A marvel of engineering built to prevent annual floods from devastating the city of Winnipeg.

This little theatre at the end of the Urban Gallery in the Manitoba Museum plays silent films from stars who performed in Winnipeg.

The ruins of a burned-down monastery have become a serene park and community space. 

Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.

One of Canada's oldest collections of stone fur trading buildings.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.

The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.