Calgary Attractions

 

Aero Space Museum, History of aviation in Western Canada.
 

Big Rock Brewery Ltd.,  Brewery offering tours of its facility. Restaurant on the facility
 

Bow River, This feisty waterway is popular for its adjacent walkways used by walkers and bicyclers.
 

Bragg Creek Provincial Park, A recreational park overlooking the Rocky Mountains.
 

Calgary Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pick up some brochures at this visitor's center.

 

Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre, Open since 1992, the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre is a place for people to explore a unique and fascinating culture.

 

Calgary Events, Scroll through some Calgary Events.

 

Calgary Farmers Markets, Local Farmers markets found around Calgary and surrounding area.

 

Calgary Garage Sales, Enter your Calgary garage sale or find a garage sale close to you.

 

Calgary Pathway System, A series of paths used for recreational purposes.
 

Calgary Science Centre, Calgary's telescopes, hands-on exhibits and an inventive theater.

 

Calgary Swimming Pools, Go for a swim. This site lists all the pools found in Calgary.
 

Calgary Tower, During the 1988 Winter Olympics, a flame burned at the top of this famous building; now, it's a major tourist attraction, known for its spectacular views of the city.
 

Calgary Zoo, Famous painting elephant as well as the Botanical Garden and a Prehistoric Park.

 

Calgary Winterfest, Calgary Winterfest is our city’s celebration of winter with fun for people of all ages. Click on the links below to discover what Calgary Winterfest 2005 was all about.
 

Calaway Park, Outdoor family amusement park.
 

Carburn Park, A good spot for family outings, featuring a playground and lots of trails for hiking and biking.
 

Canada Olympic Park, You can speed down slopes on a bobsled or soar over the 90-meter ski jump.
 

Chinese Cultural Centre, Outstanding Architecture modeled after the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, houses a library, health center and an art gallery.
 

Confederation Park, A recreational park offering picnic tables, tennis courts and beautiful landscape.

 

Devonian Gardens, Set in the middle of the city, this indoor garden spans three acres and is home to waterfalls, trees and thousands of plants.
 

Discovery Dome, Part of the Alberta Science Centre and Centennial Planetarium, this hi-tech theatre is the only one of its kind in the world.
 

Drumheller, Attraction type: Scenic drive and Tyrell Museum

 

Eau Claire Market, This colorful Calgary street market sells food and handicrafts and is popular for its restaurants, walkways and movie theatre.
 

Eau Claire YMCA, This Calgary site boasts an Olympic size swimming pool and lots of exercise equipment.

 

Enmax Spirit of the Night

 

Firefighters Museum of Calgary, A museum honoring Calgary's firefighters.

Fish Creek Provincial Park, One of the largest urban wildernesses in the world, with over 54 miles of trails for hiking, biking and running.

 

Foot & Chain Fly Fishing Exchange, Fly fishing and canoeing on our famous Bow River. Enjoy the wilderness, in the heart of the city.

 

Fort Calgary, Built in 1875 as the original home to the North West Mounted Police, this 40-acre area is now a park.
 

Glenbow Museum, The largest museum in Western Canada has exhibits on everything from traditions of piercing and tattooing to life in certain tribes in Western Africa to Canada's heritage.
 

Heritage Pointe Golf Course, This 27-hole golf course offers three nine-hole challenges: the Pointe, Heritage and Desert courses.
 

Heritage Park, Historical village replicating the Western Canadian settlements that developed in the 1800s.

 

Jubilee Auditorium, Take in a live performance.
 

Kensington area, Active Calgary nightlife, dining and holistic shopping area.

 

Loose Moose, Live Theatre
 

Millennium Skate Park, Get your skate board out on this world class skate park.

 

The Military Museums
Explore Western Canada's largest military museum, a nationally acclaimed facility dedicated to educating the general public, in particular youth, about Canada's military history

 

Naval Museum, The Naval Museum of Alberta is situated close to downtown Calgary alongside HMCS Tecumseh.
 

Nose Hill Park, This park's rugged, hilly terrain is full of paths and trails for Calgary hikers, bikers and runners.
 

Olympic Oval, Once the training grounds of the 1988 Winter Olympics, this 450-meter indoor track is now open to the public.
 

Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum, Located at the site of the 1988 Winter Olympics, here visitors can view mementos associated with this international event.
 

Olympic Plaza, Downtown Calgary
 

Pearce Estate, Beautiful park full of trails for hiking and biking.
 

Pengrowth Saddledome, Watch the flames play

 

Prince's Island Park, This recreational island is located in the Bow River, providing stressed-out urbanites opportunities to bike, hike and fish.
 

Race City, Calgary drag racing.

 

SilverCity,  Calgary cinema complex with state-of-the-art technology to enhance your movie-going experience.

 

Spruce Meadows, This picturesque complex has captivated the worldwide audience of the sport of horse show jumping in Calgary.

 

Stampede Park, The greatest outdoor show on earth, rodeos and chuck wagon races.

 

Stage West, Live dinner theatre.

 

TELUS Convention Centre, Located and close to shops and restaurants.

W.P.Puppet Theatre Society, Watch a Calgary puppet show.

Surrounding Calgary Area

Alberta  Railway Museum Alberta Centennial Railway Museum in Beiseker, 1 hour drive.

Banff National Park and Lake Louise Our Rocky Mountains are world class tourist destinations, 1.5 hour drive from Calgary to Banff.

Banff Museum The Banff Park Museum is a national historic site, 1.5 hours from Calgary.
Bragg Creek Provincial Park, A recreational park overlooking the Rocky Mountains. 40 Minutes west.

Drumheller Tyrell museum, world class paleontology site for Dinosaurs. 1.5 hours east.

Head Smashed In Buffalow Jump One of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jump known to exist. 2 hours south of Calgary
West Edmonton Mall Worlds largest shopping mall, 2.5 hours from Calgary to the City of Edmonton

 

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