Joann’s guidebook

Joann
Joann’s guidebook

Sightseeing

Lake Louise and Ski ● The most visited resort throughout the year in Banff National Park, roughly 3 hours drive from Calgary. You will experience the most scenery drive to Banff and Lake Louise. Summer is the busiest season to visit Lake Louise where you can see the natural color of the lake and take a short hike near the lake. Ice Magic, the world class-carving event hosted on the frozen lake is the most popular to see in the Winter season. It runs for about 2 weeks at the end of January every year. If you’d like to combine your tour with Ski at Lake Louise in winter, check out Lake Louise Ski at www.skilouise.com/ for lift ticket price.
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Lake Louise
Lake Louise Lakeshore Trail
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Lake Louise and Ski ● The most visited resort throughout the year in Banff National Park, roughly 3 hours drive from Calgary. You will experience the most scenery drive to Banff and Lake Louise. Summer is the busiest season to visit Lake Louise where you can see the natural color of the lake and take a short hike near the lake. Ice Magic, the world class-carving event hosted on the frozen lake is the most popular to see in the Winter season. It runs for about 2 weeks at the end of January every year. If you’d like to combine your tour with Ski at Lake Louise in winter, check out Lake Louise Ski at www.skilouise.com/ for lift ticket price.
Canmore ● Canmore is a lovely town about 1 hour drive from Calgary, and you don’t need a Banff National Park pass to go either. Plenty of hiking and biking trails too. Some popular ones that worth visiting are Grassi Lake trail, Troll Fall trail, etc.
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Canmore
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Canmore ● Canmore is a lovely town about 1 hour drive from Calgary, and you don’t need a Banff National Park pass to go either. Plenty of hiking and biking trails too. Some popular ones that worth visiting are Grassi Lake trail, Troll Fall trail, etc.
Waterton ● Waterton is also one of the most popular places to visit. It’s 3 hours drive to the South of Calgary. Quite a few to see there including Prince of Wales Hotel (one of the Harry Potter filmed location), Red Rocky Canyon, Waterton Lake Shore and many others.
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Waterton Lakes nasjonalpark
Alberta 5
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Waterton ● Waterton is also one of the most popular places to visit. It’s 3 hours drive to the South of Calgary. Quite a few to see there including Prince of Wales Hotel (one of the Harry Potter filmed location), Red Rocky Canyon, Waterton Lake Shore and many others.
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Johnston Canyon
Bow Valley Parkway
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Prince's Island Park
698 Eau Claire Ave SW
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Devonian Gardens
317 7 Ave SW
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360 degree view of the Calgary city ● https://www.calgarytower.com/visit
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Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SW
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360 degree view of the Calgary city ● https://www.calgarytower.com/visit

Sports

WinSport Ski Resort ● Ski is popular in the winter season. If you’d like to be outside doing some winter activities and don’t want to drive too far. WinSport is the best choice, as it’s in the city and just 25 mins drive to the West of Calgary. https://www.winsport.ca/activities/winter/skiingsnowboarding.cfm
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WinSport
88 Canada Olympic Rd SW
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WinSport Ski Resort ● Ski is popular in the winter season. If you’d like to be outside doing some winter activities and don’t want to drive too far. WinSport is the best choice, as it’s in the city and just 25 mins drive to the West of Calgary. https://www.winsport.ca/activities/winter/skiingsnowboarding.cfm
Nakiska Ski Resort ● Nakiska Ski Area is the largest Ski Resort nearby and about 1.5 hours drive from here. There are plenty of ski tracks you can take, while exploring the beautiful mountain scenery. https://skinakiska.com/ ● In Summer, variety hiking and biking trails in the Nakiska area too, such as Barrier Lake area, Mount Lorette Pond Trail, and Ptarmigan Cirque Trail. Starting this summer, a pass would be required for accessing Nakiska area, but still an exciting place to go.
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Nakiska Skiområde
2 Mt Allan Dr
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Nakiska Ski Resort ● Nakiska Ski Area is the largest Ski Resort nearby and about 1.5 hours drive from here. There are plenty of ski tracks you can take, while exploring the beautiful mountain scenery. https://skinakiska.com/ ● In Summer, variety hiking and biking trails in the Nakiska area too, such as Barrier Lake area, Mount Lorette Pond Trail, and Ptarmigan Cirque Trail. Starting this summer, a pass would be required for accessing Nakiska area, but still an exciting place to go.

Events

Stampede is annual rodeo festival you only find in Calgary, the West Canada. It is one of the world largest Rodeo, parade, stage shows, and First Nation exhibitions. Calgary Stampede celebrates the people, the animals, the land, the tradition and the values, building the unique spirit of the west. Calgary Stampede starts every year from the second Friday of July and lasts for 10 days. There are numerous activities you can explore during the weeks starting from a free pan cake breakfast, mini donut snacks, to food trucks with variety of taste of food, to a large parade, series of rodeos, and evening shows, to live concert, animal shows, kids activities, families fun and more. You can’t miss out the excitement of such a big celebration in Summer, the most beautiful and pleasant season in Calgary. Rodeo and Evening show tickets can be purchased online through https://www.calgarystampede.com/stampede/admission-and-tickets For more info, event list or more activities, please check out Calgary Stampede website https://www.calgarystampede.com
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Calgary Stampede
1410 Olympic Way SE
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Stampede is annual rodeo festival you only find in Calgary, the West Canada. It is one of the world largest Rodeo, parade, stage shows, and First Nation exhibitions. Calgary Stampede celebrates the people, the animals, the land, the tradition and the values, building the unique spirit of the west. Calgary Stampede starts every year from the second Friday of July and lasts for 10 days. There are numerous activities you can explore during the weeks starting from a free pan cake breakfast, mini donut snacks, to food trucks with variety of taste of food, to a large parade, series of rodeos, and evening shows, to live concert, animal shows, kids activities, families fun and more. You can’t miss out the excitement of such a big celebration in Summer, the most beautiful and pleasant season in Calgary. Rodeo and Evening show tickets can be purchased online through https://www.calgarystampede.com/stampede/admission-and-tickets For more info, event list or more activities, please check out Calgary Stampede website https://www.calgarystampede.com

Shopping malls

10 mins drive from Skyview Landing
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CrossIron Mills
261055 Crossiron Blvd
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10 mins drive from Skyview Landing
Located in downtown
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Core Shopping
324 8 Ave SW
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Located in downtown

Food scene

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MacKay's Ice Cream
220 1 St W
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Sweet Tooth Ice Cream
206 Centre St S
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Kids Fun

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Calgary Zoo
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Calaway Park
245033 Range Rd 33
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TELUS Spark
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Glenbow-museet
130 9 Ave SE
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Heritage Park Historical Village
1900 Heritage Dr SW
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Restaurants

Bowls Korean BBQ
9650 Harvest Hills Blvd N