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Calgary, Heart of the New WestTM

Calgary is a vibrant and growing city that offers the best of all worlds - a cosmopolitan city of nearly one million with outstanding outdoor adventure and pristine wilderness only an hour away in the Canadian Rockies.

Nearly 5 million visitors each year find a wealth of cultural attractions, diverse restaurants and award-winning cuisine, parks and pathways, specialty shops and trendy nightspots in Calgary. Our wide, blue sky and moderate climate beckons year-round outdoor enthusiasts to golf, hike, fish, mountain bike, ski or dog-sled.

Our parks offer some of the finest natural areas in North America. Our shopping is a paradise - we are the only province in Canada with no provincial sales tax. Our dynamic arts scene will indulge your passion for culture. Our western heritage and legendary hospitality will make you feel welcome. Main festival is the Calgary Stampede, a ten day event in July attracting over a million visitors.

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Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.absteamtrain.com/

Alberta Prairie offers an exciting one day adventure on board a real steam or diesel-powered train. Different themes are enacted throughout the season, including murder mysteries, family, dinner theatre, seniors and teddy bear specials. For a day full of activities which is truly different and interesting.

Bar-U-Ranch

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/ab/baru/natcul.aspx

Bar U Ranch commemorates the history and importance of ranching in Canada.

Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.blackfootcrossing.ca/

Enter a stunning new facility and embark upon an unforgettable journey as you delight in fantastic exhibtions and dazzling performances and enjoy an exciting, authentic, Blackfoot cultural experience.

Frank Slide Interpretive Centre

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.frankslide.com/

Canada's deadliest rockslide, coal mining, settlement and early days in the Crowsnest Pass.

Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://history.alberta.ca/headsmashedin/default.aspx

One of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jump's known to exist -- Head-Smashed-In. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981

Remington Carriage Museum

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.remingtoncarriagemuseum.com/

North America's largest collection of horse-drawn vehicles.

Rosebud Theatre

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.rosebudtheatre.com/

An excellent theatre located about 90 min drive east and north of Calgary. Set in a small prairie hamlet of Rosebud close to Drumheller.

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/

World-renowned museum of paleontology focusing on Alberta's fossil heritage. One of the world's largest displays of complete dinosaur skeletons.

The Canadian Badlands Passion Play

Alberta Attractions Links:

http://www.canadianpassionplay.com/

Set in a natural amphitheatre not far from Drumheller, the scripture-based script and music, realistic set and costumes, quality performances and remarkable similarity of the site to the Holy Land all add to the experience.

Sucker Fish

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Calgary, Heart of the New WestTM