine-acre interpretive park and adjoins The Forks Historic Port and Assiniboine Riverwalk. Head indoors to the market or Johnston Terminal for unique shops and restaurants. Off Main St at Waterfront Dr, 204-942-6302 or 1-888-942-6302, theforks. com, Map 1: Q-5
THE FORKS / OODENA CIRCLE Measuring 60 metres across and 2.5 metres deep, this stone circle is geometrically aligned to the sunrise and sunset of the fall and spring equinoxes, as well as to true north. The Forks, beside the Children’ s Museum, theforks. com, Map 1: Q-5
LOWER FORT GARRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Once a supply centre of the Hudson’ s Bay Company, this stone fort has been restored to its 1850s appearance. Costumed interpreters move through their daily activities hammering horseshoes, baking bread and stocking furs, never breaking character. Adult $ 7.80, senior $ 6.55, youth $ 3.90, family $ 19.60. Weekends: free admission, no costumed interpreters. Hwy 9, 32 km north of Winnipeg, 1-888-773-8888 or 785-6050
MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE BUILDING Tour the grand building where the province’ s decision-makers meet. Selfguided tours daily 8 am-8 pm. Broadway and Osborne St, 204-945-3636, Map 1: Q-3
ST. BONIFACE BASILICA The dramatic façade is all that is left of the original St. Boniface Cathedral-Basilica, which was destroyed by fire in 1968. Its cemetery includes the graves of many important Manitoba figures, including Louis Riel. 190 ave de la Cathédrale, 204-233-7304, Map 1: P-6
UNION STATION Built in 1911, the building was designed by the same architects behind New York’ s Grand Central Station. Today this is still the Winnipeg station for VIA Rail. 123 Main St, Map 1: P-4
UPPER FORT GARRY PARK Central to Winnipeg’ s fur trade era, all that remains of this Hudson’ s Bay Company fort is the gate itself. Historical plaques explaining the fort’ s significance and the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Heritage Wall, which plays an impressive LED light show illustrating the spot’ s history. Broadway and Main St across from The Forks, upperfortgarry. com, Map 1: Q-4
INdOOR ATTRACTIONS
BAD AXE THROWING Bring a group and master the art of axe throwing. Coaches and instructors teach techniques to help handle hatchets. Groups of five or more required. Call ahead to book. $ 44.25 / person. 6-1393 Border St, 204-615-8222, Map 2: C-3
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