List of tourist attractions in Calgary facts for kids

The city of Calgary is located in Alberta, Canada and has over one million inhabitants. Tourism is an important part of the local economy, contributing $2.1 billion dollars in 2019.

List of attractions

Downtown

Attraction	Address	Type	Remarks	Image
Arts Commons	205 8 Avenue S.E 51°02′43″N 114°03′37″W / 51.04528°N 114.06028°W / 51.04528; -114.06028 (EPCOR Centre)	Arts venue	Performing arts venue, home of Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Burns Building	237 8 Ave SE 51°02′45″N 114°03′31″W / 51.04583°N 114.05861°W / 51.04583; -114.05861 (Calgary Burns Building)	Building	Historic site built by Pat Burns in 1913
Calgary Tower	101 9 Ave SW 51°02′40.0″N 114°03′48.7″W / 51.044444°N 114.063528°W / 51.044444; -114.063528 (Calgary Tower)	Tower	Observation tower
Chinese Cultural Centre	197 1 St SW 51°03′06″N 114°03′56″W / 51.05167°N 114.06556°W / 51.05167; -114.06556 (Chinese Cultural Centre)	Museum
City Hall	800 Macleod Trail SE 51°02′42″N 114°03′26″W / 51.04500°N 114.05722°W / 51.04500; -114.05722 (City Hall)	Building	National Historic Site
Devonian Gardens	409 8 Ave SW 51°02′45.6″N 114°04′23.4″W / 51.046000°N 114.073167°W / 51.046000; -114.073167 (Devonian Gardens)	Urban park	Botanical garden with seasonal exhibitions
Dragon City Mall	100 3 Ave SE 51°03′02.2″N 114°03′43.6″W / 51.050611°N 114.062111°W / 51.050611; -114.062111 (Dragon City Mall)	Shopping mall	Asian-themed mall
Fairmont Palliser Hotel	133 9 Ave SW 51°02′40″N 114°03′55″W / 51.04444°N 114.06528°W / 51.04444; -114.06528 (Fairmont Palliser)	Hotel	One of Canada's grand railway hotels
Fort Calgary	750 9 Ave SE 51°02′42.5″N 114°02′44.8″W / 51.045139°N 114.045778°W / 51.045139; -114.045778 (Fort Calgary)	Museum	National Historic Site
Glenbow Museum	130 9 Ave SE 51°02′41″N 114°03′39″W / 51.04472°N 114.06083°W / 51.04472; -114.06083 (Glenbow Museum)	Museum	Western Canada's largest museum
Shaw Millennium Park	800 11 St SW 51°02′46″N 114°05′30″W / 51.04611°N 114.09167°W / 51.04611; -114.09167 (Millennium Park)	Urban park	Skatepark
National Music Centre	134 11 Ave SE 51°02′33″N 114°03′39″W / 51.04250°N 114.06083°W / 51.04250; -114.06083 (Cantos Foundation)	Museum	Over 2,000 rare instruments and artifacts along with the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame collections
Olympic Plaza	801 Macleod Trail SE 51°02′45″N 114°03′31″W / 51.04583°N 114.05861°W / 51.04583; -114.05861 (Olympic Plaza)	Urban park	Named for the 1988 Winter Olympics, site of open-air festivals
Prince's Island Park	100 2 St SW 51°03′18″N 114°04′03″W / 51.05500°N 114.06750°W / 51.05500; -114.06750 (Prince's Island)	Urban park	Hosts open-air festivals
Stephen Avenue	8 Ave SW 51°02′44″N 114°03′56″W / 51.04556°N 114.06556°W / 51.04556; -114.06556 (Stephen Ave)	Street	Heritage buildings
Telus Convention Centre	120 9 Ave SE 51°02′43″N 114°03′39″W / 51.04528°N 114.06083°W / 51.04528; -114.06083 (Telus Convention Centre)	Convention centre
The Bow	124 7th Ave SE 51°02′52″N 114°03′44″W / 51.04778°N 114.06222°W / 51.04778; -114.06222 (The Bow)	Skyscraper	Second-tallest building in Calgary
Plus 15	Downtown Calgary	Skyway	Skywalk network
West Eau Claire Park	Bow River Pathway	Urban park	Redevelopment adjacent to the Peace Bridge
Peace Bridge	51°03′14″N 114°04′44″W / 51.05389°N 114.07883°W / 51.05389; -114.07883 (Peace Bridge)	Bridge	One of the most photographed sites in Calgary

Northwest

Attraction	Address	Type	Remarks	Image
Confederation Park	24 Ave & 14 St NW 51°04′36″N 114°05′04″W / 51.07667°N 114.08444°W / 51.07667; -114.08444 (Confederation Park)	Urban park	Site of Lions Club Christmas Light Display
Foothills Stadium	2825 24 Ave NW 51°4′24.37″N 114°7′14.29″W / 51.0734361°N 114.1206361°W / 51.0734361; -114.1206361 (Foothills Stadium)	Sports venue	Baseball stadium
Kensington	Kensington Rd NW 51°03′09″N 114°05′41″W / 51.05250°N 114.09472°W / 51.05250; -114.09472 (Kensington)	Street	Business Revitalisation Zone, shopping and restaurants, heritage buildings
Market Mall	3625 Shaganappi Trail NW 51°05′05″N 114°09′22″W / 51.08472°N 114.15611°W / 51.08472; -114.15611 (Market Mall)	Shopping mall	One of the largest malls (by area) in Calgary
Parkdale	Parkdale Boulevard 51°03′32″N 114°08′19″W / 51.05889°N 114.13861°W / 51.05889; -114.13861 (Parkdale)	Public art	Parkdale Plaza
McMahon Stadium	1817 Crowchild Trail NW 51°4′13″N 114°7′17″W / 51.07028°N 114.12139°W / 51.07028; -114.12139 (McMahon Stadium)	Sports venue	Canadian football stadium, home of the Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
Baker Park	1817 Crowchild Trail NW 51°05′50″N 114°12′56″W / 51.09722°N 114.21556°W / 51.09722; -114.21556 (Baker Park)	Urban park	Most popular Calgary park for outdoor wedding. River observation point.
Nose Hill Park	14 St, Shaganappi Trail, John Laurie Blvd NW 51°07′N 114°07′W / 51.117°N 114.117°W / 51.117; -114.117 (Nose Hill Park)	Urban park	One of the largest municipal parks in Canada
Olympic Oval	111 University Gate NW 51°04′37″N 114°08′08″W / 51.07694°N 114.13556°W / 51.07694; -114.13556 (Olympic Oval)	Sports venue	Speed skating oval, home of the Calgary Inferno CWHL hockey team
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium	1415 14 Ave NW 51°03′45″N 114°05′35″W / 51.06250°N 114.09306°W / 51.06250; -114.09306 (Jubilee Auditorium)	Music venue	Performing arts, culture and community facility, home of Calgary Opera
University of Calgary	2500 University Dr NW 51°04′39″N 114°07′59″W / 51.07750°N 114.13306°W / 51.07750; -114.13306 (U of C)	University	Public university

Northeast

	Address	Type	Remarks	Image
Baitun Nur	4353 54 Avenue NE 51°06′06″N 113°58′19″W / 51.101743°N 113.972039°W / 51.101743; -113.972039 (Baitun Nur)	Mosque	Largest mosque in Canada
The Hangar Flight Museum	4629 McCall Way NE 51°05′39″N 114°00′47″W / 51.09417°N 114.01306°W / 51.09417; -114.01306 (Aerospace Museum)	Museum	History of aviation and space technology of western Canada
YYC Calgary International Airport	2000 Airport Rd NE 51°06′50″N 114°01′13″W / 51.11389°N 114.02028°W / 51.11389; -114.02028 (Calgary Airport)	Airport	International airport, part of the National Airports System
Marlborough Mall	433 Marlborough Way NE 51°03′17″N 113°58′42″W / 51.05472°N 113.97833°W / 51.05472; -113.97833 (Marlborough Mall)	Shopping mall	Opened in 1972
Sunridge Mall	2525 36 St NE 51°04′28″N 113°59′09″W / 51.07444°N 113.98583°W / 51.07444; -113.98583 (Sunridge Mall)	Shopping mall	Opened in 1981
Telus Spark	220 St. George's Drive NE 51°02′52″N 114°05′19″W / 51.04778°N 114.08861°W / 51.04778; -114.08861 (Telus Spark)	Museum	Interactive exhibits, multimedia presentations, educational demonstrations
Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo	1300 Zoo Rd NE 51°02′45″N 114°02′00″W / 51.04583°N 114.03333°W / 51.04583; -114.03333 (Calgary Zoo)	Zoo	Second largest zoo in Canada

Southwest

	Address	Type	Remarks	Image
Battalion Park	Signal Hill Ctr SW 51°01′13″N 114°10′17″W / 51.02028°N 114.17139°W / 51.02028; -114.17139 (Battalion Park)	Urban park	Formerly known as Camp Sarcee
Canada Olympic Park	88 Canada Olympic Rd NW 51°04′47″N 114°11′57″W / 51.07972°N 114.19917°W / 51.07972; -114.19917 (Canada Olympic Park)	Ski resort	1988 Winter Olympics venue now used for Recreation and Athletic training
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame	169 Canada Olympic Road NW 51°04′57″N 114°13′16″W / 51.08250°N 114.22111°W / 51.08250; -114.22111 (Canada's Sports Hall of Fame)	Museum	The main national hall of fame for sports in general
Chinook Centre	6455 Macleod Trail SW 50°59′54″N 114°04′26″W / 50.99833°N 114.07389°W / 50.99833; -114.07389 (Chinook Centre)	Shopping mall	Opened in 1960
Edworthy Park	Edworthy St SW 51°03′41″N 114°09′23″W / 51.06139°N 114.15639°W / 51.06139; -114.15639 (Edworthy Park)	Urban park	Located along the Bow River
Fish Creek Park	SW Calgary 50°55′40″N 114°07′42″W / 50.92778°N 114.12833°W / 50.92778; -114.12833 (Fish Creek)	Provincial park	One of the largest urban parks in North America
Glenmore Reservoir	14th St & Glenmore Trail SW 50°58′53″N 114°06′50″W / 50.98139°N 114.11389°W / 50.98139; -114.11389 (Glenmore Reservoir)	Lake	Manmade reservoir on the Elbow River
Heritage Park	Heritage Dr & 14th St SW 50°59′07″N 114°06′30″W / 50.98528°N 114.10833°W / 50.98528; -114.10833 (Heritage Park)	Museum	Historical Village
Marda Loop	33rd Avenue SW 51°01′26″N 114°06′47″W / 51.02389°N 114.11306°W / 51.02389; -114.11306 (Marda Loop)	Street	Shopping, Business Revitalization Zone
Spruce Meadows	Spruce Meadows Way SW 50°53′06″N 114°06′02″W / 50.88500°N 114.10056°W / 50.88500; -114.10056 (Spruce Meadows)	Venue	Equestrian facility
MNP Community & Sport Centre	2225 Macleod Trail SW 51°02′04″N 114°03′48″W / 51.03444°N 114.06333°W / 51.03444; -114.06333 (Talisman Centre)	Venue	Multi-sports complex
The Military Museums	1820 - 24 Street SW 4520 Crowchild Trail SW 51°00′52″N 114°06′57″W / 51.01444°N 114.11583°W / 51.01444; -114.11583 (Military Museums)	Museum	Comprises the Naval Museum of Alberta, the Air Force Museum of Alberta, Library and Archives
17th Avenue	17 Ave SW 51°02′16″N 114°04′54″W / 51.03778°N 114.08167°W / 51.03778; -114.08167 (17th Avenue)	Street	Shopping and entertainment, site of Red Mile

Southeast

	Address	Type	Remarks	Image
Stampede Grounds	1410 Olympic Way SE 51°02′01″N 114°03′14″W / 51.03361°N 114.05389°W / 51.03361; -114.05389 (Stampede)	Venue	Fair and Exhibition grounds
Fish Creek Provincial Park	South Calgary 50°54′12″N 114°01′11″W / 50.90333°N 114.01972°W / 50.90333; -114.01972 (Fish Creek Park)	Provincial park	One of the largest urban parks in North America
Inglewood	9 Ave SE 51°02′34″N 114°02′22″W / 51.04278°N 114.03944°W / 51.04278; -114.03944 (Inglewood)	Street	Heritage buildings
International Avenue	17 Ave SE (Highway 1A) 51°02′16″N 113°58′54″W / 51.03778°N 113.98167°W / 51.03778; -113.98167 (International Ave)	Street	Business Revitalization Zone, cultural diverse neighbourhood, site of GlobalFest
Max Bell Centre	1001 Barlow Trail SE 51°02′32″N 114°00′13″W / 51.04222°N 114.00361°W / 51.04222; -114.00361 (Max Bell Centre)	Sports venue	Ice hockey arena
Scotiabank Saddledome	555 Saddledome Rise SE 51°02′15″N 114°03′07″W / 51.03750°N 114.05194°W / 51.03750; -114.05194 (Saddledome)	Venue	Ice hockey arena, home of the Calgary Flames (NHL), performing arts
Sikome Lake	Bow Bottom Trail SE 50°53′58″N 114°00′56″W / 50.89944°N 114.01556°W / 50.89944; -114.01556 (Sikome Lake)	Lake	Man-made lake, public beach
Southcentre Mall	100 Anderson Rd SE 50°56′30″N 114°04′05″W / 50.94167°N 114.06806°W / 50.94167; -114.06806 (Southcentre Mall)	Shopping mall	Opened in 1974

See also

• Tourism in Alberta
• Tourism in Canada
• List of places of worship in Calgary