Alberta

Consider some of the following suggestions. For more information province-wide check out Travel Alberta and Indigenous Tourism Alberta!

Alberta has six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most in Canada. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (includes Banff and Jasper National Parks), Dinosaur Provincial Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Wood Buffalo National Park, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, and Writing-on-Stone.

Alberta has museums, historic sites, natural features, unique geology, indigenous sites and so much more! Interested in a particular feature? look for the symbol below: mountains 🗻, glaciers ❄️, badlands/hoodoos ᨐ , caves/underground ᨈ , foothills ᨒ , prairie ❀, water ♒︎, dark sky preserve ✪, indigenous➼, UNESCO designation 🍁

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Attractions (outside of Edmonton)

Museums

- Royal Tyrell Museum, Drumheller ᨐ : dedicated exclusively to the study of ancient life. Features one of the world's largest displays of dinosaurs, as well as fun educational programs that bring the prehistoric past to life. Click here to explore.
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff 🗻 Exhibits the evolving history, peoples, cultures, environments, and ideas of mountain cultures. click here.
- Remington Carriage Museum, Cardston ❀: The largest museum of it's kind that tells the story of horse-drawn transportation in North America with interactive displays, horses, a restoration shop, and fun activities. click here.

History

- Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village ❀: History brought to life by costumed interpreters at this open-air museum. Learn how Ukrainian immigration impacted Alberta's cultural identity and heritage. click here.
- Heritage Park Historical Village, Calgary ❀: Canada's largest living history museum with >180 exhibits from the 1860s through the 1930s. Costumed interpreters, a vintage steam train, a paddlewheel ship, and more to experience. click here.
- Metis Crossing, Smoky Lake ❀ ➼ : learn about the Métis People with guided and self-guided cultural interpretive experiences and indigenous stories. click here.
- Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park ❀ ➼: learn about the Siksika People's culture, traditions, and language at this national Heritage Site. click here.
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump 🍁ᨒ➼ : UNESCO World Heritage Site that preserves and interprets over 6,000 years of Plains Buffalo culture. click here.
- Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site ❀ᨈ: Canada's most complete historic coal mine. Travel underground for an interpretive tour. click here
- Forts ❀: the North-West Mounted Police built Fort Macleod in 1874 and Fort Calgary in 1875. Fort Macleod includes a museum and the NWMP Musical Ride.
- Writing-On-Stone / Áísínai’pi, Milk River 🍁ᨐ ➼ : A provincial park and sacred place for Blackfoot people. Site has the largest collection of First Nation petroglyphs and pictographs on the great plains of North America. click here.

Nature

Alberta has a variety of nature to enjoy, from grand landscapes to diverse wildlife and flora, due to the various ecosystems in the province.

- Elk Island National Park🍁❀♒︎✪: Rolling hills, glassy lakes, star-filled skies, herds of bison and elk, and more than 250 bird species. Click here to learn more.
- Jasper National Park 🍁🗻♒︎❄️✪: The world's second largest dark sky preserve in the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. click here.
- Banff National Park 🍁🗻♒︎❄️: Canada's first national park and the flagship of the national park system. click here.
- Waterton Lakes National Park 🍁🗻♒︎❄️✪ : explore where the prairies meet the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. click here.
- Dinosaur National Park 🍁ᨐ✪ : From the time of Tyrell's 1884 survey to the present scientists continue to research the resources found in this park. click here.
- Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Banff: 🗻ᨈ➼: Experience the cave system underground, thermal springs, and the canyons above, this site has special significance for indigenous peoples. click here.

Guided Tours

There are many guided tours available for various destinations or a itinerary of destinations

Travel Alberta - Featured Guided Tours: click here
Trip Advisor - Alberta Tours: click here
Get Your Guide: a website to help you find guided trips. For example: click here to view "Alberta national parks guided trips"

Feel like planning your own self-guided trip?

Travel Alberta has Road Trips & Itineraries available on their website (click here)
Bring your bike and enjoy some of the many biking trails in Alberta (All Trails list of top trails)
Enjoy Horseback riding? click here to check out Travel Alberta selection of options