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Province / Territory: Alberta
Canoe on emerald lakes, speed in an iceboat, picnic on a glacier, celebrate the Wild West at the Calgary Stampede.
Why
Cowboys. Dinosaurs. Rockies.
Where
Alberta is Canada’s westernmost Prairie province
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When
Highlights
- Climb the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex in the world, 86 ft of steel.
- Watch biblical epics brought to life at the Canadian Badlands Passion Play.
- Strap on cleats and go for a moonlight icewalk in Maligne Canyon.
- Soar like Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards strapped into North America’s fastest zipline.
- Go tipi camping at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
- Visit the world’s largest indoor lake at West Edmonton Mall.
- Attend the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals to see films devoted to the environment and mountain culture.
Remember
- You’ll find five of Canada’s 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Alberta.
- Visit adorable baby gorilla Yewande, born at the Calgary Zoo on May 15, 2008.
- Skate at Calgary’s Olympic Oval, North America’s first covered speed-skating oval.
- Pack your skis and snowboard: spring is an ideal time to ski or board in the Rockies.
What they said about it
- “Uphill skiing: sweat equity make all the difference,” Canadian Tourism Commission Media Centre
- “A delectable cuisine scene in Edmonton, Alberta,” Canadian Tourism Commission Media Centre
- “Mantra on a Mountain,” Canadian Tourism Commission Media Centre
- “Canada’s Quiet Star,” The New York Times
- “Jasper by starlight,” Canadian Geographic
- "Upscale hotel opens in mountain town Canmore, AB."
- "Alberta: ‘the enterprising kid'"
Quick Facts
- Area: 661,185 sq km (255,303 sq mi)
- Cities: Edmonton, the capital, and Calgary
- Population: 3.474 million
- Provincial flower: Wild Rose
- Origins of the name: Named after the fourth daughter of England’s Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939)
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