Assiniboine Park

Assiniboine Park is a park in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was established in 1904 and is located north of the Assiniboine Forest. Today, it covers 1,100 acres (450 ha), 400 acres (160 ha) of these are designed in the English landscape style. The Park includes the 700-acre (280 ha) Assiniboine Forest, Assiniboine Park Zoo, Assiniboine Park Conservatory, the historic Assiniboine Park Pavilion, formal and informal gardens, a sculpture garden, a miniature railway, and an outdoor bandshell theatre for performing arts and numerous other attractions. A private minimum gauge railway named the Assiniboine Valley Railway is located near the zoo. The English Garden, established between 1926 and 1927, is known throughout North America for its luxuriant...