Places
The places that make an Alberta day out — each one verified on its official page, with the events happening near it right now. 44 Calgary places and 40 Edmonton places.
Calgary Places
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Calgary Tower
Calgary's defining landmark tower, worth visiting for the 360-degree observation deck views over downtown, the prairies and the Rockies, and for the glass floor that l…
Central Library
Calgary's flagship public library is worth a visit for its sweeping curved architecture alone, and inside it offers reading rooms, a large children's library, public a…
Heritage Park Historical Village
One of Canada's largest living history museums, where costumed interpreters, historic buildings, a steam train and a paddlewheeler on the Glenmore Reservoir bring west…
Olympic Plaza
Downtown's 1988 Winter Olympics medal-ceremony plaza, long a festival and gathering space with a summer water feature and winter skating, is being fully redesigned as…
Peace Bridge
Santiago Calatrava's red helical pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Bow River is one of Calgary's most photographed structures and an easy, scenic link between dow…
Stampede Park
The year-round grounds of the Calgary Stampede in the Culture + Entertainment District, home to the BMO Centre, GMC Stadium and the Saddledome area, and the setting fo…
🏘️ Neighbourhoods
17th Avenue SW
Calgary's best-known strip for patios, restaurants, bars and boutiques, running through the Beltline just south of downtown. The BIA office address above is the distri…
Bridgeland
A walkable inner-city neighbourhood just northeast of downtown, centred on 1 Avenue NE, with a strong Italian heritage, cafés, delis and small restaurants. The BIA's o…
Calgary Chinatown
A community dating to the late 19th century on the south bank of the Bow River downtown, with restaurants, bakeries, markets and cultural institutions around Centre St…
East Village
A rebuilt downtown neighbourhood along the Bow River, master-planned by CMLC since 2007, with RiverWalk, public art and gathering spaces like Celebration Square. The a…
Inglewood
Calgary's oldest main street, centred on 9th Avenue SE, mixes heritage buildings with independent shops, arts and food. It is an easy, characterful stroll just east of…
Kensington Village
A compact village just across the Bow River from downtown, with nearly 250 businesses along Kensington Road and 10 Street NW. Good for coffee, browsing independent sho…
Marda Loop
One of Calgary's first BIAs (established 1984), this southwest district along 33rd and 34th Avenues SW has over 200 businesses — cafés, boutiques and services in a vil…
Mission / 4th Street SW
The 4th Street BIA runs from 12th Avenue to Elbow Drive through Mission and Cliff Bungalow, with over 300 businesses. It is a leafy, restaurant-heavy strip that reward…
🌲 Nature & Parks
Bowness Park
A historic Bow River park built around a shallow lagoon used for paddle boating in summer and skating in winter. Bookable picnic sites, a wading pool, boat rentals and…
Carburn Park
A quiet 135-hectare natural-area park on the Bow River with large ponds that draw herons, kingfishers and other water birds. Pathways, picnic tables and seasonal skati…
Devonian Gardens
Calgary's indoor public park sits on the top floor of the CORE downtown, with tropical planting, a living wall, koi ponds and waterfalls under a skylight. The main Cit…
Edworthy Park
A large, diverse valley park along the Bow River that combines riverside lawns and picnic areas with wilder natural areas. The Douglas Fir Trail and Lawrey Gardens giv…
Fish Creek Provincial Park
One of Canada's largest urban parks stretches about 19 km across south Calgary along Fish Creek, with paved and natural trails, picnic day-use areas and rich wildlife.…
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary & Nature Centre
A federally designated migratory bird sanctuary since 1929, this 36-hectare reserve of riverine forest and lagoon is one of the city's best birdwatching spots. Level t…
Nose Hill Park
This huge natural-environment park protects one of the most significant rough fescue grasslands left on the Canadian prairies. From its plateau you get wide views to t…
Prince's Island Park
A 20-hectare island park in the Bow River right by downtown, reached by pedestrian bridges and built for picnics, pathways and festivals. Its wetland learning pathway…
South Glenmore Park & Glenmore Reservoir
This reservoir-side park links trails around the Glenmore Reservoir with an inclusive Variety Children's Park, a spray park, a bike pump track and a sailing school. Th…
St. Patrick's Island Park
Redeveloped in 2015, this 31-hectare Bow River island between East Village and Bridgeland mixes restored river channels and wetlands with a playground, plaza and a nin…
🏛️ Museums & Culture
Contemporary Calgary
Calgary's contemporary art gallery, housed in the former Centennial Planetarium at the west end of downtown, presents rotating exhibitions and daily guided tours in a…
Esker Foundation
A large, privately funded contemporary art gallery on the fourth floor of Inglewood's Atlantic Avenue Art Block, presenting several major free exhibitions a year with…
Gasoline Alley Museum
A three-storey museum of motoring history with one of the world's largest public collections of antique vehicles and restored gas pumps, recreating an early-1900s-to-1…
Glenbow Museum
Calgary's major art and history museum, holding large collections of art, cultural belongings and archives from Alberta, Canada and around the world, currently being t…
Hangar Flight Museum
Housed in a Second World War drill hall near the airport, this museum displays around thirty aircraft — including a Lancaster bomber — telling the story of aviation in…
Lougheed House
An 1891 sandstone prairie mansion — a national and provincial historic site — set in the Beaulieu Gardens in the Beltline, where exhibitions and tours trace the Loughe…
Nickle Galleries
The University of Calgary's art museum runs a steady programme of temporary exhibitions drawn from its collections of Western Canadian art, ancient coins and medals, a…
The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland / Fort Calgary
At the meeting of the Bow and Elbow rivers, this cultural centre and parkland — the former Fort Calgary site — explores Indigenous cultures, Treaty 7 and the founding…
The Military Museums
A complex of eight museums under one roof covering Canada's army, navy and air force history, with galleries, artefacts, vehicles and aircraft that make it one of the…
YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre
A hands-on police museum where visitors can work a simulated crime scene in forensic labs, explore more than a century of Calgary policing history and learn practical…
🎡 Family Attractions
Calgary Farmyard
This seasonal farm amusement park east of Calgary offers more than 40 attractions, from a corn maze and giant slides to zip lines and a petting farm. Its offer changes…
Granary Road
Just south of the city, Granary Road combines an active learning park and mini-golf with farm animals and an indoor farm discovery exhibit. The indoor exhibit keeps it…
TELUS Spark Science Centre
Calgary's science centre mixes hands-on galleries, an Infinity Dome theatre and an outdoor play park, so kids can experiment rather than just look. A dedicated Creativ…
Wilder Institute / Calgary Zoo
Calgary's zoo on St. George's Island is home to over 100 species across themed zones from penguins to Canadian wildlife. It pairs a full day of animal viewing with a c…
WinSport / Canada Olympic Park
The 1988 Winter Olympics legacy park is now a year-round sport hub, with skiing and a tube park in winter and lift-accessed mountain biking and mini-golf in summer. Fa…
💎 Hidden Gems
Crescent Heights Lookout / McHugh Bluff
From partway up this bluff above the Bow River, the City promises a dramatic view of the downtown skyline, especially at night. A stairway with a viewing platform drop…
Eau Claire Park & Plaza
A redesigned riverfront plaza, reopened in summer 2025, linking the Bow River Pathway and Prince's Island Park across the Jaipur Bridge. It adds an urban beach, play s…
Griffith Woods Park
A 93-hectare natural environment park along the Elbow River in Discovery Ridge, with spruce and balsam poplar forest, wetlands and mostly flat, easy trails. The City's…
Reader Rock Garden
A hillside rock garden created from 1913 by parks superintendent William Reader, who trialled over 4,000 plant species here. Restored and reopened as a City park in 20…
Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Area
An 18-hectare hilltop natural park above Bridgeland with rough fescue grassland, trails and an interpretive exhibit. From the exhibit, the City notes an excellent view…
Edmonton Places
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Muttart Conservatory
Edmonton's glass-pyramid botanical garden in the river valley, holding one of Canada's largest indoor plant collections across arid, temperate, tropical and feature py…
Fort Edmonton Park
A 158-acre living-history park on the river valley where historic streets, a steam train and streetcars, and the Indigenous Peoples Experience tell Edmonton's story th…
Alberta Legislature Grounds
The seat of Alberta's government on the high bank of the North Saskatchewan River, offered to visitors through free guided tours of the Legislature Building, a Visitor…
West Edmonton Mall
North America's largest mall is a destination in itself, combining more than 800 stores and dining with indoor attractions including World Waterpark, Galaxyland, an ic…
Rogers Place
Downtown's arena in ICE District, home ice for the Edmonton Oilers and the city's major concert venue, with capacity for up to 20,000 fans and a lower bowl of over 9,0…
Sir Winston Churchill Square
Downtown's main civic square in front of City Hall, bordered by the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Winspear Centre, the Citadel Theatre and the Stanley A. Milner Library.…
🏘️ Neighbourhoods
Old Strathcona / Whyte Avenue
Edmonton's historic south-side district centred on Whyte Avenue, where the business association represents nearly 600 businesses across the Strathcona, Garneau, Queen…
124 Street
A main-street shopping district running from Jasper Avenue to 111 Avenue, promoted by its business association as Edmonton's premier destination main street for indepe…
Edmonton Chinatown
A multicultural quarter in the McCauley district centred on 97 Street, where the Chinatown BIA counts more than 250 businesses. It is best explored on foot through its…
Alberta Avenue
A 27-block district along 118 Avenue between 79th Street and 106th Street, described by its business association as a mix of bakeries, eclectic food markets, colourful…
Downtown Edmonton
The city's downtown core around Jasper Avenue and 104 Street, managed and promoted by the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, combining the Arts District, ICE Dist…
Ritchie
A historic south-side neighbourhood bounded by Whyte Avenue, 72 Avenue, Mill Creek Ravine and Gateway Boulevard, home to more than 4,100 people, independent businesses…
🌲 Nature & Parks
William Hawrelak Park
A 68-hectare river valley park built around a 5-hectare lake, with wide meadows, picnic sites, a playground, a lakefront promenade and the Heritage Amphitheatre. The C…
Emily Murphy Park
A leafy river valley park below the university area with reservable picnic sites, a playground and a hand-carry boat launch, named for Emily Murphy. It is a calm launc…
Louise McKinney Riverfront Park
Described by the City as the river valley's front door, this 12.9-hectare park just south of the Edmonton Convention Centre links downtown to the river valley trail sy…
Borden Park
A park with over 100 years of history in the community of Virginia Park along 112th Avenue, with picnic sites, a pavilion and the Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool. It…
Dawson Park
A river valley park listed on the City's River Valley Parks page among its off-leash and trail recommendations, on the north bank east of downtown in Riverdale. It off…
Gold Bar Park
An east river valley park listed by the City for skiing and trails at 10955 50 Street, with a pavilion, picnic areas and groomed cross-country ski trails in winter. In…
Hermitage Park
A large northeast river valley park listed by the City among its popular off-leash areas and trails, with ponds, picnic areas and varied terrain at 2115 Hermitage Road…
Terwillegar Park
Described on the City's River Valley Parks page as Edmonton's most expansive off-leash paradise, this large natural park at the foot of Rabbit Hill Road has walking, h…
Mill Creek Ravine Park
A treed ravine running north from Argyll Road to the river through Ritchie and Avonmore, listed by the City at 8323 95A Street NW and recommended for cross-country ski…
Rundle Park
A big east-end river valley park listed by the City at 2909 113 Avenue NW, with pavilions, picnic areas, sports fields and river valley trails. It is a full-service pi…
🏛️ Museums & Culture
Royal Alberta Museum
Western Canada's largest museum, in downtown's Arts District, explores Alberta's natural and human history through its Natural History and Human History halls, a Child…
Art Gallery of Alberta
The province's main art gallery on Churchill Square presents exhibitions of contemporary and historical art from Alberta, Canada and around the world in a landmark dow…
Alberta Aviation Museum
Housed in a historic Second World War hangar at the former Blatchford Field airport, this museum preserves Edmonton's aviation history with historic aircraft, restorat…
Citadel Theatre
Edmonton's major professional theatre, in the heart of downtown, presents Canadian and international productions across its stages each season. Its box office address…
Winspear Centre
The Francis Winspear Centre for Music, home of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, is a downtown concert hall at the corner of 99 Street and 102 Avenue in the Arts Distri…
Neon Sign Museum
Canada's first outdoor neon sign museum, operated by the City of Edmonton, displays restored historic neon signs on the walls of the TELUS building and the Mercer Ware…
🎡 Family Attractions
TELUS World of Science Edmonton
Edmonton's science centre in Coronation Park combines hands-on exhibit galleries, science demonstrations, an IMAX theatre and the Zeidler Dome planetarium. The centre'…
Edmonton Valley Zoo
A compact river valley zoo home to more than 250 animals, focused on conservation and family education, with a free conservation carousel and a seasonal miniature trai…
World Waterpark
The indoor waterpark inside West Edmonton Mall, built around a large wave pool with waterslides and play features under a glass roof, is listed by the mall among the a…
Galaxyland Powered by Hasbro
The indoor amusement park inside West Edmonton Mall, with rides and play areas for a range of ages, is listed by the mall among the attractions included in its multi-p…
Snow Valley
A not-for-profit ski hill in Whitemud Park in the river valley, offering lift tickets, lessons and rentals in winter and an aerial park in summer, at the address publi…
Edmonton Ski Club
A small river valley ski club in Cloverdale, minutes from downtown, describing itself as a hidden gem for skiers and snowboarders, with carpet and handle-tow lifts, tu…
💎 Hidden Gems
High Level Bridge Streetcar
A seasonal heritage streetcar ride run by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society, travelling from Whyte Avenue along former Canadian Pacific trackage, through a tunnel, a…
Manchester Square
A European-style outdoor shopping square northwest of downtown, with boutiques, food and a courtyard atmosphere that visitors describe as a photogenic gem. It is a sho…
Gallagher Park
A river valley park listed on the City's River Valley Parks page at 9325 97 Avenue, across the river from downtown and just below the Muttart Conservatory. Its open hi…
Government House Park
A river valley park listed by the City among its winter walks and bike rides at 9938 Groat Road NW, below Glenora. It is a peaceful trailhead for valley walks with a m…
Queen Elizabeth Park
A hilltop river valley park on the south bank above the Walterdale Bridge area, listed in the City of Edmonton's recreation sites list at 10380 Queen Elizabeth Park Ro…
Buena Vista Park
A river valley park listed on the City's River Valley Parks page among its dog park and off-leash recommendations at 13400 / 13210 Buena Vista Road, beside the Edmonto…
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