Calgary

Worth seeing in and around Calgary

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Calgary

   The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being instituted into a separate, autonomous university in 1966.

   6 km · public research university located in Calgary, Alberta · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Scotiabank Saddledome

   Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

   1.3 km · multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia
3. 03
   McMahon Stadium

   McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.

   4.8 km · stadium at Calgary, Alberta Canada · Wikipedia
4. 04
   CTrain

   CTrain is a light rail system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The system is operated by Calgary Transit as part of the Calgary municipal government's transportation department, and currently consists of two lines; the Red Line and the Blue Line.

   4.2 km · light rail transit system in Calgary, Alberta · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Calgary Tower

   The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-metre free-standing observation tower in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally called the Husky Tower, it was conceived as a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil as part of an urban renewal plan and to celebrate Canada's centennial of 1967.

   300 m · observation tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Calgary Zoo

   The Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo is located in Bridgeland, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, just east of the city's downtown and adjacent to the Inglewood and East Village neighborhoods. It is accessible via Calgary's C-Train light rail system, by car via Memorial Drive, and by bicycle and footpath via the Bow River pathway.

   2 km · zoo in Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Olympic Oval

   The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is North America's first covered speed skating oval; it was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics and opened 39 years ago on September 27, 1987. Located on the University of Calgary campus, it is the official designated training centre for Speed Skating Canada and the Elite Athlete Pathway.

   6.1 km · ice hall, Calgary, Canada · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Baitun Nur Mosque

   The Baitun Nur is an Ahmadiyya mosque in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Castleridge community of Calgary.

   8.7 km · mosque in Calgary, Canda · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Glenbow Museum

   The Glenbow Museum is an art and history regional museum in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum focuses on Western Canadian history and culture, including Indigenous perspectives.

   300 m · museum in Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Mount Royal University

    Mount Royal University is a public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally “Mount Royal College,” Mount Royal University was granted university status in 2009 by the provincial government.

    6.2 km · public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

The pamphlet titled "Calgary attractions" has discount coupons for 14 tourist attractions. Some coupons are modest such as $1 off Calgary Tower admission, but others can be substantial such as 50% off a second admission to Heritage Park Historical Village.

From Wikivoyage: Calgary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

In date order: Calgary Stampede, Stampede Park (in City Centre), toll-free: +1-800-661-1767. (July, 10 days). During Stampede Week, the whole city goes western! During "the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", there are events all around the city, but the highlights are the rodeo and chuckwagon races which boast the world's richest prizes, as well as a performance of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride.

1. 01
   High Performance Rodeo
2. 02
   Ave SW and Elbow Drive)

From Wikivoyage: Calgary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Calgary offers a wide variety of dining options. While Calgary doesn't have a single signature dish, residents are very proud of Alberta beef, and Calgarians are discerning customers of steakhouses. Speaking of beef, the popular Chinese-Canadian dish of ginger beef was invented in Calgary in the 1970s.

From Wikivoyage: Calgary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Calgary

Airports

Calgary (YYC), 9 km · Edmonton (YEG), 254 km

Stations

Calgary International Airport, 7.9 km · Dalhousie station, 9.3 km · Lions Park station, 3.5 km · 7 Street SW station, 1.2 km · Banff Trail station, 4.5 km

• Edmonton → Calgary

  281 km · quickest by road, 4h 34m · C$37–49
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• Kelowna → Calgary

  404 km · quickest by air, 4h 27m · C$140–220
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• Saskatoon → Calgary

  526 km · quickest by air, 4h 6m · C$140–220
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No local-transport research exists yet for Calgary

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Calgary. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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