Top 8 Places to Visit in Neepawa

Region:

Westman

Known For:

Neepawa Lily Festival | “Lily Capital of the World” | Margaret Laurence hometown | Beautiful Plains Museum | Rolling prairie

Best For:

Festivals | Literary Heritage | Prairie Drives | Small-Town Charm

Beautiful Plains Museum

History

• Address: 91 Hamilton Street R0j 1h0, Neepawa, Manitoba Canada
• Phone: 1 204-476-3896
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This heritage railway station built in 1902 is more than meets the eye. Experience the pioneer days with three floors full of tributes to the town’s forefathers.

Home Town of Author Margaret Laurence

Famous Canadians

• Address: 312 First Avenue, Neepawa, Manitoba Canada
• Phone: 204-476-3612
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Jean Margaret Laurence (born as Jean Margaret Wemys) was one of Canada’s most beloved writers. She is best known for her Manawaka novels — The Stone Angel (1964), A Jest of God (1966), The Fire-dwellers (1969) and The Diviners (1974). She was born and raised in Neepawa.

Riverside Cemetery

History

• Address: 1 Smith Drive, Neepawa MB, R0J 1H0
• Phone: 204-476-7648
• No website available

Where history and culture may be laid to rest but is still alive today. The riverside cemetery allows visitors to respectfully walk through the town’s history, where many famous Canadians chose to lay.

Lily Capital of the World

Kids & Family Selfie Spot

• Address: Neepawa, MB - R0J 1H0 CANADA
• Phone: 204-476-3225
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Neepawa is the self-proclaimed Lily capital of the world. The first lily festival in Neepawa was held in July of 1996. Now there are over 2000 different types of lilies growing in Neepawa.

Beautiful Plains County Courthouse

History

• Address: 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa
• No phone data available
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Constructed in 1884, one year after the incorporation of the Town of Neepawa, it remains one of the oldest surviving buildings in town and one of the oldest courthouses in the prairie provinces. In 1980, the Government of Canada declared it a national historic site.

Knox Presbyterian Church

History

• Address: 396 First Street, Neepawa, Manitoba, R0J, Canada
• No phone data available

This stone church in Neepawa was constructed in 1892. For its centenary in 1992, a plaque was erected beside this provincially designated historic site by the Manitoba Heritage Council. A rare early example of a large and exceptional Romanesque Revival church in Manitoba.

Roxy Theatre

Art History

• Address: 291 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, Manitoba, ROJ 1HO
• Phone: 204-476-3716
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Built in 1906 and recently restored for its 100th anniversary, the historic Roxy Theatre is one of the best places in the country to enjoy the full theatre experience. This quaint little theatre still plays today's newest movies, as well as being a theatre for many events and performing arts.

Arts Forward

Art

• Address: 293 Mountain Ave. Neepawa, MB, R0J 1H0
• Phone: 204-476-3232
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The cultural hub of Neepawa! This building is host to the town's many artistic and cultural events, with painting classes, art exhibits, galleries, events and so much being held here.