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| Calgary Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Calgary from Crescent Heights. Calgary from Crescent Heights. Qaya Calgary is nestled on the banks of the Bow River where the prairies meet the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. This city of more than one million is just minutes from world class skiing and hiking in the Rockies, outstanding golf in Kananaskis Country and the beautiful scenery of Banff National Park. Take a stroll through the Eau Claire Market and Prince's Island Park. |
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Take a ride to the top of the Calgary Tower. Visit Heritage Park Historical
Village, Canada Olympic Park, the Glenbow Museum, and the Calgary Zoo,
Botanical Gardens and Prehistoric Park. Nightlife is best located on 17th
Ave SW between 4th St SW and 14th St SW or on various spots on 9th Ave SW
(between 8th St SW and 4th St SW). ___________Practical Information Edit This The weather in Calgary can be unpredictable due to the Chinook winds. A popular saying among locals is, "If you don't like the weather, wait an hour." Due to the warm chinook winds, pleasant spring weather often occurs in the heart of winter time. Calgary Transit is fast and efficient, offering both train and bus service, and should be considered as an alternative to driving. Events in the downtown core ( http://www.downtowncalgary.com) are listed at the Downtown Calgary web site. Various times in the year, you can find a special event or promotion such as Downtown Dining (Feb-March), the Wine Festival, and the Christmas Trail (Dec). _______Getting There Edit This [Add Global transport mode] Calgary by Road Edit This Calgary is serviced by two major highways; the Trans-Canada (1) running East/West, and the Queen Elizabeth II Highway running North/South. The Trans-Canada stretches across Canada, and connects Calgary to nearly every major city in the country, including Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal. The QEII meanwhile, links Calgary to the provincial capital, more.. type: By Road World66 rating: [rate it] Calgary by Air Edit This Calgary is serviced by the Calgary International Airport. The airport is now the third busiest airport in Canada, and connects Calgary to the world, with destinations across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Major Airlines that fly to Calgary include Air Canada, WestJet, Delta, American Airlines, Contenental, Northwest, Lufthansa, and United. The airport is close to downtown Calgary (10km), and can be reached by public transit, car, or taxi. Ammenties more.. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] ____________Around Town Edit This Many of the sites in this section offer a distinctive regional flavour. [Add New] Beiseker . Edit This Beiseker Station Museum is in a former CPR rail station with the town office and library. See homestead artifacts, a furnished bedroom and kitchen, and old-time musical items. Year-round, wkdys 8:30 am - 4:30 pm with extended summer hours; free. Main St, 947-3774 or 947-3739. Grand Ole West Villa Ranche is 6.5 km (4 mi) east of Beiseker on Hwy 9 is a 2,000-acre working cattle ranch with a pioneer bakery, police post, mercantile and exhibits. May 16 to Oct 31, individual tours $10; group tours call 947-2143 to arrange. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Irricana . Edit This Pioneer Acres Museum is north of town. See old-style agricultural equipment, a 1914 home, a blacksmith shop and the Woman’s World building featuring pioneer artifacts. $3 over 13 years; children free. May 1 to Sept 30, daily 9 am - 5 pm, 935-4357. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Ole West Villa Ranche . Edit This This is a 2,000-acre working cattle ranch which also features a pioneer street including a bakery, police post, mercantile and exhibits on the history of agriculture. May 16 to Oct 31, individual tours $10; group tours. Tel: 1 403 947-2143 Address: 6.5 km (4 mi) east of Beiseker on Hwy 9 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] ________Museums Edit This Calgary features a large number of interesting museums to visit. Explore this region's colourful history, you won't be disappointed. [Add Museum] YouthLink Calgary - The Calgary Police Interpretive Centre . Edit This This educational centre puts crime under the microscope and is designed to “tell it like it is” about crime. Junior detectives can match wits with interactive computer/video displays, sit at the wheel of a computer-equipped police car and try on police uniforms. Call for hours. $5 adults, free sen/youth. At the City Hall C-Train stop. Tel: 1 403 206-4566 Address: 2nd level, 316 - 7 Ave SE Calgary type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Museum of the Regiments . Edit This Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990, this is the largest military museum in Western Canada. Indoor exhibitions depict the history of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), the Calgary Highlanders, the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and the King’s Own Calgary Regiment. Outside, view vintage tanks and carriers. To Mar 31 Memento Mori Drawings depicting Canada’s merchant navy and Royal Canadian Navy by Canadian artist Jack Nichols. Daily 10 am - 4 pm, closed Wed. Free. Donations accepted. Call for group tours. Bus #20 stops at Flanders Ave, walk one more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Glenbow Museum . Edit This Permanent displays document the history of western Canada including native history and culture, European settlement, building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Museum open Sat to Wed 9 am - 5 pm, Thur and Fri to 9 pm. Library and Archives Tues to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 1 pm - 5 pm. Museum shop open Sat to Wed 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Thur and Fri to 9 pm. Admissions $8 adults, $6 sen/stu, $4 youth (6 - 12), under 6 free, $25 family (max 2 adults, 4 children), $2 Sunday morning special (9 am - noon), Thur and Fri adults, stu/sen $5 from 5 pm - 9 pm. Two blocks south of C-Train line. more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Fort Calgary Historic Park . Edit This In 1875 the North West Mounted Police crossed the Bow River to build Fort Calgary. Today, the fort is being reconstructed, by local volunteers using period tools, in its original strategic position where the Bow and Elbow Rivers meet. Set on 40 acres of riverside park, the site also includes an interpretive centre and the Deane House Historic Site & Restaurant. Experience hands-on history and learn the stories of the site, settlement and people of Calgary. Opening May 1, 2000. Daily 9 am - 5 pm. 750 - 9 Ave SE. 290-1875. Bus #1 or #411 from downtown. Tel: (403) 290-1875 Fax: more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Olympic Hall of Fame & Museum . Edit This A tribute to Canada’s winter Olympians, the museum features three floors of Olympic highlights: Olympic Challenge Gallery with interactive video displays can be found on the third level; the second floor features an exhibit Blades, Boards and Broomsticks: The Newest Olympic Winter Sports; plus films, bobsleigh and ski jump simulators on the main level. Daily 10 am - 5 pm. Self guided tour is $5 individual, $18 family. Grand Olympic Tour $10 adult, $28 families, children under four free. Bus #408 from Bow Tr and 33 St SW, check 262-1000 for times. Tel: 1 403 247-5452 Fax: 1 more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Grain Academy . Edit This The Alberta Wheat Pool’s museum features a model train display depicting the movement of grain from the prairies through the Rockies to Vancouver, a working model grain elevator, films and other artifacts describing the history of grains up to the present. Open year round Mon to Fri 10 am - 4 pm. Free. Parking on Stampede Grounds $4.50. Anderson C-Train to Victoria Park/Stampede stop. Tel: 1 403 263-4594 Address: Plus 15 Level, Roundup Centre, Stampede Park type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Naval Museum of Alberta . Edit This This museum tells the story of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. Exhibits include naval fighter aircraft such as the Supermarine Seafire, the Hawker Sea Fury and the McDonnell F2H3 Banshee, plus ship models, uniforms, pictures and photographs and the only operative submarine periscope in Canada overlooking downtown Calgary. Off-hour tours available on request. Tues to Fri 1 - 5 pm; weekends and hols 10 am - 6 pm. $5 adults, $3 sen/stu, $2 child , $12 family. Bus #32 Killarney from 7 Ave and 8 St SW. Tel: 1 403 242-0002 Address: 1820 - more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Aerospace Museum of Calgary Edit This Visit the Aero Space Museum — a living history documenting aviation in Canada. Learn the stories of the trailblazers who dreamt of flight. Discover the pioneers who adapted aircraft for trade and recreation. Be inspired by the heroes who fought for Canada from the skies or, by the adventurers who set their sights to outer space. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: (403) 250-3752 openingHours: see website url: www.asmac.ab.ca address: see the website for map Nickle Arts Museum . Edit This To Spring 2000 Women in Profile: famous, fabulous & forgotten Coinage depicting women throughout history. China Through the Eye of the Coin Coins from the collection of Garth Wright. To Mar 4 Sandra Vida: Kitchen Freedom Multi-media installation by this Calgary artist. To April 15 Calgary Modern 1947 - 1967 An exhibit exploring Calgary’s architectural heritage. March 3 - May 14 Marcel Barbeau: Episodes Along the River A retrospective of this Canadian artist’s abstract paintings. April 28 - June 16 Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition Works spanning a wide range of more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Pioneer Acres Museum . Edit This The museum has one of the largest exhibits of antique farm machinery used by the pioneers of western Canada. Also a 1914 home, a blacksmith shop and the Women's World building featuring artifacts from the early part of the 20th century. Visit the gift shop. May 29 Model and Toy Show. Aug 6, 7 and 8 Annual Show Includes an antique tractor pull; admission $7(trailor parking). July 24 Horse Driving Competition. Admission is $5 for adults; children 12 & under free. Daily 9 am - 5 pm May 1 to Sept 30. Tel: 1 403 935-4357 Fax: 1 403 935-4375 Address: 45 minutes northeast of more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Glenbow Museum . Edit This To Mar 12 Connections to Collections: Sophia Isajiw A multi-media installation using pieces from the museum’s collection. To May 22 Face Forward: 6 Canadians Confront the Millennium. Prominent Canadians Bret Hart, Tom Jackson, Peter Lougheed, Carol Shields, David Suzuki and Pamela Wallin create individual exhibits. Openings: Dwelling in the 21st Century Privacy, domesticity and our relationship with the outside world are explored by the faculty and students of the University of Calgary Architecture Program. It’s About Time An exhibit examining the measurement and perception more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Aero Space Museum of Calgary Edit This Aircraft, aeronautical engines and artifacts trace the history of the aviation industry from one of Calgary’s first airplanes, the “West Wind” in 1914, to today’s jets. The exhibit History of Flight explores the human quest for flight. On-going restoration work is on view in the hangar. $6 adults; $3.50 stu/ sen; $2 child, family $15. Bus #57 from the Whitehorn C-Train stop. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 1 403 250-3752 openingHours: Daily 10 am - 5 pm. address: 4629 McCall Way NE Beiseker Station Museum . Edit This The museum is in a former CPR rail station with the town office and library. See homestead artifacts, a furnished bedroom and kitchen, and old-time musical items. Year-round, wkdys 8:30 am - 4:30 pm with extended summer hours; free. Main St. Tel: 1 403 947-3774 or 947-3739 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] _________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This i Enjoy a night out in a prairie city. Display all or display just: Beer Gardens Clubs and dancing Gay and Lesbian Pubs Theatres Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Entertainment place] Plaza Theatre Edit This The city's longest-running art film theatre, specializing in first-run films from around the world. Playing in Mar: The Straight Story. In Apr: call the 24-hour film hotline, 283-3636. type: Theatres World66 rating: [rate it] address: 1133 Kensington Rd NW The Warehouse Edit This i One place to experience Calgary's subculture. Not the best place, though. Expect to have the urge to do drugs. type: Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: 731 - 10 Ave SW Brew Brothers Edit This New Bar featuring restaurant with pretty good food during the day, specialty brewed beers, and live music most evenings. type: Beer Gardens World66 rating: [rate it] address: 603 - 11 Ave SW Boyztown Metro Edit This This bar might appeal to you more if you prefer the company of men. Large Multi-Level Nightclub with live DJ nightly. Open 9pm - 3am seven days a week. type: Gay and Lesbian World66 rating: [rate it] address: 213 - 10th Avenue SW tel: Tel: 1 403 265-2028, Fax: 1 403 265-4749 ClosingTime: 3 am Globe Cinema Edit This Presents first-run independent, foreign and art-house films in two theatres, plus periodical midnight screenings, matinees and special events. Call for showtimes. type: Theatres World66 rating: [rate it] address: 617 - 8 Ave SW tel: 262-3308 Tequila Edit This Calgary Dance Club catering to. type: Clubs and dancing World66 rating: [rate it] address: 219 - 17Ave SW Calgary AB Crazy Horse Edit This Part of the 1 St SW nightclub strip, in an atmospheric old boiler room. type: Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] ClosingTime: 4:30 tel: 1 403 266-1133 address: 1315 - 1 St SW Cowboys Edit This Everyone who goes to Calgary thinks of Cowboys. Say what you will about the place, it's become an icon and attracts all manner of small town folk to see what the big city is like without having to give up their "cowboy" mentality. For the women, if you like cowboys and wannabe cowboys, this is the place to go. For men, look for the female staff of this establishment who are typically sponsored by the bar to be surgically enhanced. During Stampede, it is next to impossible to get into this bar. type: Clubs and dancing World66 rating: [rate it] address: 5th St and 9th Ave SW Mount Royal College's Shakespeare in the Park Edit This This year marks a milestone for one of Calgary ’s most popular and anticipated outdoor summer theatre festivals. As Mount Royal College ’s Shakespeare in the Park (SITP) celebrates its 20th anniversary, more than half a million Calgarians and visitors from all walks of life will have enjoyed the works of the Bard in an outdoor setting. Join the SITP cast and crew as they take on the Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' as well as a lighter comedy 'As You Like It'. For full schedule details please refer to the website. www.myshakespeare.ca type: Theatres World66 rating: [rate it] tel: (403) 440-6094 url: www.myshakespeare.ca address: Mount Royal College (July), Prince's Island Park (August) email: cdoble@mtroyal.ca ___________Things to do Edit This Use Calgary as your home base while you explore the region. [Add Activity] Absolutely Canada . Edit This Tours and packages for winter and summer with a wide assortment of hotels for packages to fit all budgets and interests. Programs across Canada. Custom designed as well as pre-set tours and packages available. Very competitive rates. Friendly, helpful service with rapid response to queries. Groups and individuals are welcome. Tel: 403-288-5328 Fax: 403-247-3218 Toll Free: 1-888-778-2378 (North America) Address: 503, 4500-39 St NW Calgary AB T3A 0M5 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Colibri Tours Ltd . Edit This Colibri Tours is a multilingual receptive operator, planning itineraries for visitors wishing to explore Western Canada, northern and southern USA, Yellowstone as well as the Yukon and Alaska. All groups are accompanied with a qualified Colibri Tours guide, ensuring the visitor the pleasure of discovering new territories, hassle free. All of our itineraries are customized to suit the client. Tel: 1 403 271-1197 Fax: 1 403 271-5795 Address: 544 Willingdon Blvd. S.E. Calgary AB T2J 2A9 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Moon Shadow Adventures . Edit This Unguided and guided wilderness canoe trips throughout Alberta from 1 day to 3 weeks. Complete outfitting provided, including trip preparation, canoeing instruction, transportation and equipment rentals. Experience diverse landscapes and participate in a variety of adventurous activities on the Living the Legacy Tour--discover the Badlands of southern Alberta, canoe down a glacier fed river, and hike and bike in the Canadian Rockies. Backpack and explore the remote backcountry of the Canadian Rockies on theRocky Mountain Odyssey. English and German speaking guides are available. more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Mountain City Connector Transportation & Tours . Edit This Explore Alberta with Mountain City Connector's day-trips to Banff/Lake Louise, the Columbia Icefields and Drumheller's Badlands. Professional charter service for groups of up to 14 people. Mountain City Connector is a transportation/tour company that ensures on-time service, clean and comfortable vehicles, a commitment to safety, and friendly and knowledgeable tour guides. Calgary tours and winter skiing/boarding packages also available. Tel: 1 403 246-3226 Fax: 1 403 246-8857 Toll Free: 1-888-220-8800 Address: #1619, Stewart Green S.W. Calgary AB T3H 3C8 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Bow Valley Transportation & Tours . Edit This Bow Valley Transportation & Tours Inc. is a Canmore based company that can provide holiday planning services in Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, Kananaskis Country and Jasper. Services for groups from 1 person to 100 people. Custom tours and itineraries. Qualified guides are knowledgeable of the area. Japanese, German, Spanish or French speaking guides are also available. Tel: 1 403 609-3211 Fax: 1 403 609-2266 Address: P.O. Box 8055 Canmore AB T1W 2T8 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Canada West Tours and Adventures . Edit This Offering individual & group tours, destination management and pre/post convention tours. General tours feature the Rockies, prairies, BC interior and coast. Special interest tours include self drive cycling or hiking, paleontology, combo car & rail (Rocky Mountaineer), combo car & Alaska (HAL) Cruise and guest ranches. Summer activities can include fresh or salt water fishing, river rafting and horseback riding. Winter includes dogsledding, skiing and snowmobiling. Tel: 1 403 283-1131 Fax: 1 403 270-1830 Address: 227 - 10 St NW, Suite 306 Calgary AB T2N 1V4 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Mountain Quest . Edit This Tel: 1 403 270-0000 Fax: 1 403 283-6555 Toll Free: 800-269-8735 Address: 210, 223 - 10th St NW Calgary AB T2N 1V5 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] |
