Do you know what a landmark is?  A landmark is a thing like a statue, a park, a building, or a river, that is important to people for some reason.  Maybe that thing is important to Manitoba's history.  Maybe that thing helps you figure out where you are if you're lost.  Whatever the reason though a landmark is important to lots of Manitobans.

Below is a list of familiar places and landmarks in Winnipeg and Manitoba.  How many have you seen before?  Click on the name of each item to see a photograph of that place or landmark, why it is important to Manitobans, and to see how near or far it is from your house.

• The Forks
• Portage and Main
• Manitoba Legislative Building
• Golden Boy
• Winnipeg City Hall
• Assiniboine Park
• Assiniboine Park Zoo
• Winnie the Bear Statue
• Millennium Library
• Manitoba Museum & Planetarium
• Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
• Canwest Park
• Canad Inns Stadium
• Pan Am Pool
• Oak Hammock Marsh
• Riding Mountain National Park
• Birds Hill Provincial Park
• Whiteshell Provincial Park
• Grand Beach Provincial Park
• Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park

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