The Bridge of the Old Forts

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Union Railway Station

Railway station

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Union Station is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976. Union Railway Station is situated 330 metres north of The Bridge of the Old Forts.

Winnipeg Railway Museum

Museum

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The Winnipeg Railway Museum was a railway museum located on tracks 1 and 2 within the Via Rail-operated Union Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association Inc, a non-profit organization founded in 1975, operated the museum. Winnipeg Railway Museum is situated 330 metres north of The Bridge of the Old Forts.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Museum

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference… Canadian Museum for Human Rights is situated 550 metres north of The Bridge of the Old Forts.

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Downtown Winnipeg

Suburb

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Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions.

Winnipeg

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Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants, The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of Canada.

Osborne Village

Quarter

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Osborne Village is a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The area is bordered by the Assiniboine River on the north and west, Harkness Station on the east, and the Osborne Underpass on the south.

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