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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.

Attractions:

Bar-U-Ranch

Attractions:

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

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

Frank Slide Interpretive Centre

Attractions:

http://www.frankslide.com/

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

Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump

Attractions:

http://www.head-smashed-in.com/

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

Attractions:

http://www.remingtoncarriagemuseum.com/

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

Rosebud Theatre

Attractions:

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

Attractions:

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

Attractions:

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