The Wickedest City Walk: Inside the Manitoba Legislative Building

Why does a sphinx sit atop the roof of Manitoba's Legislative Building? Why is a mysterious black star set into its floor? And why did the YMCA once label Winnipeg the wickedest city in Canada?

On this

90-minute walking tour through the city's historic government district, you'll find the answers to these questions and hear the outrageous, yet entirely true, stories that the history books prefer to leave out. Meet the very first mayor, who kidnapped his own election opponent; the criminal who pulled off one of the biggest gold heists in Canadian history only to be undone by a blizzard; and the police chief caught out in his own brothel raid.

Then step inside the Legislative Building itself, one of the finest government buildings in North America and, according to some, a secret replica of King Solomon's temple, built with hidden symbols that most visitors walk straight past.

Funny, surprising and completely true, it's the history of Winnipeg told the way it deserves to be: at a relaxed pace, in small groups, with seating at most of the stops.