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The Wickedest City Walk Inside the Manitoba Legislative Building
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Why is there a sphinx on the roof of Manitoba's Legislative Building? Why is a mysterious black star set into its floor? And why did the YMCA once brand Winnipeg the wickedest city in Canada?
On this 90-minute walking tour through the city's historic government district, you'll uncover the answers—and hear the outrageous-but-true stories the history books leave out. Meet the first mayor who kidnapped his own election opponent, the criminal who pulled off one of the biggest gold heists in Canadian history only to be foiled by a blizzard, and the police chief caught in his own brothel raid.
Then step inside the Legislative Building itself—one of the most beautiful government buildings in Nor...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
90-minute guided walking tour
Entry inside the Manitoba Legislative Building
Professional, live local guide
Gratuities
Bottled water
Hotel pickup/drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Please meet at 450 Broadway in front of the Canadian flag on Broadway, out front of the Manitoba Legislative Building.
Return
The Wickedest City Walk Inside the Manitoba Legislative Building
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Why is there a sphinx on the roof of Manitoba's Legislative Building? Why is a mysterious black star set into its floor? And why did the YMCA once brand Winnipeg the wickedest city in Canada?
On this 90-minute walking tour through the city's historic government district, you'll uncover the answers—and hear the outrageous-but-true stories the history books leave out. Meet the first mayor who kidnapped his own election opponent, the criminal who pulled off one of the biggest gold heists in Canadian history only to be foiled by a blizzard, and the police chief caught in his own brothel raid.
Then step inside the Legislative Building itself—one of the most beautiful government buildings in Nor...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
90-minute guided walking tour
Entry inside the Manitoba Legislative Building
Professional, live local guide
Gratuities
Bottled water
Hotel pickup/drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Please meet at 450 Broadway in front of the Canadian flag on Broadway, out front of the Manitoba Legislative Building.
Return
Itinerary
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Hear the scandal behind Winnipeg's Great War memorial—two winning designs were scrapped over anti-German sentiment before a third design was finally built—and the connection it has to the coins in your pocket
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Meet Winnipeg's first chief of police—hired off the street at 21 for punching out a wanted man, and later forced to resign after his own officers found him mid-raid in a brothel
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Learn why Manitoba's most famous statue is actually a veteran of the First World War
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Manitoba Legislative Building
Visit one of the most beautiful buildings in Canada—rumoured to secretly hide a replica of King Solomon's temple—and learn how its contractor secretly padded the province's bills by millions
30 minutes
5
Government House of Manitoba
Hear the story of the first time someone swore live on Canadian radio, during a royal visit that somehow involved two Kings and three Queens
