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Tourist Attractions in Calgary, AB

The Stampede City is home to more than one million residents making it the largest city in the entire province of Alberta. Its name is actually derived from Calgary on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, a compound of the Old Norse words kald and gart which mean ‘cold’ and ‘garden’, respectively. Calgary’s economy currently relies on energy, financial services, transportation, manufacturing and tourism. The Downtown area of Calgary is frequented by tourists for its restaurants and bars, public squares and cultural places of interest. Popular attractions include the Telus Spark, Calgary Zoo, the Calgary Tower, the Glenbow District, the Chinatown district, the Art Gallery of Calgary, the EPCOR Center for the Performing Arts, Military Museum, and the 2.5 acre Devonian Gardens, which is among the largest urban indoor gardens in the entire world. Meanwhile, the other parts of the city features the Heritage Park Historical Village, Canada Olympic Park, Spruce Meadows and many more.

There are 115 tourist attractions found in Calgary, AB. This is 11% of all tourist attractions listed in Alberta. The major types of tourist attractions listed here are museums and zoos. Then there is also amusement parks listed in Calgary. You may find a list of all categories of Calgary attractions on this page. Click on a category to find all attractions of Calgary of that type.

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Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Calgary

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Calgary Tourist Attractions in the Following Categories

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Museums Museums
Zoos Zoos
Amusement Parks Amusement Parks
Nature Attractions Nature Attractions
Landmarks Landmarks

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