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10 Best Attractions in Edmonton, Canada

Rahim Tabet | April 18, 2016 | |
The Canadian city of Edmonton is located east of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. The skyline of Edmonton does not lag behind those of other major Canadian cities such as Vancouver and Montreal. It is hard to imagine that a few centuries ago, mainly Indians lived soberly here. Since the nineteenth century, the city will develop rapidly. In particular, this has been a rapid thanks to the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. this trade was a lot more options, making the once small "cowtown" slowly grew into a thriving city. Nowadays still preserved much of this ancient culture. Festivals like the Edmonton Stampede work well with this. But also, open-air museums and Heritage Park Historical Village is contributing a substantial contribution to it.

10 Best Attractions in Edmonton, Canada

Downtown Edmonton consists of several large districts, each with its own character. Downtown West End, Downtown East Village, Downtown Commercial Core are filled with modern high-rise buildings containing offices, shops, historic buildings on Stephen Avenue and other major clays and entrepreneurs. In Chinatown, you'll find mostly Asian entrepreneurs with its own shops, restaurants, and cultural sites. And in the northern district of Eau Claire, you will find mainly specialty stores, fine restaurants and the ever popular Eau Claire Park and Prince's Island Park on the Bow River. As a multicultural city, Edmonton is tasty varied in both the supply of various cuisines, as art, as its inhabitants. Something the atmosphere of the city certainly benefited.


West Edmonton Mall

In the capital of Canada is one of the largest shopping malls in North America. The West Edmonton Mall include more than eight hundred stores with different merchandise. The indoor and three-storey shopping center in Edmonton opened its doors and has since been expanded several times in September 1981. Today, the West Edmonton Mall is much more than a shopping center. Besides shopping you also can go to the casino, water park, ice skating, going to the theater, stay in one of the hotels or spend a day at amusement Galaxyland. West Edmonton Mall is apparently an all-rounder.
www.wem.ca

Elk Island National Park

  East of Edmonton is Elk Island National Park. This not very large park is popular for its many bison stay, grasslands, and wooded area. In addition, each island visited by two hundred and fifty species of birds, elk, beavers and coyotes. Elk Island National Park is ideal for varied hiking to climbing, canoeing, and camping in the great outdoors. Picnics can be in different places, but preferably on beautiful Lake Astotin.
www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/elkisland/index.aspx

Fort Edmonton Park

  Not far from the North Saskatchewan River is Fort Edmonton Park. Many tourists visit the park to get a good picture of the history of Canada and in particular the Edmonton region. Its history goes back a hundred years in time. You can take a look at the fort, visit a farm, on the picture to go with one of the costumed employees or let you carry an old-fashioned steam train dating back to 1919 or by carriage.
www.fortedmontonpark.ca

Royal Alberta Museum

  The natural historic Royal Alberta Museum is the permanent collection divided into three galleries: Wild Alberta, Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture and Natural History of Alberta. But there are also admire regularly changing exhibitions. The Royal Alberta Museum was founded around 1967 with the help of Raymond O. Harrison. The Royal Alberta Museum is still growing and performs various surveys related to culture, science and those of mammals, plants, and geology.
www.royalalbertamuseum.ca

Muttart Conservatory

  The botanical gardens of the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton river valley, are certainly worthy name. The Muttart Conservatory was established thanks to the efforts of philanthropists couple Gladys and Merrill Muttart and their foundation. The stunning glass pyramids are designed by Peter Hemingway, a British architect. These pyramids are all kinds of plants and flowers care under the best conditions. Very often shows, workshops and live music concerts are organized nature and art with which one tries to bring together.

Galaxyland

  Amusement Park Galaxy Land is officially part of the spacious West Edmonton Mall. Galaxy Land was built in 1985 and carried then the name Fantasyland. Unfortunately, this name has been lost in a lawsuit with the Walt Disney Company, which had registered this name apparently. Ten years after opening its doors, the name was changed to Galaxyland. The amusement park Edmonton is suitable for young and old. You can enjoy all kinds of fast and slower attraction, the Mindbender is the most popular roller coaster.
www.wem.ca/play/attractions-at-wem/galaxyland

World Waterpark

  Another nice park in Edmonton is also located in the famous West Edmonton Mall. World Waterpark is a fabulous Waterpark with all sorts of slides, rapids, and a veritable tsunami surf simulator. The temperature is always below the glazed to as tropical. Also for the little ones enjoy it here. You can even separate private spaces books where you can retreat from the crowds.
www.wem.ca/play/attractions-at-wem/world-waterpark

Edmonton City Hall

  The municipal council of Edmonton dwells on Sir Winston Churchill Square in Edmonton City Hall. The remarkable building is a creation of the Canadian architect Gene Dub. The construction project was started in 1990 and completed two years later. The Edmonton City Hall consists of two pyramids which are made of steel and glass. Also, there is a tower with more than twenty chimes clocks. For those who are booking guided tours.
www.edmonton.ca/attractions_events/city-hall.aspx

Art Gallery of Alberta

  An impressive piece of architecture can be found at the Sir Winston Churchill Square in Edmonton. In addition to the Edmonton City Hall is here also include the Art Gallery of Alberta. The now deceased American architect Randall Stout has to bring things like light, shadow, nature and dynamics in a unique way out together. In the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) you can admire more than six thousand works of artists such as Will Murray, Christian Marclay, William Henry Fox Talbot and Lyndal Osborne.
www.youraga.ca

Alberta Aviation Museum

  In the hangars at the Kingsway Avenue is the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton located. The museum is housed in hangars which were once military training for airmen from the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. This training was better known as the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Nowadays you can enjoy all kinds of old warplanes and admire them up close as a visitor.
www.albertaaviationmuseum.com


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