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  • Winnipeg, Canada

Winnipeg’s Wealthy Beginnings Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

  • Mobile ticket

  • Offered in: English

Explore Winnipeg’s historic Broadway and Memorial district on a flexible GPS-guided audio walking tour. Stories play automatically as you follow the 2.5 km route past grand buildings, monuments and leafy boulevards. Highlights include WAG-QAUMAJUQ, MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, UPPER FORT GARRY, MANITOBA CLUB, FORT GARRY HOTEL and UNION STATION. Hear how wealth, politics and railway growth shaped the city. Start whenever you like, pause for photos or museum visits and finish at your own pace. Download before you arrive; no mobile data or signal is needed during the tour.

What to Expect

Shared tour (max 10)
28 stops
31 places
1 hr – 2 hrs 30 min

Stop at: Hudson's Bay

5 min

FORMER HUDSON’S BAY BUILDING. See the landmark department store being transformed into Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn, a major Indigenous-led redevelopment.

Stop at: Winnipeg Art Gallery

5 min

WAG-QAUMAJUQ. Admire the striking art gallery and its internationally celebrated collection of Inuit art.

Stop at: Manitoba Provincial Archives

5 min

MANITOBA ARCHIVES BUILDING. See the stately home of Manitoba’s provincial records and stories.

Stop at: Memorial Boulevard

5 min

FORMER VAUGHAN STREET JAIL. View the imposing surviving jail building and its sombre place in Winnipeg history from the exterior.

Stop at: Memorial Provincial Park

2 min

POWER HOUSE BUILDING. Pass this utilitarian heritage structure that once helped serve the surrounding government complex.

Stop at: Teranet Manitoba - Winnipeg Land Titles and Personal Property Office

5 min

LAND TITLES BUILDING. Admire the grand civic architecture of an institution central to Winnipeg’s early growth.

Stop at: Edmonton Street & Broadway

5 min

DEVON COURT APARTMENTS. See an elegant early apartment building that reflects Broadway’s fashionable residential era.

Stop at: Carlton Street & Broadway

5 min

TUCKWELL’S SCHOOL FOR BOYS. Picture the vanished private school through the tour’s historic image at this former-site stop.

Stop at: Broadway & Hargrave Street

5 min

MONARCH LIFE BUILDING. Notice the refined architecture of this prominent early Winnipeg office building.

Stop at: Broadway & Donald Street

5 min

KENMORE AND PRINCETON APARTMENTS. Admire two buildings once counted among Winnipeg’s most luxurious residences.

Stop at: Winnipeg Railway Museum

5 min

UNION STATION AND WINNIPEG RAILWAY MUSEUM. View Winnipeg’s grand railway landmark from outside; the museum remains closed during station upgrades.

Stop at: Manitoba Club

5 min

MANITOBA CLUB. See Western Canada’s oldest operating private club, founded in 1874.

Stop at: Upper Fort Garry

5 min

UPPER FORT GARRY FRONT GATE. Pass through the surviving gateway to the fur-trade post that shaped early Winnipeg.

Stop at: Upper Fort Garry

5 min

UPPER FORT GARRY PROVINCIAL HERITAGE PARK. Explore the urban park marking a pivotal site in Winnipeg’s founding story.

Stop at: Fort Street & Broadway

5 min

FORT GARRY PLACE AND PRAIRIE 360. Contrast a modern residential complex with Winnipeg’s distinctive revolving tower.

Stop at: The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre

5 min

FORT GARRY HOTEL. Admire Winnipeg’s landmark château-style railway hotel, an enduring symbol of the city’s boom years.

Stop at: Naval Museum of Manitoba

5 min

NAVAL MUSEUM OF MANITOBA. Pass the museum’s exterior and discover Manitoba’s surprising naval history.

Stop at: Donald Street

5 min

PATERSON BLOCK. See this handsome historic apartment block along Winnipeg’s grand Broadway corridor.

Stop at: 75 Hargrave St

5 min

GLINES HOUSE. Admire one of the tour’s distinguished heritage homes and the story preserved in its architecture.

Stop at: 65 Hargrave St

5 min

GILROY HOUSE. See a graceful heritage residence linked to one of Winnipeg’s early prominent citizens.

Stop at: Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre

5 min

DALNAVERT MUSEUM. Admire the beautifully restored Victorian home, now a museum preserving Winnipeg’s early social history.

Stop at: 75 Kennedy

5 min

ROBERT BURNS STATUE. Meet Scotland’s celebrated poet in bronze on the Manitoba Legislative Building grounds.

Stop at: Assiniboine Avenue & Kennedy Street

5 min

BEE BETTER MANITOBA BUTTERFLY GARDEN. Take a short optional detour through a pollinator-friendly garden near the Legislative Building.

Stop at: Assiniboine Avenue & Osborne Street North

5 min

LOUIS RIEL STATUE AND FOUNTAIN. See the towering memorial to Manitoba’s Métis leader beside the Legislative Building grounds.

Stop at: VVM2+JF Winnipeg

5 min

THE GOLDEN BOY. Look up to Manitoba’s iconic gilded figure shining from the Legislative Building dome.

Stop at: Manitoba Legislative Building

5 min

MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE BUILDING. Circle the monumental Beaux-Arts landmark and admire its celebrated architecture from the public grounds.

Stop at: All Saints' Anglican Church

5 min

ALL SAINTS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH. View the historic stone church that has anchored Broadway since the late 19th century.

Stop at: 219 Memorial Blvd

5 min

SIR WILLIAM STEPHENSON MEMORIAL PROVINCIAL PARK. Finish beside the statue honouring the Winnipeg-born intelligence legend known as Intrepid.

Pass by: Winnipeg

HISTORICAL PLAQUES. Pause along Broadway to discover markers that preserve the people and events behind Winnipeg’s early prosperity.

Pass by: Winnipeg

MOUNT ROYAL APARTMENTS. View the 1926 brick apartment block at 36 Navy Way, a surviving example of Winnipeg’s early multi-family housing.

Pass by: Manitoba Legislative Building

IN REMEMBRANCE OF STATUE (NEXT OF KIN MONUMENT). Honour the Winnipeggers who died in the First World War at this solemn Legislative Building grounds memorial.

What's Included

INCLUDED
  • No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
  • Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
  • Live GPS map shows route & your location
  • Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.
  • Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
NOT INCLUDED
  • Attraction tickets
  • Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
  • Smartphone or tablet
  • WINNIPEG RAILWAY MUSEUM: closed for Union Station upgrades; exterior viewing only.
  • FORMER HUDSON’S BAY BUILDING: redevelopment underway; exterior viewing only.
  • Parking fees
  • In-person tour guide

Meeting And Pickup

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the start time, the amount paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience's local time.

Customer Reviews

Source: Viator and Tripadvisor

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3 total reviews

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