New to the Science Centre is the Discovery Jones Fantastic Farming exhibit, which explores Saskatchewan agriculture. Northeast of Regina, near Fort Qu Appelle, is Echo Valley Provincial Park , a popular recreation area offering hiking, camping, fishing and boating. You might start your visit with a tour of the University of Saskatchewan it has a lovely gray-stone campus on the banks of the Saskatchewan River. The local branch of the Western Development Museum is Boomtown , a living museum that re-creates Saskatchewan in the 1910s with s hops, a train station and a cafe. If you have time, see the historic Hotel Bessborough and the Saskatoon Zoo and Forestry Farm Park , which features more than 70 native animal species.
Beaver Creek is a conservation area with an interpretive center and self-guided tours.
There are also plenty of lakes and recreational areas in the vicinity. Saskatchewan Place is the city s sports, trade and entertainme nt facility. Outside the city, the Wanuskewin Heritage Park , just north of Saskatoon, is worth a visit. Opened in 1992, this cultural center consists of 19 archaeological sites connected by a trail along riverside bluffs. Once inhabited by the Plains Indians, some of the sites date back 6,000 years.