Founded in 1975 by former WWII pilots and aviation enthusiasts, the Aero Space Museum preserves and promotes the stories of people who contributed to the aviation and space industry in Western Canada. The museum celebrates the courageous spirit as the people behind the airplanes who soared above the earth and dared to reach for the sky.
Located near the Calgary International Airport, off McKnight Boulevard NE, the Aero Space Museum is waiting to be explored. Try your hand on the flight simulators, learn about the Canadian Space programs, and examine the aircraft up close. (less) ... (more)
ATP was founded in 1972 as a childrens company specializing in historical plays. Their mission is to enrich the lives of our audience and grow that audience by producing a season of celebrated contemporary theatre and by taking a national leadership role in the development of new Canadian plays. (less) ... (more)
At a Butterfield Acres there's so much to do!! ....hmmmm..let's see Visit all the animals right in their pens!
Hunt for freshly laid eggs!
Have a warm snack on a cool day!
Play on the goat bridge!
Have a picnic!
Get tickets for our Legendary Easter Hunt!!
Have a fabulous week at our Summer Day Camp!
Feed the critters with some cones from Chop 'n Cones!
Let the piglets chew your shoe laces!
Hee-haw with the donkeys! (less) ... (more)
Calaway Park Calgary Amusement park offers a vast array of incredible rides, live stage shows, and special events. There are many attractions for fun seekers, families, and small children. Come spend a day at Calaway Theme Park in Calgary, Alberta, or stay the night at our Calgary campground. (less) ... (more)
Calgary Corn Maze - Calgary's newest and most unique outdoor recreational experience. Our giant 10-acre maze offers over 4 kilometers of twist you around fun.
The Calgary Stampede, which bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, is a large festival, exhibition, and rodeo held in Calgary, Alberta for 10 days every summer from early to mid-July. It is one of Canada's largest annual events, and the world's largest outdoor rodeo. (less) ... (more)
We are 195,000 square feet of whatever you want to do for health, fitness or fun. Cardel Place features a fitness centre, a multi-component aquatic facility, three gymnasiums, two NHL-size arenas, and a branch of the Calgary Public Library as well as community meeting rooms and offices, a pro shop, sports medicine clinic, child minding services, and food services facilities. (less) ... (more)
Full-service coffee shop with separate areas for parents and tots (six months to six years). It also serves ice cream, pastries and fruit smoothies.
Learning from the Past
Our fun, interactive, facilitator-led programs encourage inquiry-based learning and critical thinking about history.
All hands-on programs presented at Fort Calgarys Interpretive Museum and Learning Centre are linked directly to the Social Studies, Language Arts and Science curriculum. (less) ... (more)
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is known around the world as a remarkable testimony of prehistoric life. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump bears witness to a custom practiced by native people of the North American plains for nearly 6000 years.
Thanks to their excellent understanding of topography and of bison behavior, they killed bison by chasing them over a precipice and subsequently carving up the carcasses in the camp below.
In 1981, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated the jump as a World Heritage Site placing it among other world attractions such as the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge and the Galapagos Islands. (less) ... (more)
Heritage Park Historical Village is Canadas largest living history museum.
Immerse yourself in Western Canadian history from the 1860s all the way until the 1950s. History comes to life with lively costumed interpreters, historic buildings an authentic steam train, paddle wheeler and antique midway. (less) ... (more)
Kart World is proud to feature:
The FASTEST karting track in Calgary
Over 100 Karts to choose from
High speed Karts for adults only
Family fun Karts for ages 8+
Kids Karts for ages 4-8yrs
Two seater karts for adults & kids
Two tracks
Laser Tag, Mini Golf & more! (less) ... (more)
The RCGA Golf Centre at Four Seasons is open to the public and provides a variety of quality golf products, services and programs targeted to families and golfers of all age groups and skill levels. Beginners can enroll in one of our introductory programs, which covers the basics of the swing and an introduction to the golf course. Experienced golfers can participate in one of our golf leagues or sharpen their skills at Calgary's finest practice facility and teaching academy. (less) ... (more)
Royal Tyrrell Museum is a popular Canadian tourist attraction and a leading center of palaeontological research noted for its collection of more than 120,000 dinosaur fossils.
This picturesque complex has captivated the worldwide audience of the sport of show jumping. There is no other place like it. Spruce Meadows blends the discipline of sport with the communication of international commerce and the goodwill of visitors... bringing Canada together with the world. (less) ... (more)
Our exhibits, shows and programs spark the imagination, satisfy the most curious of minds, and inspire a spirit of lifelong learning.
The Calgary Tower ensures all "Virtual Tourists" are treated as warmly and as openly as the half a million "Reality Based Tourists" who visit us each year!
Officially opened June 30th 1968, the 'Tower' has become the City of Calgary's most famous and identifiable physical landmark. One of the first Towers of its kind, the Calgary Tower offers the best view in Calgary and is a must-see on any tourist's itinerary.
Throughout the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, a flame burned at the top of the Tower, making the Calgary Tower the World's Largest Olympic Torch. The torch is still lit today for special occasions, like Canada Day and during the Calgary Flames race for the Stanley Cup, sparking fond memories as well as a certain civic pride in all Calgarians. (less) ... (more)
Their 3500 sq. ft centre is located in Airdrie, Alberta, a suburb of Calgary " over half of their clientele comes from Calgary and the surrounding towns. After opening in October 2006, in their first 3 months in business, they won Calgary's Child Parent's Choice Awards "Best place to have a Children's Party" and received an horourable mention for " Best Place to take your kids on a crummy day". In their first year of business,The Urban Treehouse Playcentres Inc.won Airdrie's coveted business award "The Winning Edge" for Business Excellence, Financial performance, Community Involvement and Customer Service and The "Family Friendly Business Award" from the National Family Week Steering Committee. (less) ... (more)
Inside our facility you will find a large, renovated 13,500 square foot fitness centre with a 3 lane running track and 2 fully equipped fitness studios, an aquatics facility including a 316 square foot indoor waterslide and wavepool centre, hot tub, sauna and steam room, and an arena, full-size gymnasium, multi-purpose rooms, childcare facility, food services and seniors club centre. (less) ... (more)
Indoors, the largest indoor leisure ice facility in North America welcomes skaters of all ages and abilities, a full sized arena serves the more serious athletes and a superbly appointed aquatic centre pleases everyone. The 15,000 square-foot cardio fitness facility with a 500 metre running/walking track, gymnasium and climbing wall has state of the art equipment and a team of fitness consultants to meet your fitness and training needs Outside, everyone can enjoy the skateboard park, shoot hoops at the hard court or access the multiple pathways connected to the citys system. (less) ... (more)
