Alberta attractions

Banff Gondola is a cable car experience in Banff National Park, Canada. The gondola transports visitors high up, towards the summit of Sulphur Mountain. At the top of the gondola ride, visitors can enjoy interactive experiences at the Above Banff Interpretive Centre and Theatre, as well as restaurants and various hiking trails.

Initially built in 1964, Jasper SkyTram remains Canada’s longest and highest, guided aerial tramway. Visitors gain 1,005 meters in elevation as they soar through the Canadian Rockies to disembark at the upper station (2,263 meters above sea level) where the alpine environment awaits them.

Rightly known as the ultimate glacier experience, the Columbia Icefield in Alberta, Canada is the place to go for adventure. Visitors can ride aboard an Ice Explorer designed purely for glacial travel on the Athabasca Glacier. You can also brave a walk on the glass-floored Columbia Icefield Skywalk. Discover ancient stories, stand amongst astounding scenery, and come away with a deep sense of wonder for the natural world.

Visitors from all corners of the world flock to the Icefields Parkway, and ever since it opened in 1940, it's been the best place to witness nature's majesty in Canada. Witness mountains, glaciers, turquoise lakes, rivers and wildlife in a picture-book setting you have to see to believe along a winding stretch of road from Jasper to Lake Louise. At the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, located on the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93 N) – 1 hour south of Jasper and 2.5 hours north of Banff, visitors can learn about early travel through the Canadian Rockies.

Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, is home to a number of exciting exhibits on Canadian music history. There are sound stages, hands-on instrument areas and various concerts are held regularly. The changing exhibitions are also well worth a trip. It is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Heritage Park Historical Village first opened its gates on July 1, 1964. Since then it has grown into one of Calgary’s premier tourist attractions and one of North America’s largest and most successful living history museums. Throughout the year, there's the opportunity to interact with nearly 100 years of history. Heritage Park’s exhibits span the early 1860s fur trade to the petroleum and automobile-dominated 1950s. It's the Park’s mission to preserve the history of the early West and to educate and entertain guests of all ages for many generations to come.