• See one of Canada's most culturally and racially diverse cities: Winnipeg. Visit the Legislative Building with Manitoba's symbol, the Golden Boy, balancing on its dome; Manitoba Museum; St Boniface Cathedral Basilica; and Forks National Historic Site, a large park with river walks, historic port, market, theatrical tours, restaurants and concerts.

• Also while in Winnipeg, catch a paddle steamer through the city on the Red and Assiniboine rivers. And pay a visit to children's character Winnie the Pooh, named after Winnipeg. A statue commemorates the bear in Assiniboine Park and the only known oil painting of Winnie is in the Pavilion Gallery.

• See Lake Winnipeg, on the eastern edge of the Interlake Region. The lake has good sandy beaches and boats for hire. The western shore was once New Iceland, a self-governing area settled by thousands of Icelanders fleeing volcanic eruptions in their homeland.

• Get a close-up view of early Mennonite life in the German-speaking Mennonite town of Steinbach.

• Travel to the Western Region and see moose and wood bison in densely wooded parklands, plus the Spirit Sands, a 5 sq km (1.9 sq mile) tract of sand dunes towering over 30m (100ft). Also in the region is the flourishing tourist centre of Minedosa with shopping areas, a beach, restaurants and nature trails.

• Watch for beluga whales that congregate at the mouth of the Churchill River by the thousand in summer. Churchill, a sub-Arctic seaport in the far northeast, is best reached by air across the vast flatlands running into Hudson Bay. It is known for its bird-watching and as a centre for polar bear watching tours in autumn.

• Look up at the skies and hope to view the Aurora Borealis (northern lights) in winter: Churchill is a good spot in which to do so.

• Visit Wapusk National Park, a remote area with a severe sub-Arctic climate that is home to one of the world's largest known polar bear den sites, in addition to hundreds of thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds.

• Soak up the flat, moss-wrapped terrain of Whiteshell Provincial Park, with its gorgeous lakes and forests.

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