Varsity

Worth seeing in and around Varsity

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.

   2.2 km · public research university located in Calgary, Alberta · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   3.4 km · stadium at Calgary, Alberta Canada · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   2.2 km · ice hall, Calgary, Canada · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Father David Bauer Olympic Arena

   The Father David Bauer Arena is an ice hockey arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It seats about 1,750 for hockey with a standing room capacity of over 2,000.

   2.9 km · building · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Edworthy Park

   Edworthy Park is a city park located in the southwest section of Calgary along the south shore of the Bow River. The Canadian Pacific Railway crosses the length of the park.

   3.4 km · park in Calgary · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hart House

   The Hart House, sometimes known as the Hart mansion, is a residence located in the Patterson Heights neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Once owned by Stu Hart, it was home to his extensive professional wrestling family for 52 years from October 1951 until Stu Hart's death in October 2003.

   3.4 km · house in Calgary · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Foothills Stadium

   Foothills Stadium, formerly Burns Stadium, was a baseball stadium in Calgary, Alberta. It was primarily used for baseball, and was formerly home to the Calgary Cannons AAA baseball club until September 2002, when the team relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It was later the home field of the Calgary Vipers baseball team of the North American League.

   3.2 km · stadium in Calgary, Alberta · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Arctic Institute of North America

   The Arctic Institute of North America is a multi-disciplinary research institute and educational organization located in the University of Calgary. It is mandated to study the North American and circumpolar Arctic in the areas of natural science, social science, arts and the humanities.

   2.2 km · research institute · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Market Mall

   Market Mall is a shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the northwest quadrant of the city in the neighbourhood of Varsity and is one of the largest malls by retail floor space in the Calgary area at 907,207 square feet.

   800 m · shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Nose Hill Park

    Nose Hill Park is a natural park in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta which covers over 11 km2. It is the fourth-largest urban park in Canada, and one of the largest urban parks in North America.

    3.9 km · natural urban park 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.

Getting to Varsity

Airports

Calgary (YYC), 11 km · Edmonton (YEG), 250 km

Stations

Dalhousie station, 1.3 km · University station, 2.6 km · Banff Trail station, 3.6 km · Brentwood station, 1.7 km

• Edmonton → Varsity

  277 km · quickest by road, 4h 35m · C$37–49
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• Kelowna → Varsity

  400 km · quickest by air, 4h 31m · C$140–220
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• Saskatoon → Varsity

  529 km · quickest by air, 4h 10m · C$140–220
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