About Manitoba Children's Museum

Built in 1889, Manitoba's oldest surviving train-repair facility now houses the Children's Museum. So it's no surprise to find Junction 9161 inside—a life-size train upon which youngsters can climb aboard to push buttons, pull levers, and take turns sitting in the conductor's chair. Over in the Engine House, meanwhile, kids learn all about the gears, pipes, and mechanics that make a train run.

Not everything in the museum harkens back to the building's heritage. Named a top summer attraction in 2011 by Where Magazine, the museum's other galleries range from play structures shaped like giant lasagnas to stations where you can build your own cityscape. More creative expression abounds at the Pop m'Art, where children shop through an ever-changing stock of art supplies before drafting their very own projects.