Calgary Vacations, Calgary Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Calgary Vacation Guide

Calgary is a wonderful Canadian city that is, at once, very urban and, yet, reminiscent of the frontier. Located in southern Alberta, the Rocky Mountains can be seen to the west. Calgary has many attractions, including an indoor botanical garden (which is closed until early 2010), an outdoor sculpture park, great shopping and a tower with a 360 degree observation deck and restaurant. The Calgary Zoo is excellent, and can be reached via the public transportation system. Every year in July, the Calgary Stampede celebrates the cowboy way of life, with many free breakfasts and city-wide partying.
The 1988 Winter Olympic Games were also held here, so visiting Canada Olympic Park may also interest you. Excellent Alberta beef is featured by many Calgary restaurants, but a wide range of cuisine choices are available.

Interesting day trips from Calgary include Kananaskis country, Banff National Park and Lake Louise, Drumheller (Hoodoos and Dinosaur Museum) and the famous Burgess Shale.

Calgary's nightlife is most popular on it's trendy 17 Ave SW, featuring numerous shops and pubs. It is a regular hotspot on weekend evenings. Visiting this so called "Red-Mile" during NHL playoffs (if the Flames are in it) this place becomes packed with people celebrating and flashing, but is actually quite safe due to the presence of city cops.
A cool place to visit is a bar called Ranchmans which was featured in the movie Cool Runnings. It also has the jamaican bobsleigh on the wall.

Calgary is a city devided in quadrants, so the same address can exist up to 4 times, all distinguised by a NE, SE, SW or NW designator.