Winnipeg’s Wealthy Beginnings: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

Winnipeg Trip Overview

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the Broadway & Memorial area!

On this easy to walk 2.5 km (return) tour, you’ll explore the historical buildings, statues & monuments that make up this must-see section of the city.

Highlights include the Legislative Building, Manitoba Club, Land Titles Building, Union Station & the Fort Garry Hotel.

Don’t just see the city, hear what it has to say!

Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.

The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.

Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.

Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.

Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

Additional Info

Duration: 1 to 2 hours
Starts: Winnipeg, Canada
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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What to Expect When Visiting Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the Broadway & Memorial area!

On this easy to walk 2.5 km (return) tour, you’ll explore the historical buildings, statues & monuments that make up this must-see section of the city.

Highlights include the Legislative Building, Manitoba Club, Land Titles Building, Union Station & the Fort Garry Hotel.

Don’t just see the city, hear what it has to say!

Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.

The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.

Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.

Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.

Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Hudson’s Bay, 450 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0E7, Canada

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the Broadway & Memorial area!

On this easy to walk 2.5 km (return) tour, you’ll explore the historical buildings, statues & monuments that make up this must-see section of the city.

Highlights include the Legislative Building, Manitoba Club, Land Titles Building, Union Station & the Fort Garry Hotel.

Don’t just see the city, hear what it has to say!

Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.

The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.

Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.

Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.

Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1V1 Canada

We’ll point out the uniquely shaped building and tell you a bit about why you may want to plan a visit!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Manitoba Provincial Archives, 200 Vaughan St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1T5 Canada

We’ll briefly tell you about this impressive building and what it contains inside. It’s actually a bit surprising!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Memorial Boulevard, Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Former Vaughn Street Jail. We’ll point this out to you and give you some cold hard facts on why you might want to keep walking.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Central Power House, 219 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V7, Canada

You’ll see this old building and learn a bit about it’s function back in the day.

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Winnipeg Land Titles Building, 433 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C, Canada

You’ll see & hear about one of the most important buildings in the development of Winnipeg.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Edmonton Street & Broadway, Edmonton St & Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8, Canada

Devon court apartments. Learn all about the fantastic old apartment buildings.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Carlton Street & Broadway, Carlton St & Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0T6, Canada

Tuckwell’s School for Boys. It’s not here anymore, but we put a picture on the tour so you can see what it used to look like while you listen to it’s importance to the area.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Broadway & Hargrave Street, Broadway & Hargrave St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4W3, Canada

Monarch Life Building. We’ll point out this impressive building and tell you about the award it ALMOST won for it’s architectural style.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Broadway & Donald Street, Broadway & Donald St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1L6, Canada

Kenmore / Princeton Apartments. We’ll point out these apartments that at one time were Winnipeg’s most upscale & luxurious!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Winnipeg Railway Museum, 123 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

If you’re into trains, you’ll definitely want to visit this museum located inside Union Station. If not, we’ll give you the gist.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Manitoba Club, 194 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0R2, Canada

You’ll see & hear about western Canada’s oldest operating private club, founded in 1874.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Upper Fort Garry Gate, 130 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1A4, Canada

You’ll walk through the historical gates and learn a bit about why they are here and what they signify.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park, 130 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1A4, Canada

You’ll take a brief stroll through this urban heritage park and hear about it’s importance to the creation of Winnipeg.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Fort Street & Broadway, Fort St & Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 5R4, Canada

Fort Garry Place & Prairie 360. We’ll point out the super modern condo complex and the towering Prairie 360 restaurant.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre, 222 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0R3, Canada

One of the most iconic hotels in the city, you won’t miss this one.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Naval Museum of Manitoba, 1 Navy Way, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4J7 Canada

You’re in the navy now! Well, briefly if you decide to visit the museum. If not, we’ll give you a brief overview while you walk past.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Donald Street, Donald St, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Patternson Block. We’ll point out this historic apartment block.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: 75 Hargrave St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1N3, Canada

The Glines House. One of the three historical homes on the tour, we’ll tell you about it’s significance.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: 65 Hargrave St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1N3, Canada

The Gilroy House. We’ll point out this heritage home and tell you a bit about it’s original owner.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre, 61 Carlton St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1N9, Canada

You’ll stroll past this incredibly beautiful old home while we tell you about it’s past and present as a museum.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: 75 Kennedy St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1S5, Canada

Robert Burns Statue. As you walk alongside the Manitoba Legislative Building, we’ll point out the ‘ol Scot and maybe even sing you one of his lullabies.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Assiniboine Avenue & Kennedy Street, Assiniboine Ave & Kennedy St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1S4, Canada

Butterfly Garden. It’s just off the route, but we’ll point it out if you want to stroll through. We’ll also point out some polar bears! Seriously.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Assiniboine Avenue & Osborne Street North, Assiniboine Ave & Osborne St N, Winnipeg, MB R3C, Canada

Louis Riel Statue. We’ll point out the towering statue and tell you why he was so historically important.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: VVM2+JF Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Golden Boy. We’ll show you Winnipeg’s Golden Boy, perched atop the Legislative Building for all to see.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Manitoba Legislative Building, 450 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0V8 Canada

The route takes you around the grounds, so we figured we would give you a brief history on the building itself.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: All Saints’ Anglican Church, 521 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1B9, Canada

We’ll point out this historical church across the street and tell you a bit about it.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Memorial Provincial Park, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V7, Canada

The tour concludes with a stroll through this small urban park. As you walk, we’ll point out the statue of Sir William Stephenson, Manitoba’s own James Bond.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0L5 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you’ll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: The Forks Market, 1 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4L9 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you’ll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Government House of Manitoba, 450 Broadway Room 235, Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0V8 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you’ll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Sir Hugh John Macdonald House Dalnavert, 61 Carlton St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1N7 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you’ll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3J3 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: The Forks Market, 1 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4L9 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Travel Manitoba Visitor Information Centre, 21 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4T7 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Manitoba Children’s Museum, 45 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4T6 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Manitoba Theatre For Young People, 2 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4X1 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: The Forks National Historic Site, 401-25 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4S8 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Le Musee de Saint-Boniface Museum, 494 Tache Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2B2 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint Boniface, 190 De la Cathedrale Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 0H7 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Shaw Park, 1 Portage Ave E, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3N3 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.

Pass By: Barn Hammer Brewing Company, 595 Wall St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2T5 Canada

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and can spend as much time here as you like.



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