1. Canmore is a pleasant town between Calgary and Banff National Park. It is named for Malcolm III of Scotland, whose nickname was Canmore. The former coal mining town gained fame when it hosted the Nordic events for the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
2. Dinosaur Provincial Park, where more than 40 species of dinosaurs have been discovered. It’s one of the richest dinosaur finds in the world; specimens unearthed here can be found in museums around the world.
3. Jasper National Park. The park is home to Columbia Ice Fields, the largest ice field in the Rocky Mountains and one of the largest non-polar ice fields in the world.
4. Banff National Park. The gemstone of Canada’s oldest national park is the indisputably beautiful Lake Louise with its deep blue glacial waters. Not too far from Lake Louise is the equally pretty Moraine Lane, which has been featured on a Canadian $20 bill.
5. Calgary. Though it hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, it is perhaps better known for its annual Calgary Stampede, one of the top rodeos in North America that attracts more than a million people annually.
6. Athabasca Waterfall. Located in Jasper National Park, this is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Alberta. It is not so much high, just only 23 metres but it is known for its force caused by the large quantity of water falling into the gorge.
7. GALAXYLAND. was previously known as the Fantasyland and now it is the biggest indoor amusement park in the world. It is located in the West Edmonton Mall, the biggest mall in North America. Also, it is a place of the world’s tallest and longest indoor roller coaster which stands as 14 storeys building.
8. Edmonton, the capital city of the province of Alberta. It hosts a large number of festivals every year and that is why it is known as the “Festival City of Canada”. It is also the place of North America’s largest mall, West Edmonton Mall and also Canada’s largest living history museum..
9. Strathcona City. is a historic district in south-central of Edmonton named after Lord Strathcona, who was the Governor of Hudson’s Bay Company.
10. Waterton Lakes National Park is named after the Victorian naturalist Watertown. It’s located in southwest Alberta, just across the border from the U.S. Glacier National Park. Indeed, the two parks share the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.