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A Guide to Canada's Wine Regions

The best wines in the world seem to come from temperate, warm places like France, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, South America and California. It sometimes comes as a surprise to people, then, that Canada—often associated with cold, harsh weather patterns—has a booming wine industry that has been producing world-class vintages for decades. Canadian wine has garnered the country international recognition as a producer of fine, award-winning vino. (continue...)

Alberta Birds of Prey Centre

Visitors from around the world have described the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre as a "must-see" attraction for Southern Alberta. (continue...)

Alberta’s Not So Badlands

One of the most exciting landscapes within the province can be found hidden within the middle of our vast prairies—the badlands. (continue...)

All Aboard! Exploring Canada by Train

Upon thinking of Canada, one cannot suppress images of open space, diverse landscapes and striking hospitality spread among urban centres and rural communities. With a total area of 9,984,670 sq km (3,855,103 sq mi), plus natural attractions such as... (continue...)

Backwoods Theatre

Camping is one of the fastest growing recreational activities. More and more families are packing tent or trailer and heading to one of Alberta’s many provincial parks and campgrounds. (continue...)

Badlands and Bones

Dinosaurs were the most unique of animals. What other group of animals, alive or dead, has the ability to transfix the attention of children like these giant, lumbering beasts? (continue...)

Canada's Top 10 Museums

Stretching from Nova Scotia in the east to Vancouver Island in the west, Canada boasts more than 2,500 museums that range from large metropolitan galleries to small community museums and chronicle everything from prehistoric dinosaur remains to the latest developments in science and technology. No clay shard, no centuries-old painting, no children’s toy is left unturned or unexamined for the 59 million visitors who pass through the country’s museums each year. (continue...)

Day Hikes in Alberta's Rockies

It's hard to think of Alberta without conjuring images of this diverse province's most amazing and powerful sight—the Rocky Mountains, which tower over prairies and foothills as one moves west through the province. The Rocky Mountains are a huge tourist draw, particularly to popular ski areas like Banff, Lake Louise, Kananaskis and Jasper. But how does one enjoy the majesty of these humbling giants when there's no snow on the ground? (continue...)




		Drumheller Heading towards Drumheller on Highway 9, northeast of Calgary, you first experience Horseshoe Canyon. This miniature version of the Grand Canyon is an excellent example of badlands landscape. You may want to explore this area or head onto Drumheller. From here you have two options. You can head west along the north Dinosaur Trail towards Horsethief Canyon and on to one of Alberta’s last working ferries; eventually looping back to Drumheller on Hwy. 575. You can also head east along Highway 10 and loop back on Hwys. 569 and 56. This takes you past the Hoodoos Campsite and the old Atlas coal mine where one of the provinces few remaining coal tipples can be viewed.


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Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Traveling south from Calgary often to be destination oriented. We usually have a definite place to go and a limited time to get there. Fortunately, one of the most dramatic sites in southern Alberta is only a short side trip away. (continue...)

Southbound Skidooing

The Crowsnest Pass is an area that has become synonymous with coal. This is a valley that not only echoes with the voices of countless miners, but with the cries of joy from people experiencing it’s newest attraction—Snowmobiling. (continue...)

Top 10 Unusual Canadian Attractions

Surprisingly, there is a plethora of unique, unusual and eye-catching landmarks that can be found in every province of Canada. In fact, these often entertaining sights are more likely found in smaller towns, where tourists are lured in to take a picture or buy a trinket of these one-of-a-kind discoveries. (continue...)









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