Winnipeg Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada
About Winnipeg
The name Winnipeg is a transcription of the western Cree wordwi-nipe-kmeaning "muddy waters"; the general area was populated for thousands of years byFirst Nations. The confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, nowadays known as The Forks, was a crossroads of canoe routes travelled by Aboriginal peoples prior to European contact. Winnipeg started out at this spot in 1738 asFort Rouge, a French outpost for the fur trade. After the Seven Years' War, under the Hudson's Bay Company it becameFort Gibraltarand laterFort Garry. Many trails converged on the fort and later became streets, which is evident when you see the city's somewhat haphazard road layout. In 1869–70, Winnipeg was the site of the Red River Rebellion, a conflict between the local provisional government of Métis, led by Louis
Top Attractions in Winnipeg
Explore the best things to see and do in Winnipeg:
- ★Airforce Heritage Museum and Air Park
- ★Assiniboia Downs Racetrack
- ★Assiniboine Park
- ★Black Hole Theatre Company
- ★Canada Day
- ★Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- ★Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth
- ★Cinematheque
Where to Eat in Winnipeg
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴529 Wellington Steakhouse
- 🍴Affinity Vegetarian Garden
- 🍴Baked Expectations
- 🍴Bonfire Bistro
- 🍴Bridge Drive-In
- 🍴Burrito Del Rio Taqueria
Where to Stay in Winnipeg
- 🏨Fort Garry Hotel
- 🏨Hansen Inn
- 🏨Humphry Inn & Suites
- 🏨Inn at the Forks
- 🏨Mariaggi's Theme Suite Hotel
- 🏨Norwood Hotel
Winnipeg Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: