Local: Visitor Tips
Sightseeing Suggestions
Here are some quick suggestions for visitors with limited time in the city: The schedule is only a suggestion -- you may have more fun, or wish to take more time than mentioned below.
One Day Stay
To capture the essence of this city, here are suggestions for your first day
(especially if its your only day) in Saskatoon.
- Start in the north end of town, at Wanuskewin Heritage Park which takes you
back through 6,000 years of Northern Plains
Indians history.
- Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo showcases indigenous animals and
plants of Saskatchewan (as well as others from around the world).
- Visit the beautiful riverside University of Saskatchewan campus, which has
both great architecture and several museums (covering history, geology, biology,
and art).
- Head into downtown and see The Ukrainian Museum of Canada, which displays the
heritage and culture of the early settlers.
(If you're really interested, the city has a second Ukrainian Museum just
west of downtown, in the middle of the Riversdale shopping district)
- Check out the exhibits on Saskatoon’s history at the Meewasin Valley
Center, overlooking the river.
- Head across the Broadway Bridge into the Nutana/Broadway area, with some of the oldest buildings in the city, and
some great shopping.
- Head south to the Western Development Museum, located in the Prairieland
Exhibition Grounds. The museum offers lots of early settlement history,
including a street scene right out of the pioneer days of 1910.
- Start your evening at the Emerald Casino, or watch thoroughbred racing
action at the Marquis Downs racetrack.
Extended Visit
If you are visiting for a longer period, there are a number of destinations
worth visiting:
- Tour the Riversdale District, a culturally diverse area with great shops
interspersed with colourful wall murals and interesting sculptures.
- Visit to the Saskatchewan Railway Museum (west on Highway
7 and 2 km south on Highway 60), complete with diesel locomotives, street cars, and railway memorabilia.
- Take a canoe trip on the South Saskatchewan, from Poplar Bluff (south on
Valley Road on the city's west side).
- Head north (about an hour) to Batoche, which shows the Metis heritage of the
1880s, including a church, a farmhouse, and military trenches.
- Right nearby is the The Seager Wheeler farm, which shows original farmers'
conditions a century ago. There is now also a teahouse and a visitors centre at the farm.
- Visit the many interesting towns around Saskatoon
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