62 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Alberta - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Alberta

Bankhead, Alberta

Bankhead Ghost Town

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Improvement District No. 24, Alberta

Wood Buffalo National Park

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

Kananaskis, Alberta

The Vault

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

Drumheller, Alberta

The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Red Rock Coulee

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

Banff Merman

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

Improvement District No. 9, Alberta

Lake Minnewanka Underwater Ghost Town

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Alberta

Last Chance Saloon

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

Glendon, Alberta

Giant Perogy

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

Calgary, Alberta

Little Chief

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

Calgary, Alberta

1886 Buffalo Cafe

One of the last remaining buildings from one of Calgary's earliest businesses.

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