Urban parks and attractions

There are many parks and attractions within the urban areas of Alberta for you to explore.

Urban parks

Residents of Alberta enjoy the large number of parks, gardens and outdoor recreation spots in our urban areas. Visit the links below to find out about urban parks in these cities.

• Calgary
• Edmonton
• Red Deer
• Lethbridge
• Medicine Hat
• Fort McMurray

Urban attractions

Calgary

Calgary has many attractions including museums of aerospace, science and an Olympic Hall of Fame which is part of the Canada Olympic Park, Fort Calgary, Calgary Zoo, Calgary Tower and Calaway Park, the largest outdoor family amusement park in western Canada.  For more information visit the Calgary Attractions website.

Edmonton

Edmonton attractions include West Edmonton Mall, one of the world’s largest entertainment and shopping centres; Old Strathcona for shopping, live theatre and much more; Fort Edmonton Park, which represents four distinct time periods; and the newly revamped Art Gallery of Alberta. For more information, visit the Edmonton Attractions website.

Red Deer

Red Deer attractions include the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, Sunnybrook Farm Museum and Interpretive Centre, Historic Fort Nomandeau and Kerry Wood Nature Centre. See Tourism Red Deer for more.

Lethbridge

Attractions in Lethbridge include the Sir Alexander Galt Museum and Archives, the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, the Fort Whoop-up and the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. For more suggestions see the Chinook County Tourist Association website.

Medicine Hat

Attractions include Saamis Tepee, the world’s tallest tepee, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program Nature Centre at Police Point Park and the historic clay district. See Medicine Hat Tourism for more.

Fort McMurray

Attractions in Fort McMurray include the Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Heritage Park and watching the Northern Lights. See Fort McMurray Tourism for more.

Grande Prairie

Attractions in Grande Prairie include the Grande Prairie Museum, situated in picturesque Muskoseepi Park along with mini-golf and Centre 2000, the home of visitor information, which includes the Heritage Discovery Centre. See Grande Prairie Tourism for more.

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