Where else can you take a selfie with a polar bear? Arctic animals get up close and personal inside the Assiniboine Park Zoo’s Journey to Churchill Exhibit, where interactive displays like an underwater viewing tunnel and the Wapusk Lowlands (tundra-mimicking enclosures without visible barriers) will have you turning the camera outward to capture bears, seals, snowy owls, and caribou.
In order to capture this 57-metre engineering marvel, park yourself at the bridge’s east end. Flanked by the city’s skyline, the massive structure connecting the Forks to Winnipeg’s French quarter makes a memorable backdrop for a self portrait.
Cap off an eye-opening and inspiring journey through the Canadian Museum for Human Rights with a stop in the Inspiring Change gallery, where visitors can share their vision for the future by filling in “I Imagine …” cards. Share your dreams with a photo, then move on to the Tower of Hope, where an exhilarating panoramic view of the city provides a sunny backdrop for memory-making.
Show off your flair for the dramatic while touring Winnipeg’s theatre district. Set outside the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s mainstage, outdoor public sculpture “Imagine” was commissioned to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary and features founders Tom Hendry and John Hirsch sharing some inspiration. Strike a pose between these two visionaries for a star shot – even Faith Hill has done it!
Home to Manitoba’s Legislative Assembly and Winnipeg’s beloved Golden Boy, this early 19th century limestone building is an object of fascination for architects and scholars due to the plethora of Masonic symbols hidden in its design. Tour the grounds and be camera ready at the massive stained glass rotunda, or snap a pic with one of the life-sized marble Bison that flank the Grand Staircase.
The province’s natural history is on display at the Manitoba Museum, meaning you can share the frame with everything from a towering dinosaur skeleton to a bison frozen mid-stampede. While exploring the galleries, stop to snap a time-travelling selfie.
The convergence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers has been a meeting place for thousands of years. The Oodena Circle at The Forks celebrates the area’s longstanding Indigenous influences and teachings, and features a sundial, naked eye observatory, and a ceremonial fire pit. Stand in the center of the circle for the perfect snap.
One of the city’s most vibrant and culturally diverse neighbourhoods, the West End is also home to an ever expanding collection of murals. Stroll up and down Sargent and Ellice Ave and pick your favourite piece of public art to act as a backdrop for a sunny selfie.
At over a century old, the Winnipeg Art Gallery is looking picture perfect. Snap a portrait next to the impressive exterior architecture before journeying inside for some aesthetic inspiration. Changing feature exhibits supplement a permanent collection that includes the world’s largest collection of Inuit art.
