--- title: "Altadore – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Altadore, Canada: Altadore is a residential neighbourhood in the inner-city portion of the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. Nearby: Calgary Tower…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/altadore" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/altadore.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Dusk_Calgary.jpg" --- Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada # Altadore Altadore is a residential neighbourhood in the inner-city portion of the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. ![Altadore](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Dusk_Calgary.jpg) Altadore · Wikimedia Commons The place Altadore is a residential neighbourhood in the inner-city portion of the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 33rd Ave SW and the neighbourhood of South Calgary in the north, River Park and 14 St SW in the east, the Garrison Woods neighbourhood and Crowchild Trail SW in the west, and 50th Ave SW in the south. Altadore is part of the Marda Loop Communities Association (MLCA) along with Garrison Woods and South Calgary. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altadore%2C_Calgary), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Altadore 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. 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. 3.9 km · observation tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Tower) 2. 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. 2.3 km · public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Royal_University) 3. St. Mary's Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is a Catholic cathedral and the seat of the Diocese of Calgary. 3.2 km · cathedral in Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Cathedral_(Calgary%29) 4. Lougheed House Lougheed House, or as it was originally known Beaulieu, is a National Historic Site located in the Beltline district of Calgary, Alberta. Originally constructed in 1891 as a home for Senator James Alexander Lougheed and his wife, the structure has since become an iconic heritage building in Calgary. 2.9 km · building in Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lougheed_House) 5. Nexen Building, Calgary 801 Seventh Avenue S.W., commonly known as the Nexen Building, is a high rise office building in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is a 37-storey skyscraper, with a height of 153 m. 3.5 km · building in Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexen_Building) 6. Eighth Avenue Place Eighth Avenue Place is a 1,850,000 sq ft twin-tower building complex located in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The complex includes a 49-storey 212 m East tower, 40-storey 177 m West office tower, and a three-storey indoor urban park. 3.6 km · building complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Avenue_Place) 7. First Canadian Centre First Canadian Centre is an office tower in Calgary, Alberta designed by Donald C. Smith of the New York firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It was the second SOM project in Calgary after Toronto-Dominion Square, which is on the neighbouring block to the south. 3.9 km · skyscraper · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Canadian_Centre) 8. Stephen Avenue Place Stephen Avenue Place is an office and retail hub in The CORE in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building was constructed concurrently with Scotia Tower in Vancouver, and the designs of the two towers followed similar concepts. 3.9 km · building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Avenue_Place) 9. Western Canadian Place Western Canadian Place is an office tower complex located in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of two buildings, the taller North Tower and the shorter South Tower. 3.4 km · skyscraper · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Canadian_Place) 10. Heritage Park Historical Village Heritage Park Historical Village is a living history museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acres of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir. As one of Canada's largest living history museums, it is among the city's most visited tourist attractions. 3.8 km · Historical park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Park_Historical_Village) 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. Go there ## Getting to Altadore **Airports:** Calgary (YYC), 13 km · Edmonton (YEG), 257 km\ **Stations:** 4 Street SW station, 3.8 km · 7 Street SW station, 3.5 km · Victoria Park/Stampede station, 3.7 km · 8 Street SW station, 3.5 km · 3 Street SW station, 3.9 km\ - Edmonton → Altadore 285 km · quickest by road, 3h 59m · C$38–50 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/edmonton-to-altadore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Edmonton&to=Altadore) - Kelowna → Altadore 401 km · quickest by air, 3h 50m · C$150–230 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kelowna-to-altadore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kelowna&to=Altadore) - Saskatoon → Altadore 528 km · quickest by air, 3h 50m · C$150–240 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/saskatoon-to-altadore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Saskatoon&to=Altadore) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Altadore) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Altadore 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 Altadore. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in From Europe there are non-stop charter flights from London, Glasgow, Manchester, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. From [Wikivoyage: Calgary](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Calgary), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gibsons) CA 10 ways of moving, 21 sources 692 km 2. [Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/port-townsend) US 9 ways of moving, 17 sources 702 km 3. [Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/salt-spring-island) CA 10 ways of moving, 15 sources 715 km 4. [Nanaimo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nanaimo) CA 11 ways of moving, 41 sources 731 km 5. [Powell River and the upper Sunshine Coast](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/powell-river) CA 12 ways of moving, 23 sources 749 km If you know how people move in Altadore – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Caltadore&title=Altadore&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Faltadore), and the note gets an entry. 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