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Friday, November 23, 2012

101 Things to do in Edmonton


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  1. Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
  2. Visit the Art Gallery of Alberta
  3. Elk Island National Park
  4. Fort Edmonton Park
  5. Alberta Legislature
  6. Speeders Indoor ProKart
  7. Jurassic Forest - 40 acre prehistoric preserve featuring realistic life size dinosaurs  
  8. Prairie Garden & Greenhouse
  9. Muttart Conservatory
  10. North Central Heritage Trail
  11. skydiving - Centre of Gravity
  12. public skating - City of Edmonton arenas
  13. pools and waterslides:
  14. Devonian botanical garden
  15. John Janzen nature center
  16. bowling - Plaza Bowl, Gateway Entertainment Centre, Bronx Bowl or K-J Bowl
  17. Golfing - Putting Horse Ranch (18 hole All putting golf course)
  18. tobagganing
  19. downhill skiing/snowboarding
  20. mini putt - Put 'n Glow
  21. cross country skiing
  22. Winspear Center
  23. Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site
  24. Go to the movies /drive -in
  25. hot air balloon flight
  26. hiking - you can go on one of the many hiking trails near Edmonton like Edmonton River Valley Loop (22km trail) or join the Edmonton Hikers Group
  27. provincial parks
  28. Wayne Gretzky statue
  29. play tennis or squash
  30. Halloween - corn maze
  31. berry picking
  32. Christmas Parade
  33. High Level Bridge Streetcar
  34. indoor rock climbing
  35. Edmonton's Klondike Days Exhibition
  36. indoor bungee jumping
  37. batting cages - Whitemud Dr. Amusement Park
  38. Edmonton symphony
  39. horse rides
  40. outdoor water spray parks
  41. Alberta Fairytale Gounds
  42. Kinsmen Park
  43. watchable wildlife tours
  44. fishing- Get Hooked Fishing Adventures - guided fishing tours
  45. William Hawrelak Park
  46. Terwillegar Park
  47. Edmonton City Hall
  48. GalaxyLand
  49. Fantasyland
  50. Rexall Place
  51. Whitemud Park & Nature Reserve
  52. Check out an Edmonton Oilers Game
  53. Check out one of the numerous tradeshows: Mommylicious Trade Fair, Edmonton Motorcycle Show, Edmonton Bridal Fair, The Renovation Show, Alberta Home & Garden Show and lots more...
  54. Laser Tag - Laser Quest, Gateway Entertainment Center,
  55. Indoor Paintball - Paintball action games

Animals & Zoos

  1. Edmonton Valley Zoo
  2. Rural Rendezvous Unique County Experience
  3. Horse Sense Training & Petting Zoo - you can visit them all year long with their heated indoor arena and barn. You can interact with the animals or go for a pony ride.
  4. Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm - includes 3 corn mazes and a free petting zoo, U - pick strawberries and vegetables in July & August 

Theatre

  1. Fringe Theatre adventures
  2. Varscona theatre
  3. Citadel Theatre
  4. Mayfield Dinner Theatre
  5. Jubilations Dinner Theatre
  6. Princess Theatre

Festivals

Ice on Whyte 2010
source: MasterMaq.ca
  1. Farmfair International
  2. River City Roundup
  3. Canadian Finals Rodeo
  4. Festival of trees
  5. ice on Whyte - international ice carving
  6. New Years Even downtown
  7. Silver Skate Festival
  8. film festivals
  9. music festivals: Hip Hop in the Park, Vocal Arts Festival,
  10. events at the Shaw Conference Center:

Shopping

  1. West Edmonton Mall ft. World Water Park
  2. Old Strathcona - named one of Canada's top five best shopping neighbourhoods featuring over 600 businesses
  3. Chinatown and the Avenue of Nations is a ethnic mix of shops
  4. South Edmonton Common - outlet mall
  5. 124 Street area - features art galleries, diverse shops, theatre and dining
  6. farmer's market Callingwood Farmers Market (69 Avenue & 178 Street Wednesday 2:00 - 6:00 & Sundays 10:00 - 3:00 from May - October), Old Strathcona Farmers Market (Saturdays), Edmonton City Market Downtown

Museums

  1. TELUS World of Science
  2. Royal Alberta Museum
  3. Alberta Aviation Museum
  4. Alberta Railway Museum & Archives
  5. John Walter Museum
  6. Palaeontology Museum
  7. Telephone Historical Center
  8. Ukrainian Museum of Canada Alberta Branch
  9. Provincial Archives of Alberta
  10. Mineralogy/ Petrology Museum
  11. Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum
  12. Children's Educational Wildlife Museum
  13. Museum of Zoology
  14. Edmonton Public Schools Museum & Archives
  15. City of Edmonton Archive
  16. Calgary & Alberta Railway Museum
  17. CARNA Museum & Archives
  18. Girl Guides of Canada Alberta Council Archives & Museum
  19. Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum
  20. Ukrainian Catholic Women's League  of Canada Arts & Crafts Museum

1 comment:

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