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Alberta

Things to see in Alberta

27 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A high-angle panoramic view of a large, turquoise alpine lake surrounded by dense coniferous forests and steep mountain slopes, with a prominent glacier-covered peak rising on the right side.

Banff · Natural Wonders

Lake Louise

Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, and it is one of the best-known sights in the Canadian Ro...
A long, two-story white building with red trim and a grey shingled roof, featuring multiple chimneys and symmetrically arranged windows, set against a blue sky with scattered clouds and a grassy foreground.

Calgary · History & Heritage

Fort Calgary

Historic site near the confluence of the Bow and Elbow ri...
AI-generated illustration of Lethbridge Curling Club

Lethbridge · Historic Houses

Lethbridge Curling Club

Alberta's oldest curling club, established 1886
A wooden sign reading "Banff Avenue Square / Place de l'avenue Banff" mounted on a post behind a historical plaque set in rocks within a paved plaza.

Banff · City Centers

Banff Avenue

One street does most of the talking in Banff, and it points straight at a mountain. Banff Avenue runs north from the bri...
A large red and black CP Rail snowplow (number 400884) displayed indoors on tracks, with a steam locomotive visible in the background and visitors present.

Lethbridge · History & Heritage

Lethbridge Heritage Railway

Heritage steam train in Lethbridge, Alberta
Narrow limestone gorge of Maligne Canyon

Jasper · Natural Wonders

Maligne Canyon

Deep, narrow limestone gorge crossed by footbridges near Jasper
AI-generated illustration of Banff Upper Hot Springs

Banff · History & Heritage

Banff Upper Hot Springs

Soaking in a hot outdoor pool with snow-dusted peaks all around is one of the signature pleasures of the Rocky Mountains...
A wide river flows through a valley with steep, grassy banks on the left and a paved pathway along the right bank, with a large steel truss bridge spanning the river in the distance under a blue sky.

Lethbridge · Natural Wonders

Oldman River Valley

The Oldman River Valley cuts through the middle of Lethbridge, Alberta, and gives the city one of the most unusual setti...
Athabasca Falls with Mount Kerkeslin behind, Jasper National Park

Jasper · Natural Wonders

Athabasca Falls

Powerful waterfall thundering through a quartzite gorge on the Icefields Parkway
A paved two-lane road curves through a forested mountain landscape with a prominent rocky peak in the background under a cloudy blue sky.

Banff · Natural Wonders

Bow Valley Parkway

Highway 1A is the road for people who would rather see Banff National Park than race through it. The Bow Valley Parkway...
A wooden arched bridge crossing a pond, with a traditional Japanese-style wooden pavilion (gazebo) visible in the background, surrounded by manicured trees and shrubbery.

Lethbridge · Culture & Leisure

Lethbridge College Botanical Garden

Botanical garden on Lethbridge College campus
The timber Banff Park Museum building

Banff · Museums

Banff Park Museum National Historic Site

The Banff Park Museum National Historic Site stands on Banff Avenue beside the Bow River, and it is the oldest natural h...