Manitoba

Assiniboine Park

Winnipeg, MB R3R 0R3, Canada 344 mW

Description:

In 1904, Assiniboine Park was established, located north of the forest and named after the Assiniboine people. The park covers 1,100 acres, of which 400 acres are decorated in English style.

The park includes a forest, a zoo, conservatories, a historic park pavilion, formal and informal gardens, a sculpture garden, a miniature railway, an open-air theater.

The botanical garden of the park contains 8,000 flowers, plants and trees, and the local zoo contains about 300 species of animals.

At the entrance to the park is a formal garden, the largest and best example of a French garden in Winnipeg.

The hallmark of the park is the park pavilion, built in the English style.

The park also offers picnic spaces, playgrounds, bike paths and a club on the hotel grounds.

 

 

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