Via Rail Winnipeg train station and nearby places
VIA Rail’s Winnipeg Union Station is located midway on its cross-Canada train journey, the Canadian (Toronto to Vancouver). Spend some time in this beautiful Beaux-Arts-style train station, which shares the same original architectural design firm as New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, and while you’re in the ‘Gateway to the West’, explore some of the other fascinating historic sites Winnipeg has to offer below.
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Winnipeg Union Station
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Winnipeg Station was originally constructed in 1911 with a major renovation completed in the 1990s in order to comply with Labour Canada requirements.
St. Boniface Heritage Garden
Winnipeg, Manitoba
In the heart of Winnipeg across from the Historic Forks and the Canadian Museum for Human ...
Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Proud Métis and French Canadian Historical Museum
Ross House Museum
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The first post office in Western Canada and home of the Ross family.
Riel House National Historic Site
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Explore the life of Louis Riel and his struggle to protect the Métis.
Transcona Museum
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Former Bank of Toronto & Transcona Municipal Offices. City of Winnipeg Heritage Site.
Historical Museum of St. James-Assiniboia
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Explore the 1856 Red River Frame House, 1911 Municipal Hall, and 1890s Interpretive Centre
Road Map
Winnipeg, Manitoba to Winnipeg, Manitoba
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