Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton got its start as a humble trading post, but over the last centuries has grown into a thriving community, well known for its natural resources and beauty. Highlights include:
- High Level Bridge Streetcar - The narrated, 6-kilometre (3.7-mi.) trip offers excellent views of the city and the North Saskatchewan River Valley. The Strathcona Streetcar Barn Museum features exhibits relating the history of the Edmonton Streetcar System.
- Sports and recreation - you'll find a plethora of parks, nature trails, golf courses, and lakes to get your outdoors and enjoying nature. If you're visiting during hockey season, be sure to cheer on the Edmonton Oilers.
- Fort Edmonton Park - travel back in time and enjoy this living-history park.
- West Edmonton Mall - touted as the largest shopping and entertainment complex in North America, it's a great place to take the family. In addition to a large selection of stores and restaurants, you'll also find an amusement park, ice rink, shooting range, water park and aquarium.
- Muttart Conservatory - Readable by smartphones, matrix barcodes posted in four futuristic pyramid-shaped greenhouses put descriptions of walking tours and changing exhibitions in the palm of your hand. Low-tech printed tour brochures also are available, as are weekend guided tours.
- Take in a festival. Nicknamed the Festival City, Edmonton offers more than 30 fun filled and memorable events...from the International Street Performers Festival to Edmonton's K-Days