Winnipeg's Wealthy Beginnings: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

Winnipeg's Wealthy Beginnings: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

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Overview

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

On this easy to walk 2.5 km tour, you'll explore historical buildings, statues & monuments making up this must-see section of the city.

Highlights include the Legislative Building, Manitoba Club, Land Titles Building, Union Station & Fort Garry Hotel. Don't just see the city, hear what it has to say!

GPS map shows where you are & 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 & high prices.

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

The number of travellers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

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Activity location

Hudson's Bay
- 450 Portage Avenue
- R3C 0E7, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

Memorial Boulevard & Portage Avenue
- R3C 0E8, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Winnipeg's Wealthy Beginnings in English

2h
Opening hours: Sat 00:00-23:30
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

€5.58 x 1 Adult€5.58

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What's included, what's not

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
Attraction tickets
Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
Smartphone or tablet
**Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.

Know before you book

Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Hudson's Bay

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 travellers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

Winnipeg Art Gallery

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

Manitoba Provincial Archives

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

Memorial Boulevard

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.

Memorial Provincial Park

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

Teranet Manitoba - Winnipeg Land Titles and Personal Property Office

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

Edmonton Street & Broadway

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

Carlton Street & Broadway

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.

Broadway & Hargrave Street

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

Broadway & Donald Street

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

Winnipeg Railway Museum

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.

Manitoba Club

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

Upper Fort Garry

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

Upper Fort Garry

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

Fort Street & Broadway

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

The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre

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

Naval Museum of Manitoba

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.

Donald Street

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

75 Hargrave St

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

65 Hargrave St

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

Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre

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

75 Kennedy

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.

Assiniboine Avenue & Kennedy Street

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.

Assiniboine Avenue & Osborne Street North

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

VVM2+JF Winnipeg

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

Manitoba Legislative Building

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

All Saints' Anglican Church

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

219 Memorial Blvd

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.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights (Pass by)

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

The Forks Market (Pass by)

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

Government House of Manitoba (Pass by)

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

Sir Hugh John Macdonald House Dalnavert (Pass by)

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