Johnston Terminal — Attraction in Winnipeg

Not entirely sure how to divide a review between The Forks and Johnston terminal as I think they come as a package deal but for me one of the most interesting parts of Johnston Terminal is the tourist bureau. There are so many things that I learnt about my own city/ province from Indigenous Traditions and festivals ( Listing Of Pow Wows - on my calendar for August !!! ) to architectural downtown tours. Another to do ! From there you can go on to see the various shops and eateries almost all small local vendors ( oh donuts - I’ve never had a fresher donut in my life - think your grandma’s freshest bread but Shazam your magic wand and add salted caramel or savoury cream cheese and don’t despair if you’re r Gluten intolerant they’ve got you covered as well !! I didn’t catch where there coffee comes from but it was pleasant and made for a good morning snack. As well the Antique mall is an unexpected but great addition to the retail line-up even if your just window shopping. Only tricky thing at Johnston terminal was the washrooms. My friend and kids needed one at the same time that hundreds of others did and maybe it was just us but for such a touristy spot we could only find the one with 4 stalls ?? Seems a little under planned but maybe we missed some and other than that a really enjoyable way to spend the day. As I said at the start it’s all connected to the forks via out door paths so if you’re not from Winnipeg just think of Johnston terminal as The Forks and give...

There are so many things that I learnt about my own city/ province from Indigenous Traditions and festivals ( Listing Of Pow Wows - on my calendar for August !!! ) to architectural downtown tours. Another to do ! From there you can go on to see the various shops and eateries almost all small local vendors ( oh donuts - I’ve never had a fresher donut in my life - think your grandma’s freshest bread but Shazam your magic wand and add salted caramel or savoury cream cheese and don’t despair if you’re r Gluten intolerant they’ve got you covered as well !! I didn’t catch where there coffee comes from but it was pleasant and made for a good morning snack. As well the Antique mall is an unexpected but great addition to the retail line-up even if your just window shopping. Only tricky thing at Johnston terminal was the washrooms. My friend and kids needed one at the same time that hundreds of others did and maybe it was just us but for such a touristy spot we could only find the one with 4 stalls ?? Seems a little under planned but maybe we missed some and other than that a really enjoyable way to...

Badly posted, hard to find your way around. I need to use a ramp to get up stairs and they 'camouflage' the ramp entrance from ground level so it is hard to find. It is a nice gentle ramp but that makes it long so there is a switchback that wraps the ramp to an odd spot, and the switch back has stairs so it is not obvious that its a ramp at all. Once you get inside its a great place to poke about, if you are looking for something specific the signage is poor, but I usually go there with browsing in mind and its good for that. Lots of places with a wide range of merchandise, old, new, artisan originals to flea market kitsch. Well worth a visit on a weekday afternoon when its not too busy. I prefer to take the bus there since the parking sucks. I'll miss the Spirit routes that Transit is being...