Explore Your Surroundings

Enjoy the picturesque beauty and rich history of Calgary and its surrounding regions.

Calgary skyline

All in the heart of downtown

Calgary Tower
The "Tower" has become the City of Calgary's most famous and identifiable physical landmark and a must-see on any tourist's itinerary.
Calgary Science Centre
Explore amazing displays on space, electricity, puzzles, construction and much more in some of Canada's finest interactive exhibits. Great fun for children and adults alike!
Chinese Cultural Centre
A non-profit organization, the Centre is home to a Chinese library, a cultural museum, a Chinese school, a multi-purpose hall/gymnasium, a gift store and much more. The Centre is open to the public year-round. Admission is free.
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts
Home to critically acclaimed music series, innovative arts education programs, five resident performing arts companies and several major festivals.
Uptown 17
Located in the heart of the inner city, in one of Calgary's oldest communities, Uptown 17th Avenue is a place where people work, dine, shop, explore, live and visit. With its unique blend of historic buildings and state of the art shops and professional services, The Avenue exemplifies the old era of a small town with all of the conveniences of a modern, vibrant city.
Eau Claire Market
At Eau Claire Festival Market you could encounter a marching band, or an orchestra playing on the plaza. Catch dinner and a movie, or play games in the multimedia entertainment centre. Indulge yourself and browse the specialty shops for distinctive items, a great Calgary shopping experience.
Eau Claire YMCA
Open since 1988, the Eau Claire YMCA is a 100,000 square foot facility featuring a 25 metre swimming pool, variable depth training pool, gymnasium, multi-purpose rooms, meeting rooms, strength and conditioning area, running track, squash and raquetball courts and full amenity locker rooms. Wheelchair accessible, the Eau Claire YMCA also features a full service café, massage therapy, licensed childcare, drop-in babysitting and personal fitness services.
Downtown Calgary
Calgary's Downtown is a shopping, entertainment, cultural and recreation centre for Calgarians, and a tourist centre for more than 4.5 million visitors a year.
IMAX Theatre
Experience an arm chair adventure that will take your breath away...literally! The IMAX Theatre at Eau Claire Market provides you with a larger-than-life escape putting you in the heart of the action!
Discover Calgary
This travel and tourism guide for Calgary, featuring maps, events, shops, restaurants, tours, attractions and more, will help you plan a successful visit to the city of Calgary.
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow is western Canada's largest museum, with over 93,000 square feet of exhibition space spreading over three floors. The art collection contains some 28,000 works which date primarily from the 19th century to the present.

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Spruce Meadows
Spruce Meadows is located in the foothills of the majestic Canadian Rockies. This picturesque complex has captivated the worldwide audience of the sport of equestrian show jumping. There is no other place like it.
The Calgary Zoo, Botanical Gardens & Prehistoric Park
The Calgary Zoo is the third largest zoo in North America with new exhibits opening all the time.
Heritage Park Historic Village
Heritage Park features over 66 acres of lush parkland, over 150 historical exhibits, thousands of artifacts, and lively interpretive activities.
Canada Olympic Park
Since its construction in 1986, Canada Olympic Park has hosted tens of thousands of visitors from all over the globe. Located just ten minutes from the downtown core, be sure to visit this truly unique facility at the gateway to the magnificent Rocky Mountains.
Calaway Amusement Park
Calaway Park offers a vast array of incredible rides, shows and special entertainment. There are many attractions for thrill seekers, families and small children.
Calgary Stampede
Grab hold of the reins and get ready for a great ride. There is more to see and do over the 10 days than you will ever be able to manage.
Fire Fighters Museum
Calgary's Fire Fighting Museum. The society hosts and attends a multitude of displays and shows annually.
Museum of the Regiments
One of North America's largest military museums. View preserved artifacts and archival material related to the military history of Canada, with an emphasis on Western Canada.
The Calgary Highlanders Museum
The Museum chronicles the evolution of the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles), 10th Battalion and the Calgary Highlanders. The gallery highlights their significant battles and achievements. Animated dioramas depict the grim realities of war and are vivid reminders of the heroism of Canadian soldiers. Together with photographs, documents, medals, weapons and uniforms, the gallery unfolds the history of this proud regiment.
The Wedding Pavillion
A most beautiful setting for that very special day.
Fort Calgary
Watch history unfold before your eyes. Tour through the exhibits, experience the environment, the lifestyle and events that make Calgary's history a truly worthwhile story.
Spirit Island

All in the heart of the Rockies

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Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's first national park and the world's third. Spanning 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 square miles) of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers, Banff National Park is one of the world's premier destination spots.
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Lake Louise
Canada's "Diamond in the Wilderness," and the "Hiking Capital of Canada". This area offers a tremendous diversity of recreational and sightseeing opportunities. Lake Louise is home to one of North America's finest downhill ski areas, and has numerous hiking and walking trails. The region abounds with spectacular scenery, from glaciers to waterfalls.
Jasper National Park and the Columbia Ice Fields
Jasper is the wildest of the mountain parks, and contains a superb backcountry trail system as well as the world famous Columbia Icefields, one of the only Icefields in the world accessible by road. It is internationally-renowned for wildlife viewing, and is home to some of North America's rarest animals, including healthy populations of grizzly bears, moose, caribou and wolves.
Drumheller Badlands and Dinosaur Provincial Park
The Drumheller Badlands are one of the few areas in  the world where sedimentary layers from earlier time periods have been scraped off by natural processes, exposing a rich cache of fossils and even complete dinosaur skeletons.
Kananaskis Country
The unparalleled beauty of Kananaskis Country captures the hearts of all who visit. Kananaskis offers superb four-season sightseeing and recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding, camping and skiing. Nakiska Ski Hill, Kananaskis Golf Course, Kananaskis Village and the magnificent "folded mountains" at the summit of the Highwood Pass are 'must-sees'.
Bow Valley Provincial Park
Bow Valley Provincial Park is a mosaic landscape of open meadows and forest. As you explore the park trails in summer and winter you'll see examples of both mountain and prairie plants and animals. Hike one of the park's six interpretive trails, ride your bike, fish in the Bow and Kananaskis Rivers, or have a picnic at one of the many day use areas.
Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
Designed and developed for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, the Canmore Nordic Centre offers you exhilarating cross-country outings on over 60 kilometres of world-class cross-country and biathlon trail systems. The trails are designed to meet international Nordic competitive standards, with a variety of challenging terrain to please skiers of intermediate or advanced skill, with some novice trails as well.
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
The Frank Slide Interpretive Centre highlights the rich history of the Crowsnest Pass amid the breathtaking beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Visitors can experience a variety of interpretive programs, presentations and special events. Displays throughout the Centre feature the 1903 Frank Slide (rockslide-avalanche), the Canadian Pacific Railway, European settlement, early underground coal mining and community life.
Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is known around the world as a remarkable testimony of prehistoric life. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump bears witness to a custom practiced by native people of the North American plains for nearly 6000 years.
Bar-U-Ranch Historical Site
The Bar U Ranch was one of a small group of very large coporate ranches in western Canada. Established in 1882, it was one of the foremost ranching operations in Canada.