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From the top of the Calgary Tower, you can get a clear view of the Rocky Mountains and why the "Stampede City", is southern Alberta's tourism gateway city. Looking in other directions you can see exactly where Calgary is situated.
To the north are the high plateau's of the Bow River; to the east and south, the plains of Alberta. Situated at the juncture of the TransCanada #1 and Alberta's Queen Elizabeth II Highway, which goes north to the provincial capital of Edmonton, Calgary has long been a major commercial centre in the province. Originally Calgary was an RCMP post, then the centre of the ranching industry and later the Canadian corporate centre for the petroleum industry.
The home of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, the Canada Olympic Park, provides a wealth of winter sport activities. Calgary also provides easy and short access to Banff National Park and Kanansakis Country, Canmore and the cowboy country southwest of the city. Calgary also provides excellent access to the former land of the dinosaurs, the Alberta Badlands and the Royal Tyrrel Museum, at Drumheller, which is one of the world's best centres of palaeontology. Several hours east on the Trans-Canada #1, will take you Alberta's beautiful small, southern city, Medicine Hat (better known as "The Hat") and the fabulous Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
For those seeking aboriginal history and culture, in Calgary you want to go to the Glenbow Museum. Also west of Calgary, on the Trans-Canada #1 Highway you will pass through the land of the Stoney Nakoda Nation and to the southwest of Calgary is the Tsuu Tina Aboriginal Reserve. Much further south of Calgary you can visit the World Heritage Site, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, near the enterance to the southern Alberta route to British Columbia, the Crowsnest Pass.
Calgary also has several urban parks and natural areas. Princess Island Park, in the middle of the Bow River, near to downtown, is a great place for a relaxing stroll and each late July is home to the Calgary Folk Music Festival. Calgary is also home to Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area, Fish Creek Provincial Park and its Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
Of course, Calgary gets its "Stampede City" designation for hosting each summer's Calgary Stampede, which is one of the biggest rodeos in the world and famous for the Chuck-Wagon races. The "Stampede" is a must for a early July visit, but make sure to make reservations for accommodations and wear your stetson (cowboy hat) and boots!
For shopping, restaurants, nightlife and the arts Calgary has several niche areas with Calgary’s oldest community Inglewood, Kensington, 17th Avenue and the Steven Avenue Mall in Downtown Calgary.
Many of the early 20th century historical buildings in the downtown of Calgary, are very unique for the city, as they are built with sandstone, from the local Paskapoo Sandstone quarry. This unique feature which led to Calgary being known as "Sandstone City" is very evident in buildings Palliser Hotel, City Hall (built in 1911), and several of the historic homes such as Lougheed House, side-by-side apartments (Moxam and Congress) and the Memorial Park Library of the Connaught Belt-Line district.
Calgary is also a sportsfans delight with Canadian Football League, Calgary Stampeders, who every Labour Day play host to their Alberta rivals Edmonton Eskimos The Calgary Stampers, won the 2008 Grey Cup and Calgary will be the host city for the 2009 Grey Cup.
. The other sports component of the "Battle of Alberta" is the regular meetings of the NHL Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oliers.Whether you live in the Calgary area or are planning to visit Calgary, go to Ya'Gotta Travel to book your flights, hotels and car rentals.
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